Pearson PSO
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At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Pearson (PSO) EBT (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly EBT of $272.1 million for Q4 2024, down 8.06% year-over-year from $295.9 million in Q1 2024, and down 8.06% quarter-over-quarter from $295.9 million in Q4 2023.

Pearson (PSO) EBT (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's EBT history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $272.1 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, EBT fell 8.06% year-over-year to $272.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at $790.4 million (down 67.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $602.6 million, down 7.57% from the prior year.
  • EBT for Q4 2024 stood at $272.1 million, down from $295.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBT was $1.9 billion in Q4 2020, with the low at $5.4 million in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for EBT is $272.1 million (2024), against an average of $541.5 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: EBT plunged 99.72% in 2021, then soared 3924.3% in 2022.
  • Pearson's EBT stood at $1.9 billion in 2020, then slumped by 99.72% to $5.4 million in 2021, then jumped by 3924.3% to $217.0 million in 2022, then surged by 36.39% to $295.9 million in 2023, then fell by 8.06% to $272.1 million in 2024.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's EBT at $272.1 million in Q4 2024, $295.9 million in Q4 2023, and $217.0 million in Q4 2022.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.60 Bn 9.94 Bn 394.61 Mn 125.22 Mn
2 Pearson 10.47 Bn 9.86 Bn 1.18 Bn 292.08 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.73 Bn 2.65 Bn 337.86 Mn 94.97 Mn
4 Usa Today 963.33 Mn 876.68 Mn 208.25 Mn 14.46 Mn
5 Scholastic 949.42 Mn 814.52 Mn 285.70 Mn 14.50 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 187.86 Mn 128.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 6.60 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.58 Mn 9.77 Mn 2.82 Mn -1.38 Mn
8 TNL Mediagene 696,752.35 -1.23 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 289.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 272.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 295.95 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 216.99 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 3.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -3.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -200.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 -57.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 3.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 3.61 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 128.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 148.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 -11.43 Mn