Pearson (PSO) Change in Intangibles (2009 - 2024)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Change in Intangibles of -$51.3 million in Q4 2024, up 12.89% quarter-over-quarter from -$58.9 million in Q4 2023, and up 12.89% on a YoY basis from -$45.5 million in Q1 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Change in Intangibles (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Change in Intangibles history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$51.3 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Change in Intangibles rose 12.89% year-over-year to -$51.3 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at -$216.8 million (up 5.26% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$139.7 million, down 19.58% from the prior year.
  • Change in Intangibles was -$51.3 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, up from -$58.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Intangibles ranged from a high of -$51.3 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$63.4 million in Q4 2020.
  • Historically, Change in Intangibles has averaged -$56.0 million across 5 years, with a median of -$54.0 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Change in Intangibles gained 17.05% in 2021, then fell 9.24% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Intangibles shows it stood at -$63.4 million in 2020, then rose by 17.05% to -$52.6 million in 2021, then slipped by 2.63% to -$54.0 million in 2022, then declined by 9.24% to -$58.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 12.89% to -$51.3 million in 2024.
  • The last three Change in Intangibles figures came in at -$51.3 million (Q4 2024), -$58.9 million (Q4 2023), and -$54.0 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Intangibless (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, 2024 -51.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -51.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -58.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -58.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -53.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -53.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -52.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -52.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -63.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -63.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -73.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -73.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -102.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -102.94 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -104.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -104.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -83.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -83.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -89.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -89.53 Mn