Pearson PSO
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As of: Sep 25, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Pearson (PSO) Change in Taxes (2009 - 2023)

Pearson (PSO) posted Change in Taxes of -$73.2 million for Q4 2023, down 22.42% on a QoQ basis from -$59.8 million in Q4 2022, and down 22.42% year-over-year from -$94.4 million in Q4 2022.

Analysis

Pearson (PSO) Change in Taxes (2009 - 2023) Analysis & Trends

Pearson has reported Change in Taxes for 13 years, with the latest figure at -$73.2 million in Q4 2023.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Taxes fell 22.42% year-over-year to -$73.2 million in Q4 2023; TTM through Dec 2023 was -$306.5 million, a 10.62% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$2.7 million, up 98.26% from the prior year.
  • Change in Taxes was -$73.2 million for Q4 2023 at Pearson, down from -$59.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Change in Taxes was -$59.8 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$163.1 million in Q4 2021.
  • Average Change in Taxes over 3 years is -$98.7 million, with a median of -$73.2 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Change in Taxes surged 63.33% in 2022, then dropped 22.42% in 2023.
  • Over 3 years, Change in Taxes stood at -$163.1 million in 2021, then soared by 63.33% to -$59.8 million in 2022, then slipped by 22.42% to -$73.2 million in 2023.
  • The last three Change in Taxes figures came in at -$73.2 million (Q4 2023), -$59.8 million (Q4 2022), and -$163.1 million (Q4 2021), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change Taxes (Qtr)
1 Warner Bros. Discovery 77.15 Bn 74.93 Bn 4.10 Bn -
2 Fox 24.55 Bn 20.44 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 20.71 Bn 17.98 Bn 1.30 Bn -
4 News 17.37 Bn 15.99 Bn - -28.00 Mn
5 Paramount Skydance 11.04 Bn 8.96 Bn -2.08 Bn -
6 Pearson 10.10 Bn 9.51 Bn 1.17 Bn -
7 New York Times 9.93 Bn 9.27 Bn 394.61 Mn -
8 Sirius Xm Holdings 8.86 Bn 8.68 Bn 1.44 Bn -
9 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn - -
10 Wpp 5.43 Bn 2.51 Bn - -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2023 -73.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -59.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -163.11 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -10.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -43.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -43.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -112.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -91.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -165.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 -107.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 -81.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 -71.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -70.24 Mn
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