Pearson (PSORF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2024)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of $260.6 million in Q4 2024, up 70.31% quarter-over-quarter from $153.0 million in Q4 2023, and up 70.31% on a YoY basis from $153.0 million in Q1 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Free Cash Flow history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $260.6 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Free Cash Flow rose 70.31% year-over-year to $260.6 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $500.3 million (down 22.86% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $911.2 million, down 15.89% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $260.6 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, up from $153.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $260.6 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$114.9 million in Q4 2020.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $106.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $148.3 million in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Free Cash Flow jumped 229.08% in 2021, then plunged 41.46% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$114.9 million in 2020, then jumped by 229.08% to $148.3 million in 2021, then slumped by 41.46% to $86.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 76.26% to $153.0 million in 2023, then surged by 70.31% to $260.6 million in 2024.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $260.6 million (Q4 2024), $153.0 million (Q4 2023), and $86.8 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 157.62 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 166.96 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 6.38 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -43.90 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -6.82 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -2.10 Mn
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 166.96 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2024 260.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 260.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 152.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 152.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 86.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 86.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 148.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 148.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -114.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -114.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -101.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -101.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -127.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -127.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -248.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -248.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -274.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -274.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 714.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 714.74 Mn