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

Pearson (PSO) Goodwill (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Goodwill of $3.2 billion for Q4 2025, up 3.13% year-over-year from $3.1 billion in Q4 2024, and up 3.13% quarter-over-quarter from $3.1 billion in Q4 2024.

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

Pearson's Goodwill history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.2 billion for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Goodwill rose 3.13% year-over-year to $3.2 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $3.2 billion (up 3.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.2 billion, up 2.64% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill for Q4 2025 stood at $3.2 billion, up from $3.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Goodwill was $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $58.0 million in Q4 2021.
  • The 5-year median for Goodwill is $239.3 million (2022), against an average of $1.3 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Goodwill sank 97.9% in 2021, then jumped 3989.02% in 2024.
  • Pearson's Goodwill stood at $58.0 million in 2021, then surged by 312.8% to $239.3 million in 2022, then plunged by 68.03% to $76.5 million in 2023, then surged by 3989.02% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then increased by 3.13% to $3.2 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's Goodwill at $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, $3.1 billion in Q4 2024, and $76.5 million in Q4 2023.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 3.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 76.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 239.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 57.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 2.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 23.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 2.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 974.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 455.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 334.86 Mn