Pearson PSO
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

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

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

Pearson's Long-Term Deferred Tax history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $77.1 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 15.59% year-over-year to $77.1 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $77.1 million (up 15.59% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $76.5 million, up 15.05% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax for Q4 2025 stood at $77.1 million, 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 $43.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Long-Term Deferred Tax is $66.9 million (2022), against an average of $66.3 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Long-Term Deferred Tax surged 81.84% in 2021, then slumped 34.35% in 2023.
  • Pearson's Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $76.8 million in 2021, then fell by 12.99% to $66.9 million in 2022, then slumped by 34.35% to $43.9 million in 2023, then soared by 52.06% to $66.7 million in 2024, then climbed by 15.59% to $77.1 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's Long-Term Deferred Tax at $77.1 million in Q4 2025, $66.7 million in Q4 2024, and $43.9 million in Q4 2023.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (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
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn
4 Usa Today 957.47 Mn 870.81 Mn 208.25 Mn
5 Scholastic 952.03 Mn 817.13 Mn 285.70 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 181.86 Mn 122.43 Mn 63.89 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.62 Mn 9.81 Mn 2.82 Mn
8 TNL Mediagene 687,810.81 -1.24 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 77.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 66.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 43.89 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 128.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 77.21 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 126.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 12.43 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 436.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 681.16 Mn