Pearson (PSORF) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of -$47.9 million in Q4 2025, up 9.0% quarter-over-quarter from -$52.6 million in Q4 2024, and up 9.0% on a YoY basis from -$43.9 million in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Other Working Capital Changes history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$47.9 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Other Working Capital Changes rose 9.0% year-over-year to -$47.9 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$47.9 million (up 9.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$47.9 million, up 9.0% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes was -$47.9 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from -$52.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Other Working Capital Changes ranged from a high of -$47.9 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$89.0 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Other Working Capital Changes has averaged -$63.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$55.2 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Other Working Capital Changes climbed 22.88% in 2023, then advanced 4.63% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Other Working Capital Changes shows it stood at -$89.0 million in 2021, then rose by 19.58% to -$71.5 million in 2022, then gained by 22.88% to -$55.2 million in 2023, then gained by 4.63% to -$52.6 million in 2024, then advanced by 9.0% to -$47.9 million in 2025.
  • The last three Other Working Capital Changes figures came in at -$47.9 million (Q4 2025), -$52.6 million (Q4 2024), and -$55.2 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 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
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
9 Pearson - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -47.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -47.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -52.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -52.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -55.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -55.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -71.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -71.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -88.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -88.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -112.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -112.24 Mn
Jul 24, 2020 -128.36 Mn
Jul 24, 2020 -128.36 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -118.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -118.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -128.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -128.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -138.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -138.08 Mn