Pearson plc Cash Flow Quality Index
Pearson plc cash flow quality index. Pearson plc (PESA) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.55x as of December 2022. Operating cash flow of €197.00 Million exceeds net income of €55.50 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Pearson plc free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Pearson plc (2017–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Pearson plc from 2017 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Pearson plc across 9 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore PESA operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Pearson plc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2017–2025)
Pearson plc cash flow quality index by year from 2017 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Pearson plc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Pearson plc (PESA) cash conversion ratio.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (EUR) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.96x | €656.00 Million | €335.00 Million | ▲ +35.5% |
| 2024 | 1.44x | €627.00 Million | €434.00 Million | ▲ +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.39x | €525.00 Million | €378.00 Million | ▼ -6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.49x | €361.00 Million | €242.00 Million | ▼ -26.8% |
| 2021 | 2.04x | €326.00 Million | €160.00 Million | ▲ +62.4% |
| 2020 | 1.25x | €389.00 Million | €310.00 Million | ▼ -10.2% |
| 2019 | 1.40x | €369.00 Million | €264.00 Million | ▲ +77.9% |
| 2018 | 0.79x | €462.00 Million | €588.00 Million | ▲ +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.73x | €298.00 Million | €406.00 Million | — |