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

Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax of $77.1 million in Q4 2025, up 15.59% quarter-over-quarter from $66.7 million in Q4 2024, and up 15.59% on a YoY basis 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 $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.
  • In the past five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax ranged from a high of $77.1 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $43.9 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Long-Term Deferred Tax has averaged $66.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $66.9 million in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2023: Long-Term Deferred Tax soared 81.84% in 2021, then tumbled 34.35% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Long-Term Deferred Tax shows it stood at $76.8 million in 2021, then retreated by 12.99% to $66.9 million in 2022, then tumbled by 34.35% to $43.9 million in 2023, then jumped by 52.06% to $66.7 million in 2024, then grew 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 $43.9 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn
9 Pearson - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 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 459.80 Mn
Jul 24, 2015 469.84 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 467.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 422.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 367.74
Dec 31, 2011 451.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 748.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 681.16 Mn