Pearson (PSO) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Profit After Tax of $223.3 million for Q4 2024, down 37.51% year-over-year from $357.4 million in Q1 2024, and down 37.51% quarter-over-quarter from $357.4 million in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Profit After Tax history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $223.3 million for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Profit After Tax fell 37.51% year-over-year to $223.3 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at $765.5 million (down 68.66% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $443.0 million, down 20.33% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax for Q4 2024 stood at $223.3 million, down from $357.4 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Profit After Tax was $1.9 billion in Q4 2020, with the low at -$13.5 million in Q4 2021.
- The 5-year median for Profit After Tax is $223.3 million (2024), against an average of $533.1 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Profit After Tax plunged 100.71% in 2021, then soared 1570.5% in 2022.
- Pearson's Profit After Tax stood at $1.9 billion in 2020, then slumped by 100.71% to -$13.5 million in 2021, then surged by 1570.5% to $198.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 80.3% to $357.4 million in 2023, then tumbled by 37.51% to $223.3 million in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Profit After Tax at $223.3 million in Q4 2024, $357.4 million in Q4 2023, and $198.2 million in Q4 2022.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 10.03 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 93.42 Mn |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.59 Bn | 9.98 Bn | 1.18 Bn | 217.05 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.72 Bn | 2.64 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 135.35 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 957.47 Mn | 870.81 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 9.29 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 952.03 Mn | 817.13 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 9.40 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 181.86 Mn | 122.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 5.17 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.62 Mn | 9.81 Mn | 2.82 Mn | -1.40 Mn |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 687,810.81 | -1.24 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 215.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 223.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 357.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 198.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -13.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.06 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -139.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -41.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 476.01 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 504.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 835.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 614.19 Mn |