Pearson (PSO) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Tax Provisions of -$69.2 million for Q4 2025, little changed on a QoQ basis from -$69.3 million in Q4 2024, and little changed year-over-year from -$69.0 million in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Tax Provisions for 15 years, with the latest figure at -$69.2 million in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Tax Provisions changed 0.2% year-over-year to -$69.2 million in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$256.8 million, a 52.18% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$161.0 million, down 67.2% from the prior year.
- Tax Provisions was -$69.2 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, roughly flat from -$69.3 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $18.9 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$69.3 million in Q4 2024.
- Average Tax Provisions over 5 years is -$47.6 million, with a median of -$60.8 million recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Tax Provisions rose 9.94% in 2021, then plunged 404.54% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Tax Provisions stood at $18.9 million in 2021, then slumped by 404.54% to -$57.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 5.82% to -$60.8 million in 2023, then dropped by 13.96% to -$69.3 million in 2024, then gained by 0.2% to -$69.2 million in 2025.
- The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at -$69.2 million (Q4 2025), -$69.3 million (Q4 2024), and -$60.8 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -433.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 225.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 224.80 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 48.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -275.00 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -69.17 Mn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 31.80 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 73.00 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 | -69.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -69.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -60.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -57.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 17.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -17.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 106.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 60.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -88.73 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -142.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -221.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -312.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -228.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -323.43 Mn |
API Access
Pearson Tax Provisions API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-provisions&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();