Pearson (PSO) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of -$73.2 million for Q4 2024, down 62.06% year-over-year from -$192.8 million in Q1 2024, and down 62.06% quarter-over-quarter from -$45.1 million in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Interest Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$73.2 million for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Interest Expenses fell 62.06% year-over-year to -$73.2 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$161.7 million (up 20.54% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $129.2 million, down 9.75% from the prior year.
- Interest Expenses for Q4 2024 stood at -$73.2 million, down from -$45.1 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Interest Expenses was -$41.8 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$116.2 million in Q4 2020.
- The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is -$45.1 million (2023), against an average of -$63.9 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Interest Expenses jumped 64.04% in 2021, then plunged 62.06% in 2024.
- Pearson's Interest Expenses stood at -$116.2 million in 2020, then surged by 64.04% to -$41.8 million in 2021, then dropped by 3.85% to -$43.4 million in 2022, then declined by 4.02% to -$45.1 million in 2023, then plunged by 62.06% to -$73.2 million in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Interest Expenses at -$73.2 million in Q4 2024, -$45.1 million in Q4 2023, and -$43.4 million in Q4 2022.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -62.97 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 9.65 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 20.94 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | - |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 5.56 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 600.00 |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -62.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -62.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -73.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -73.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -45.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -45.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -43.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -43.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -41.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -41.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -116.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -116.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -108.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -108.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -117.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -117.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -146.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -146.04 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -120.59 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -120.59 Mn |