Pearson (PSO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 3.84 for Q4 2024, up 36.84% year-over-year from 2.81 in Q1 2024, and up 36.84% quarter-over-quarter from 6.08 in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Interest Coverage Ratio history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 3.84 for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 36.84% year-over-year to 3.84; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at 3.64 (up 60.28% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 5.17, up 7.1% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q4 2024 stood at 3.84, up from 6.08 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.29 in Q4 2021, with the low at 15.5 in Q4 2020.
- The 5-year median for Interest Coverage Ratio is 4.0 (2022), against an average of 5.94.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Interest Coverage Ratio surged 98.13% in 2021, then sank 1277.78% in 2022.
- Pearson's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 15.5 in 2020, then soared by 98.13% to 0.29 in 2021, then tumbled by 1277.78% to 4.0 in 2022, then plunged by 52.08% to 6.08 in 2023, then jumped by 36.84% to 3.84 in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Interest Coverage Ratio at 3.84 in Q4 2024, 6.08 in Q4 2023, and 4.0 in Q4 2022.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (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 | -5.11 |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 11.42 |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 2.46 |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 1.55 |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -2,124.67 |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.11 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.84 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -6.08 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -4.00 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.29 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -15.50 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -21.15 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -20.10 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -19.85 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 25.74 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 3.15 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 31.61 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -18.57 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.63 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 1.75 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 0.43 |