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

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Net Cash Flow of $179.7 million in Q4 2024, up 261.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$111.6 million in Q4 2023, and up 261.0% on a YoY basis from $49.8 million in Q1 2024.

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

Pearson's Net Cash Flow history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $179.7 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Net Cash Flow rose 261.0% year-over-year to $179.7 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$532.5 million (up 43.97% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$260.7 million, down 146.27% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $179.7 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, up from -$111.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $179.7 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$600.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged -$273.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$415.9 million in 2020.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2020 and 2024: Net Cash Flow plunged 362.15% in 2020, then soared 261.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at -$415.9 million in 2020, then slipped by 0.47% to -$417.9 million in 2021, then sank by 43.71% to -$600.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 81.42% to -$111.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 261.0% to $179.7 million in 2024.
  • The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at $179.7 million (Q4 2024), -$111.6 million (Q4 2023), and -$600.5 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 6.54 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 25.99 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn -4.97 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 3.90 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 40.65 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -2.09 Mn
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 25.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2024 179.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 179.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -111.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -111.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -600.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -600.54 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -417.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -417.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -415.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -415.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -90.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -366.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -366.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -1.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.03 Bn