Pearson (PSO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 25.47% for Q4 2024, down 471.0% year-over-year from 6.87% in Q1 2024, and down 22.68% quarter-over-quarter from 20.76% in Q4 2023.
Pearson (PSO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Tax Rate history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 25.47% for Q4 2024.
- In Q4 2024, Tax Rate fell 471.0% year-over-year to 25.47%; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at 21.43% (down 1802.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 26.48%, up 1177.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate for Q4 2024 stood at 25.47%, down from 20.76% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Tax Rate was 350.0% in Q4 2021, with the low at 26.49% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 20.76% (2023), against an average of 55.63%.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Tax Rate jumped 34910 bps in 2021, then tumbled 37649 bps in 2022.
- Pearson's Tax Rate stood at 0.9% in 2020, then soared by 38992 bps to 350.0% in 2021, then plunged by 108 bps to 26.49% in 2022, then advanced by 22 bps to 20.76% in 2023, then dropped by 23 bps to 25.47% in 2024.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Tax Rate at 25.47% in Q4 2024, 20.76% in Q4 2023, and 26.49% in Q4 2022.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 25.40% |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -23.85% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | -42.51% |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 36.80% |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 35.17% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 21.21% |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | 21.00% |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -23.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -23.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -23.85% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -25.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -25.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -25.47% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -20.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -20.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -20.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -26.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -26.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -26.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 350.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 350.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 350.00% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.83% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.83% |