Pearson (PSO) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) recorded Liabilities and Shareholders Equity of $8.59 billion in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, down 2.9% from $8.85 billion a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Pearson reported Liabilities and Shareholders Equity of $8.51 billion, down 3.3% from the prior year.
- Annual Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.3% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity came in at $8.81 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+5.3%), $8.37 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-7.7%), $9.06 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-10.3%) and $10.1 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+5.6%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 is the lowest quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 97.25 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.65 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - | 22.48 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.55 Bn | 4.64 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 49.90 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.72 Bn | 8.21 Bn | - | 15.54 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.86 Bn | 8.97 Bn | - | 8.70 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.98 Bn | 8.46 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.98 Bn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.09 Bn | 8.67 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 27.19 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 43.34 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.16 Bn | - | 31.25 Bn |
| 10 | Nexstar Media | 5.02 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 17.72 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.16 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | 9.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 12.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 17.24 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 16.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 17.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 18.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 17.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 16.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 15.23 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Liabilities and Shareholders Equity API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "liabilities-and-shareholders-equity", "ticker": "PSO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();