Pearson (PSORF) Receivables (2015 - 2025)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Receivables of $1.4 billion in Q4 2025, up 9.17% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2024, and up 9.17% on a YoY basis from $1.3 billion in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Receivables (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Receivables history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.4 billion for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Receivables rose 9.17% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $1.4 billion (up 9.17% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.4 billion, up 9.17% from the prior year.
  • Receivables was $1.4 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Receivables ranged from a high of $1.4 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $195.6 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Receivables has averaged $685.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $244.0 million in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Receivables slumped 84.85% in 2021, then jumped 575.78% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Receivables shows it stood at $244.0 million in 2021, then slipped by 9.62% to $220.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 11.28% to $195.6 million in 2023, then surged by 575.78% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then climbed by 9.17% to $1.4 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Receivables figures came in at $1.4 billion (Q4 2025), $1.3 billion (Q4 2024), and $195.6 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Receivables (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 1.44 Bn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 290.82 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 200.22 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 226.51 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 248.30 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 45.57 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 8.71 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 861,300.00
9 Pearson - - - 1.44 Bn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 200.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 195.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 220.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 243.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 339.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 286.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 392.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 299.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 142.64 Mn