Pearson (PSORF) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2024)
Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Cost of Revenue of $1.1 billion in Q4 2024, down 6.71% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2023, and down 6.71% on a YoY basis from $1.2 billion in Q1 2024.
Pearson (PSORF) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Cost of Revenue history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 billion for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Cost of Revenue fell 6.71% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at $4.6 billion (changed 0.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.3 billion, up 2.21% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue was $1.1 billion for Q4 2024 at Pearson, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of $1.1 billion in Q4 2020.
- Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2023: Cost of Revenue slumped 53.13% in 2020, then advanced 6.58% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2020, then climbed by 0.88% to $1.1 billion in 2021, then retreated by 0.01% to $1.1 billion in 2022, then climbed by 6.58% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then dropped by 6.71% to $1.1 billion in 2024.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q4 2024), $1.2 billion (Q4 2023), and $1.1 billion (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 13.48 Bn | 13.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | New York Times | 12.54 Bn | 11.90 Bn | -372.70 Mn | 1.18 Bn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.34 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 302.26 Mn | 107.78 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 Mn | 327.35 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 1.03 Bn | 926.92 Mn | 178.80 Mn | 150.30 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 142.56 Mn | 91.60 Mn | 59.21 Mn | 62.75 Mn |
| 7 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn | 1.71 Mn |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn | 107.78 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.12 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 2.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.47 Bn |