Pearson (PSO) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity of $8.6 billion in Q4 2025, down 2.89% quarter-over-quarter from $8.8 billion in Q4 2024, and down 2.89% on a YoY basis from $8.8 billion in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $8.6 billion for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity fell 2.89% year-over-year to $8.6 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $34.5 billion (down 3.66% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $8.6 billion, down 2.89% from the prior year.
  • Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $8.6 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $8.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity ranged from a high of $9.9 billion in Q4 2021 to a low of $8.4 billion in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has averaged $8.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $8.6 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Liabilities and Shareholders Equity slipped 13.21% in 2022, then grew 4.86% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Liabilities and Shareholders Equity shows it stood at $9.9 billion in 2021, then decreased by 13.21% to $8.6 billion in 2022, then slipped by 1.8% to $8.4 billion in 2023, then grew by 4.86% to $8.8 billion in 2024, then dropped by 2.89% to $8.6 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Liabilities and Shareholders Equity figures came in at $8.6 billion (Q4 2025), $8.8 billion (Q4 2024), and $8.4 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 8.59 Bn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 3.00 Bn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 2.56 Bn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 1.80 Bn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 1.78 Bn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 618.64 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 49.95 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 54.31 Mn
9 Pearson - - - 8.59 Bn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 2.56 Bn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 8.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 8.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 8.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 8.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 9.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 9.84 Bn
Jul 24, 2020 9.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 9.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 10.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 10.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 12.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 17.66 Bn
Jul 24, 2015 16.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 18.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 18.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 18,223,410.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 17.67 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 16.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 15.37 Bn