Pearson (PSORF) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Short-term Investments of $2.7 million in Q4 2025, down 93.31% quarter-over-quarter from $39.8 million in Q4 2024, and down 93.31% on a YoY basis from $39.8 million in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Short-term Investments history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.7 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Short-term Investments fell 93.31% year-over-year to $2.7 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $2.7 million (down 93.31% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.7 million, down 93.31% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $2.7 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $39.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $39.8 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $2.7 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $16.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $18.8 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Short-term Investments surged 596.09% in 2022, then sank 93.31% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $2.7 million in 2021, then soared by 596.09% to $18.8 million in 2022, then gained by 6.91% to $20.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 98.31% to $39.8 million in 2024, then tumbled by 93.31% to $2.7 million in 2025.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $2.7 million (Q4 2025), $39.8 million (Q4 2024), and $20.1 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 2.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 39.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 20.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 18.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 23.77 Mn
Jul 24, 2020 58.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 32.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 1.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 10.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -7.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -10.62 Mn
Jul 24, 2015 -1.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -4.75 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 202.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 279.42
Dec 31, 2011 -18.86
Dec 31, 2010 -11.06
Dec 31, 2009 -16.33