Pearson (PSO) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.23 in Q4 2025, up 7.37% quarter-over-quarter from 0.21 in Q4 2024, and up 7.37% on a YoY basis from 0.21 in Q4 2024.
Pearson (PSO) Debt Ratio (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Debt Ratio history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.23 for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Debt Ratio rose 7.37% year-over-year to 0.23; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 0.23 (up 7.37% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.23, up 7.37% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was 0.23 for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.23 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.17 in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.19 across 5 years, with a median of 0.19 in 2021.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Debt Ratio decreased 13.96% in 2021, then advanced 23.75% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.19 in 2021, then slipped by 11.91% to 0.17 in 2022, then gained by 2.77% to 0.17 in 2023, then grew by 23.75% to 0.21 in 2024, then rose by 7.37% to 0.23 in 2025.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.23 (Q4 2025), 0.21 (Q4 2024), and 0.17 (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 13.48 Bn | 13.03 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 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 | 0.32 |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 Mn | 0.40 |
| 5 | Scholastic | 1.03 Bn | 926.92 Mn | 178.80 Mn | - |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 142.56 Mn | 91.60 Mn | 59.21 Mn | 0.74 |
| 7 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - | 0.10 |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn | - |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - | 0.23 |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn | 0.32 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.19 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -0.06 |