Pearson (PSORF) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Cash & Equivalents of $442.9 million in Q4 2025, down 36.44% quarter-over-quarter from $696.9 million in Q4 2024, and down 36.44% on a YoY basis from $696.9 million in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Cash & Equivalents history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $442.9 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Cash & Equivalents fell 36.44% year-over-year to $442.9 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $442.9 million (down 36.44% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $442.9 million, down 36.44% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents was $442.9 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $696.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash & Equivalents ranged from a high of $696.9 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $15.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Cash & Equivalents has averaged $242.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $32.4 million in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Cash & Equivalents tumbled 97.77% in 2021, then surged 4531.4% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash & Equivalents shows it stood at $32.4 million in 2021, then slipped by 23.86% to $24.6 million in 2022, then sank by 38.91% to $15.0 million in 2023, then soared by 4531.4% to $696.9 million in 2024, then sank by 36.44% to $442.9 million in 2025.
  • The last three Cash & Equivalents figures came in at $442.9 million (Q4 2025), $696.9 million (Q4 2024), and $15.0 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 442.95 Mn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 255.45 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 95.12 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 85.17 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 104.60 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 53.28 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 1.93 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 1.12 Mn
9 Pearson - - - 442.95 Mn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 95.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 442.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 696.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 24.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 32.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.45 Bn
Jul 24, 2020 540.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 133.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 153.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 17.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 11.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 50.08 Mn
Jul 24, 2015 792.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 2,073,177.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 2,615,087.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 1,074,315.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 962,118.47 Bn