Pearson (PSO) Goodwill & Intangibles (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Goodwill & Intangibles of $7.2 billion in Q4 2025, up 3.09% quarter-over-quarter from $7.0 billion in Q4 2024, and up 3.09% on a YoY basis from $7.0 billion in Q4 2024.

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

Pearson's Goodwill & Intangibles history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $7.2 billion for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Goodwill & Intangibles rose 3.09% year-over-year to $7.2 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $7.2 billion (up 3.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $7.2 billion, up 3.09% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill & Intangibles was $7.2 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $7.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Goodwill & Intangibles ranged from a high of $7.2 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $3.8 billion in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Goodwill & Intangibles has averaged $5.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.0 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Goodwill & Intangibles tumbled 40.64% in 2021, then surged 77.39% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Goodwill & Intangibles shows it stood at $3.8 billion in 2021, then rose by 4.62% to $4.0 billion in 2022, then fell by 0.33% to $4.0 billion in 2023, then soared by 77.39% to $7.0 billion in 2024, then increased by 3.09% to $7.2 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Goodwill & Intangibles figures came in at $7.2 billion (Q4 2025), $7.0 billion (Q4 2024), and $4.0 billion (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 7.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 3.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 6.39 Bn
Jul 24, 2020 3.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 3.75 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 6.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 3.94 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 4.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 7.84 Bn
Jul 24, 2015 9.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 10.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 10.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 9,985.30
Dec 31, 2011 9.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 8.64 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 8.38 Bn