Pearson (PSO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.23 for Q4 2025, up 7.37% year-over-year from 0.21 in Q4 2024, and up 7.37% quarter-over-quarter from 0.21 in Q4 2024.
Pearson (PSO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Debt Ratio history runs 17 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 for Q4 2025 stood at 0.23, up from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.23 in Q4 2025, with the low at 0.17 in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.19 (2021), against an average of 0.19.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Debt Ratio retreated 13.96% in 2021, then gained 23.75% in 2024.
- Pearson's Debt Ratio stood at 0.19 in 2021, then decreased by 11.91% to 0.17 in 2022, then rose by 2.77% to 0.17 in 2023, then climbed by 23.75% to 0.21 in 2024, then increased by 7.37% to 0.23 in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Debt Ratio at 0.23 in Q4 2025, 0.21 in Q4 2024, and 0.17 in Q4 2023.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.67 Bn | 10.01 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.97 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 0.00 |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 0.27 |
| 4 | Usa Today | 958.93 Mn | 872.28 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 0.40 |
| 5 | Scholastic | 954.16 Mn | 819.26 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 0.04 |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 180.97 Mn | 121.54 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 0.73 |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | - |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 674,570.46 | -1.26 Mn | - | 0.15 |
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 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | -0.21 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.09 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.14 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.00 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -0.18 |
| Jul 24, 2015 | -0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -0.17 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -0.18 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -0.21 |