Pearson (PSO) Short term Debt (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Short term Debt of -$82.5 million for Q4 2025, down 120.4% on a QoQ basis from $404.3 million in Q4 2024, and down 120.4% year-over-year from $404.3 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Short term Debt (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Short term Debt for 11 years, with the latest figure at -$82.5 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Short term Debt fell 120.4% year-over-year to -$82.5 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$82.5 million, a 120.4% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$82.5 million, down 120.4% from the prior year.
- Short term Debt was -$82.5 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $404.3 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Short term Debt was $404.3 million in Q4 2024, with the low at -$82.5 million in Q4 2025.
- Average Short term Debt over 5 years is $143.0 million, with a median of $100.9 million recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Short term Debt surged 386.19% in 2024, then plunged 120.4% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Short term Debt stood at $208.9 million in 2021, then sank by 51.72% to $100.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 17.56% to $83.2 million in 2023, then soared by 386.19% to $404.3 million in 2024, then slumped by 120.4% to -$82.5 million in 2025.
- The last three Short term Debt figures came in at -$82.5 million (Q4 2025), $404.3 million (Q4 2024), and $83.2 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 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 | -82.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 404.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 83.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 100.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 208.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 335.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 118.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 59.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 25.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 54.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -120.88 Mn |
API Access
Pearson Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();