Free cash flow · 2015–2021
Pearson free cash flow
$360M−16.4% · FY2021
Pearson (PSO) reported $360M in free cash flow for fiscal 2021, −16.4% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $360M | −16.4% | Derived |
| FY2020 | $431M | +7.7% | Derived |
| FY2019 | $400M | −23.5% | Derived |
| FY2018 | $523M | +88.0% | Derived |
| FY2017 | $278M | −36.0% | Derived |
| FY2016 | $435M | +127.6% | Derived |
| FY2015 | $191M | — | Derived |
Free cash flow — Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditure: what is left once the company has paid to maintain and expand its asset base. We calculate it from two lines in the same filing, and a company is only ranked here if it reported both.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2015–2021 compound annual growth +11.2%
Figures are reported under IFRS in GBP and converted to US dollars at ECB reference rates — fiscal 2025 average 0.758 GBP/$ for income items, year-end 0.743 GBP/$ for balance-sheet items.
Calculated from two reported figures, so it has no single filing of its own.
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