Pearson (PSO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) recorded Short-term Investments of $167.6 million in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, down 7.4% from $180.97 million a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Pearson reported Short-term Investments of $166.13 million, down 7.8% from the prior year.
- Annual Short-term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.3% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $180.24 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+1.3%), $177.87 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+8.1%), $164.6 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+5.9%) and $155.47 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-12.3%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 is the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.65 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.55 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.72 Bn | 8.21 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.86 Bn | 8.97 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.98 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.16 Bn | - |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.02 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 169.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 176.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 182.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 160.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 152.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 188.10 Mn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | 169.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 159.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 118.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 41.49 Mn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 40.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 24.91 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -1.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 9.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 13.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 18.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 101.95 Mn |
API Access
Pearson Short-term Investments API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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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();