Pearson reported cash from operations of $255.39M and free cash flow of $274.01M for the quarter ended Dec 2025, up 352.6% year over year. This cash flow statement covers 19 quarters of results from Dec 2009 through Dec 2025, standardized by Business Quant from the company’s SEC filings.
| Cash Flow Statement | Dec2009 | Dec2010 | Dec2011 | Dec2012 | Dec2013 | Dec2014 | Jul2015 | Dec2015 | Dec2016 | Dec2017 | Dec2018 | Dec2019 | Jul2020 | Dec2020 | Dec2021 | Dec2022 | Dec2023 | Dec2024 | Dec2025 |
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| Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income | 1,476.66M | 1,167.55M | 2,127.90M | 97.96M | 722.11M | 432.54M | -241.28M | -3285.84M | -13.48M | 274.47M | 353.73M | 341.41M | 359.14M | ||||||
| Depreciation and DepletionDep. & Depletion | -507.45M | -498.67M | |||||||||||||||||
| Share-based CompensationStock Comp. | 32.67M | 31.30M | 28.29M | 24.09M | 34.00M | 33.27M | 31.87M | 19.89M | 18.00M | 21.57M | 21.11M | 23.58M | 29.52M | 29.26M | |||||
| Cash from Discontinued OperationsCash from Discont. Ops | -463.91M | -610.39M | -519.68M | -643.42M | -349.35M | -191.18M | -293.38M | -216.00M | -305.02M | ||||||||||
| Gains from Sales and DivestituresGains Divest | 15.65M | 8.09M | -16.42M | 8.69M | -9.31M | ||||||||||||||
| Gains from Investment SecuritiesGains Investment | 6.53M | 17.22M | 4.71M | 8.03M | 1.62M | 30.10M | 59.18M | 29.84M | 79.66M | 84.93M | 19.29M | 3.96M | 2.35M | ||||||
| Asset Writedowns and ImpairmentWritedown | -17.97M | -1.57M | 3.24M | -11.09M | |||||||||||||||
| Cash from Restructuring | -68.38M | -31.86M | 77.14M | 31.69M | |||||||||||||||
| Non-cash ItemsNon-Cash Items | -764.47M | -561.86M | -594.05M | -830.23M | -1003.83M | -931.63M | -1063.76M | -851.61M | -821.82M | -447.79M | -423.00M | -464.80M | -341.05M | -218.16M | -193.62M | -102.68M | 61.19M | ||
| Change in Working CapitalChange Working Cap. | -12.90M | -55.85M | -15.40M | 2.66M | |||||||||||||||
| Change in ReceivablesChange Receivables | -60.44M | 15.65M | 30.76M | -134.67M | 24.26M | 16.42M | -24.82M | -43.64M | -49.22M | ||||||||||
| Change in InventoryChange Inventory | -63.71M | -103.30M | -53.43M | -52.29M | -5.39M | -39.88M | -11.17M | 1.28M | -1.33M | ||||||||||
| Change in Account PayablesChange Payables | -331.60M | -406.92M | -477.76M | -491.40M | -412.86M | -198.05M | -335.37M | -64.65M | -291.86M | -210.29M | -231.07M | -232.10M | -210.49M | -162.28M | |||||
| Change in TaxesChange Taxes | -70.24M | -71.99M | -81.72M | -107.59M | -165.15M | -91.90M | -112.29M | -43.51M | -43.81M | -10.29M | -163.11M | -59.82M | -73.23M | ||||||
| Other Working Capital ChangesOther WC Changes | -21.24M | -48.52M | -72.86M | -63.38M | |||||||||||||||
| Cash from OperationsCash from Ops. | -377.33M | -169.03M | -191.73M | -359.71M | -477.63M | -481.66M | -567.54M | -401.56M | -398.30M | -222.61M | -214.72M | -188.82M | -101.10M | -38.71M | 16.13M | 96.26M | 255.39M | ||
| Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of GoodwillAmort. of Goodwill | 36.40M | 30.50M | 29.79M | 25.67M | 26.60M | ||||||||||||||
| Amortizatization of IntangiblesAmort. of Intangibles | 18.00M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of Deferred ChargesAmort. Deferred Charges | 76.77M | 53.21M | 6.74M | -43.40M | -29.79M | 8.98M | 29.26M | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation & Amortization (CF)Dep. & Amort. | 186.22M | 186.24M | -507.45M | 257.43M | 226.57M | 324.87M | |||||||||||||
| Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capital ExpendituresCapex | 731.80M | 225.37M | 245.16M | 244.09M | -76.10M | 307.37M | -54.63M | -55.95M | -42.49M | -41.18M | -48.86M | -39.61M | -41.79M | -24.63M | -19.86M | -23.10M | -18.62M | ||
| Sales of Property, Plant and EquipmentPP&E (Sale) | 4.70M | -23.57M | -301.90M | -378.86M | 6.34M | 3.98M | 1.24M | ||||||||||||
| Change in IntangiblesChange Intangibless | 9.71M | 7.92M | 7.59M | 17.41M | 14.60M | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions | -191.12M | -233.20M | -545.33M | -194.31M | -45.33M | -705.06M | -10.62M | -14.92M | -15.93M | -6.43M | -6.43M | -7.92M | -8.09M | -259.22M | -214.72M | -48.77M | -5.32M | ||
| Divestments | 6.53M | -11.00M | -53.43M | 560.88M | 4.55M | -46.00M | -7.97M | -128.57M | -9.44M | 126.68M | -23.58M | -7.70M | 11.97M | ||||||
| Change in Acquisitions & DivestmentsChange Acquisitions | 6.53M | 2.57M | 3.72M | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash from Investing ActivitiesCash from Investing | -276.06M | -328.67M | -639.63M | -354.90M | -333.53M | -123.58M | -18.21M | -26.11M | -88.95M | 151.84M | -280.29M | -107.84M | -178.29M | -302.84M | -103.96M | -31.92M | |||
| Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other financing activitiesOther financing | -29.40M | -61.04M | -169.73M | -74.48M | -14.26M | -51.43M | -8.09M | -28.15M | |||||||||||
| Cash from Financing ActivitiesCash from Financing | 441.04M | 408.49M | -968.09M | 150.95M | -58.29M | 128.34M | 391.51M | -645.23M | -776.68M | -350.00M | 340.72M | -261.45M | -416.54M | -484.42M | 60.82M | 46.21M | -437.62M | ||
| Change in Capital Stock | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net Shares Issued and RepurchasedNet Shares Issued | -13.48M | -449.23M | -263.12M | -450.51M | -552.02M | ||||||||||||||
| Net Equity Issued and RepurchasedNet Equity Issued | 4.90M | 7.83M | 7.86M | 11.24M | 6.48M | 6.34M | 6.07M | 4.97M | 5.31M | 3.86M | 3.86M | 2.64M | 2.70M | 2.35M | 2.48M | 2.57M | 3.99M | ||
| Dividend Payments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid - CommonDiv. Paid (Common) | -13.07M | -10.96M | -323.74M | -38.54M | -1.62M | -1.58M | -420.34M | -344.37M | -367.76M | -119.67M | -129.86M | -133.37M | -137.50M | -125.50M | -131.56M | -137.33M | -146.32M | ||
| Additional items | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange Rate EffectFX Effect | -78.41M | -4.70M | -37.72M | -118.83M | 87.43M | -9.51M | -48.56M | 85.78M | -17.26M | -3.86M | -2.57M | 15.85M | -1.35M | 62.17M | -16.13M | -8.98M | -46.56M | ||
| Change in Cash | -290.76M | -93.90M | -1837.16M | -576.51M | -782.01M | -486.41M | -242.80M | -987.12M | -1281.20M | -424.63M | -156.86M | 330.11M | -626.82M | -639.25M | -242.02M | 29.52M | -260.71M | ||
| Beginning Cash Balance | 962.12M | 1,064.25M | 2,615.09M | 2,073.18M | 1,840.89M | 1,172.46M | 792.37M | 775.44M | 2,077.42M | 1,890.59M | 810.66M | 675.01M | 540.84M | 573.08M | 1,500.34M | 1,099.03M | 673.95M | 396.60M | 722.28M |
| Free Cash FlowFCF | -1109.13M | -394.40M | -436.90M | -603.81M | -401.53M | -789.03M | -512.91M | -345.62M | -355.81M | -181.43M | -165.86M | -149.21M | -59.31M | -14.08M | 35.99M | 119.37M | 274.01M | ||
| Net Cash FlowNCF | -212.35M | -89.21M | -1799.44M | -563.66M | -869.44M | -476.91M | -194.24M | -1072.90M | -1263.94M | -420.77M | -154.29M | -450.27M | -625.48M | -701.41M | -225.89M | 38.51M | -214.16M |
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