Pearson (PSO) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Profit After Tax of $220.8 million for Q4 2025, up 8.88% on a QoQ basis from $202.8 million in Q4 2024, and up 8.88% year-over-year from $202.8 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Profit After Tax for 13 years, with the latest figure at $220.8 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Profit After Tax rose 8.88% year-over-year to $220.8 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was $815.2 million, a 31.77% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $446.9 million, down 19.95% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax was $220.8 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $202.8 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Profit After Tax was $232.1 million in Q4 2023, with the low at $24.3 million in Q4 2021.
- Average Profit After Tax over 5 years is $167.9 million, with a median of $202.8 million recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Profit After Tax soared 557.42% in 2022, then dropped 12.63% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Profit After Tax stood at $24.3 million in 2021, then jumped by 557.42% to $159.5 million in 2022, then soared by 45.5% to $232.1 million in 2023, then retreated by 12.63% to $202.8 million in 2024, then grew by 8.88% to $220.8 million in 2025.
- The last three Profit After Tax figures came in at $220.8 million (Q4 2025), $202.8 million (Q4 2024), and $232.1 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 162.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 696.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 605.50 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 230.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -795.00 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 220.81 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 93.42 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 239.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 220.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 202.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 232.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 159.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -139.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 359.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 437.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 406.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 92.72 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 820.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 1.40 Bn |
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Pearson Profit After Tax API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-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=profit-after-tax&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();