Pearson (PSO) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Total Liabilities of -$3.7 billion for Q4 2025, down 2.03% on a QoQ basis from -$3.6 billion in Q4 2024, and down 2.03% year-over-year from -$3.8 billion in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Total Liabilities for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$3.7 billion in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Total Liabilities fell 2.03% year-over-year to -$3.7 billion in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$3.7 billion, a 2.03% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$3.7 billion, down 2.03% from the prior year.
- Total Liabilities was -$3.7 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from -$3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Total Liabilities was -$3.4 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$4.1 billion in Q4 2021.
- Average Total Liabilities over 5 years is -$3.7 billion, with a median of -$3.6 billion recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Total Liabilities advanced 17.36% in 2022, then retreated 7.19% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Total Liabilities stood at -$4.1 billion in 2021, then rose by 17.36% to -$3.4 billion in 2022, then advanced by 0.37% to -$3.4 billion in 2023, then slipped by 7.19% to -$3.6 billion in 2024, then dropped by 2.03% to -$3.7 billion in 2025.
- The last three Total Liabilities figures came in at -$3.7 billion (Q4 2025), -$3.6 billion (Q4 2024), and -$3.4 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Liabilities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 63.25 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 10.75 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 39.63 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 6.31 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -3.72 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 936.99 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 15.28 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | 20.95 Mn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -4.38 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | -4.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -4.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -4.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -5.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -7.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -7.92 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | -8.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -8.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -8.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -9.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -8.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -7.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -7.80 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Total Liabilities 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=total-liabilities&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-liabilities", "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=total-liabilities&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();