Pearson (PSO) Total Debt (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted quarterly Total Debt of $2.0 billion for Q4 2025, up 4.27% year-over-year from $1.9 billion in Q4 2024, and up 4.27% quarter-over-quarter from $1.9 billion in Q4 2024.
Pearson (PSO) Total Debt (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Total Debt history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.0 billion for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Total Debt rose 4.27% year-over-year to $2.0 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $2.0 billion (up 4.27% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.0 billion, up 3.78% from the prior year.
- Total Debt for Q4 2025 stood at $2.0 billion, up from $1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Total Debt was $2.0 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $1.4 billion in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Total Debt is $1.9 billion (2021), against an average of $1.7 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Total Debt declined 23.55% in 2022, then climbed 29.77% in 2024.
- Pearson's Total Debt stood at $1.9 billion in 2021, then dropped by 23.55% to $1.4 billion in 2022, then climbed by 0.92% to $1.5 billion in 2023, then rose by 29.77% to $1.9 billion in 2024, then advanced by 4.27% to $2.0 billion in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows PSO's Total Debt at $2.0 billion in Q4 2025, $1.9 billion in Q4 2024, and $1.5 billion in Q4 2023.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Times | 10.60 Bn | 9.94 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 2 | Pearson | 10.47 Bn | 9.86 Bn | 1.18 Bn | -9.38 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.73 Bn | 2.65 Bn | 337.86 Mn | 695.90 Mn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 963.33 Mn | 876.68 Mn | 208.25 Mn | 710.15 Mn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 949.42 Mn | 814.52 Mn | 285.70 Mn | 75.00 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 187.86 Mn | 128.43 Mn | 63.89 Mn | 454.72 Mn |
| 7 | Educational Development | 11.58 Mn | 9.77 Mn | 2.82 Mn | - |
| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - | 7.67 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.18 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | -1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 926.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 54.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.11 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | -2.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -2.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -2.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -3.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -3.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -3.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -3.16 Bn |