Pearson (PSORF) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Change in Account Payables of -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025, down 2.55% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024, and down 2.55% on a YoY basis from -$1.4 billion in Q4 2024.
Pearson (PSORF) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Change in Account Payables history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.4 billion for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Change in Account Payables fell 2.55% year-over-year to -$1.4 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$1.4 billion (down 2.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $46.6 million, up 136.64% from the prior year.
- Change in Account Payables was -$1.4 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from -$1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Account Payables ranged from a high of -$210.3 million in Q4 2021 to a low of -$1.6 billion in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Change in Account Payables has averaged -$1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.4 billion in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Change in Account Payables soared 86.68% in 2021, then sank 599.44% in 2022.
- A 5-year view of Change in Account Payables shows it stood at -$210.3 million in 2021, then sank by 599.44% to -$1.5 billion in 2022, then dropped by 8.7% to -$1.6 billion in 2023, then advanced by 15.39% to -$1.4 billion in 2024, then decreased by 2.55% to -$1.4 billion in 2025.
- The last three Change in Account Payables figures came in at -$1.4 billion (Q4 2025), -$1.4 billion (Q4 2024), and -$1.6 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Account Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 13.48 Bn | 13.03 Bn | - | -1.39 Bn |
| 2 | New York Times | 12.54 Bn | 11.90 Bn | -372.70 Mn | - |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.34 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 302.26 Mn | - |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 Mn | - |
| 5 | Scholastic | 1.03 Bn | 926.92 Mn | 178.80 Mn | -25.80 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 142.56 Mn | 91.60 Mn | 59.21 Mn | - |
| 7 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn | -361,800.00 |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - | -1.39 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -210.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -210.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.58 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | -1.31 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | -1.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -1.78 Bn |