Pearson (PSORF) Invested Capital (2014 - 2025)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Invested Capital of $7.2 billion in Q4 2025, up 2.13% quarter-over-quarter from $7.1 billion in Q4 2024, and up 2.13% on a YoY basis from $7.1 billion in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Invested Capital (2014 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Invested Capital history runs 12 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $7.2 billion for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Invested Capital rose 2.13% year-over-year to $7.2 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $7.2 billion (up 2.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.2 billion, up 2.13% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital was $7.2 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $7.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $7.2 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $5.2 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $6.5 billion across 5 years, with a median of $7.0 billion in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Invested Capital dropped 28.22% in 2021, then jumped 34.6% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $5.8 billion in 2021, then declined by 11.52% to $5.2 billion in 2022, then jumped by 34.6% to $7.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 1.58% to $7.1 billion in 2024, then gained by 2.13% to $7.2 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $7.2 billion (Q4 2025), $7.1 billion (Q4 2024), and $7.0 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 7.22 Bn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 2.04 Bn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 1.56 Bn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 212.68 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 871.90 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -3.16 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 21.38 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 42.79 Mn
9 Pearson - - - 7.22 Bn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 1.56 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 7.22 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 6.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 8.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 7.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 6.74 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 6.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 3.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 13.31 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 9.48 Bn