Pearson (PSO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Short-term Investments of $167.6 million for Q4 2025, down 7.39% on a QoQ basis from $181.0 million in Q4 2024, and down 7.39% year-over-year from $181.0 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Short-term Investments for 17 years, with the latest figure at $167.6 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Short-term Investments fell 7.39% year-over-year to $167.6 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $167.6 million, a 7.39% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $167.6 million, down 7.39% from the prior year.
- Short-term Investments was $167.6 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $181.0 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $181.0 million in Q4 2024, with the low at $152.3 million in Q4 2021.
- Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $166.9 million, with a median of $167.6 million recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Short-term Investments fell 16.41% in 2021, then grew 13.77% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Short-term Investments stood at $152.3 million in 2021, then advanced by 2.41% to $156.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 13.77% to $177.5 million in 2023, then increased by 1.97% to $181.0 million in 2024, then decreased by 7.39% to $167.6 million in 2025.
- The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $167.6 million (Q4 2025), $181.0 million (Q4 2024), and $177.5 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 167.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 180.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 177.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 156.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 152.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 182.22 Mn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | 165.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 156.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 119.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 102.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 80.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 217.00 Mn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 85.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 85.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -1.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 49.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 40.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 90.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 101.28 Mn |
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Pearson Short-term Investments API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "PSO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();