Pearson (PSORF) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2019 - 2025)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) of $878.3 million in Q4 2025, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $877.9 million in Q4 2024, and little changed on a YoY basis from $877.9 million in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $878.3 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) changed 0.04% year-over-year to $878.3 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $878.3 million (changed 0.04% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $878.3 million, changed 0.04% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) was $878.3 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, roughly flat from $877.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) ranged from a high of $1.0 billion in Q4 2021 to a low of $870.3 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) has averaged $909.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $878.3 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) dropped 14.95% in 2022, then grew 3.35% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) shows it stood at $1.0 billion in 2021, then decreased by 14.95% to $870.3 million in 2022, then gained by 3.35% to $899.5 million in 2023, then dropped by 2.4% to $877.9 million in 2024, then grew by 0.04% to $878.3 million in 2025.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures came in at $878.3 million (Q4 2025), $877.9 million (Q4 2024), and $899.5 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares (Diluted Avg.) (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 878.31 Mn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 164.94 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 53.37 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 - - - 878.31 Mn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 53.37 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 878.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 877.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 899.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 870.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 997.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 999.65 Mn