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

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Change in Taxes of -$69.3 million in Q4 2024, down 12.8% quarter-over-quarter from -$61.4 million in Q4 2023, and down 12.8% on a YoY basis from -$79.5 million in Q1 2024.

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

Pearson's Change in Taxes history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$69.3 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Change in Taxes fell 12.8% year-over-year to -$69.3 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at -$169.4 million (down 104.33% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$161.0 million, down 67.2% from the prior year.
  • Change in Taxes was -$69.3 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, down from -$61.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Taxes ranged from a high of $18.9 million in Q4 2021 to a low of -$69.3 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Change in Taxes has averaged -$30.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$57.5 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Change in Taxes increased 9.94% in 2021, then sank 404.54% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Taxes shows it stood at $17.2 million in 2020, then gained by 9.94% to $18.9 million in 2021, then tumbled by 404.54% to -$57.5 million in 2022, then retreated by 6.91% to -$61.4 million in 2023, then retreated by 12.8% to -$69.3 million in 2024.
  • The last three Change in Taxes figures came in at -$69.3 million (Q4 2024), -$61.4 million (Q4 2023), and -$57.5 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Taxes (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 4.20 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 53,000.00
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -166,700.00
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2024 -69.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -69.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -61.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -61.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -57.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -57.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 18.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 18.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 17.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 17.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 43.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 43.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 118.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 118.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -17.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -17.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 276.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 276.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -54.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -54.63 Mn