Pearson PSO
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Pearson (PSO) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2025)

Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability of $118.4 million for Q4 2025, up 46.41% year-over-year from $80.9 million in Q4 2024, and up 46.41% quarter-over-quarter from $80.9 million in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSO) Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $118.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability rose 46.41% year-over-year to $118.4 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $118.4 million (up 46.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $117.3 million, up 45.72% from the prior year.
  • Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability for Q4 2025 stood at $118.4 million, up from $80.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability was $118.4 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $43.4 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability is $57.7 million (2023), against an average of $70.8 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability plunged 34.14% in 2021, then soared 46.41% in 2025.
  • Pearson's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability stood at $53.9 million in 2021, then dropped by 19.51% to $43.4 million in 2022, then surged by 32.92% to $57.7 million in 2023, then surged by 40.18% to $80.9 million in 2024, then jumped by 46.41% to $118.4 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows PSO's Non-Current Deferred Tax Liability at $118.4 million in Q4 2025, $80.9 million in Q4 2024, and $57.7 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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Dec 31, 2025 118.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 118.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 80.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 80.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 57.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 57.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 43.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 43.40 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 53.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 53.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 81.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 81.87 Mn
Jul 24, 2020 -53.59 Mn
Jul 24, 2020 -53.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 61.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 61.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 175.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 175.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 217.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 217.74 Mn