Pearson PSO
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Pearson (PSO) Change in Intangibles (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Change in Intangibles of -$51.3 million for Q4 2024, up 12.89% year-over-year from -$45.5 million in Q1 2024, and up 12.89% quarter-over-quarter from -$58.9 million in Q4 2023.

Pearson (PSO) Change in Intangibles (2009 - 2025) 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 -$138.4 million, down 19.02% from the prior year.
  • Change in Intangibles for Q4 2024 stood at -$51.3 million, up from -$58.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Intangibles was $1.1 billion in Q3 2020, with the low at -$63.4 million in Q4 2020.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Intangibles is -$53.3 million (2022), against an average of $143.8 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Change in Intangibles rose 17.05% in 2021, then declined 9.24% in 2023.
  • Pearson's Change in Intangibles stood at -$63.4 million in 2020, then increased by 17.05% to -$52.6 million in 2021, then decreased by 2.63% to -$54.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 9.24% to -$58.9 million in 2023, then advanced by 12.89% to -$51.3 million in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's Change in Intangibles at -$51.3 million in Q4 2024, -$58.9 million in Q4 2023, and -$54.0 million in Q4 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Intangibles (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.69 Bn 10.03 Bn 394.61 Mn -
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.98 Bn 1.18 Bn -64.31 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn -
4 Usa Today 957.47 Mn 870.81 Mn 208.25 Mn -
5 Scholastic 952.03 Mn 817.13 Mn 285.70 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 181.86 Mn 122.43 Mn 63.89 Mn -
7 Educational Development 11.62 Mn 9.81 Mn 2.82 Mn -
8 TNL Mediagene 687,810.81 -1.24 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -63.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -63.85 Mn
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
Jul 24, 2020 1.14 Bn
Jul 24, 2020 1.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 -73.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -73.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 12.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 12.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 14.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 14.60 Mn