Pearson (PSO) Current Taxes (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Current Taxes of -$62.5 million for Q4 2025, down 52.21% on a QoQ basis from -$41.1 million in Q4 2024, and down 52.21% year-over-year from -$130.8 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Current Taxes (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Current Taxes for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$62.5 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Current Taxes fell 52.21% year-over-year to -$62.5 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$62.5 million, a 52.21% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$62.5 million, down 52.21% from the prior year.
- Current Taxes was -$62.5 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from -$41.1 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Current Taxes was -$39.7 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$168.5 million in Q4 2021.
- Average Current Taxes over 5 years is -$72.4 million, with a median of -$50.4 million recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Current Taxes surged 70.07% in 2022, then sank 52.21% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Current Taxes stood at -$168.5 million in 2021, then soared by 70.07% to -$50.4 million in 2022, then rose by 21.25% to -$39.7 million in 2023, then declined by 3.41% to -$41.1 million in 2024, then sank by 52.21% to -$62.5 million in 2025.
- The last three Current Taxes figures came in at -$62.5 million (Q4 2025), -$41.1 million (Q4 2024), and -$39.7 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current 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 | 89.10 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -62.52 Mn |
| 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 | - | 355,000.00 |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | -241.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -62.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -41.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -39.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -50.44 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -168.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -110.92 Mn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | -103.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -70.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -92.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -306.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -278.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -248.87 Mn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | -164.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -301.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -265.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -467.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -334.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -336.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -259.72 Mn |
API Access
Pearson Current Taxes API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-taxes&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-taxes", "ticker": "PSO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-taxes&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();