Pearson (PSO) Goodwill (2018 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Goodwill of $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, up 3.13% quarter-over-quarter from $3.1 billion in Q4 2024, and up 3.13% on a YoY basis from $3.1 billion in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Goodwill (2018 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Goodwill history runs 8 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 3.13% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill was $3.2 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $3.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Goodwill ranged from a high of $3.2 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $58.0 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Goodwill has averaged $1.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $239.3 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Goodwill slumped 97.9% in 2021, then surged 3989.02% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Goodwill shows it stood at $58.0 million in 2021, then soared by 312.8% to $239.3 million in 2022, then sank by 68.03% to $76.5 million in 2023, then soared by 3989.02% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 3.13% to $3.2 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Goodwill figures came in at $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), $3.1 billion (Q4 2024), and $76.5 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn -
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
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn
9 Pearson - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 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