Pearson (PSO) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted Long-Term Deferred Tax of $77.1 million for Q4 2025, up 15.59% on a QoQ basis from $66.7 million in Q4 2024, and up 15.59% year-over-year from $66.7 million in Q4 2024.

Analysis

Pearson (PSO) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson has reported Long-Term Deferred Tax for 17 years, with the latest figure at $77.1 million in Q4 2025.

On a quarterly basis, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 15.59% year-over-year to $77.1 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $77.1 million, a 15.59% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $77.1 million, up 15.59% from the prior year.
Long-Term Deferred Tax was $77.1 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $66.7 million in the prior quarter.
The five-year high for Long-Term Deferred Tax was $77.1 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $43.4 million in Q4 2023.
Average Long-Term Deferred Tax over 5 years is $66.2 million, with a median of $66.9 million recorded in 2022.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Long-Term Deferred Tax jumped 81.84% in 2021, then plunged 35.02% in 2023.
Over 5 years, Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $76.8 million in 2021, then decreased by 12.99% to $66.9 million in 2022, then slumped by 35.02% to $43.4 million in 2023, then soared by 53.64% to $66.7 million in 2024, then increased by 15.59% to $77.1 million in 2025.
The last three Long-Term Deferred Tax figures came in at $77.1 million (Q4 2025), $66.7 million (Q4 2024), and $43.4 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Set

Peer Comparison

All peers

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)
1	Warner Bros. Discovery	77.15 Bn	74.93 Bn	4.10 Bn
2	Fox	24.55 Bn	20.44 Bn	-
3	Omnicom	20.71 Bn	17.98 Bn	1.30 Bn
4	News	17.37 Bn	15.99 Bn	-
5	Paramount Skydance	11.04 Bn	8.96 Bn	-2.08 Bn
6	Pearson	10.10 Bn	9.51 Bn	1.17 Bn
7	New York Times	9.93 Bn	9.27 Bn	394.61 Mn
8	Sirius Xm Holdings	8.86 Bn	8.68 Bn	1.44 Bn
9	36Kr Holdings	6.17 Bn	6.15 Bn	-
10	Wpp	5.43 Bn	2.51 Bn	-

Historic Data

Download Data

Date	Value
Dec 31, 2025	77.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024	66.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023	43.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2022	66.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2021	76.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2020	42.25 Mn
Jul 24, 2020	69.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2019	75.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2018	77.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2017	126.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2016	560.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2015	418.83 Mn
Jul 24, 2015	469.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2014	467.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2013	-35.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2012	17.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2011	451.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2010	431.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2009	632.16 Mn

API Access

Pearson Long-Term Deferred Tax 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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

import requests

url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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=long-term-deferred-tax&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();

API documentation

Pearson (PSO) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2025)