Pearson (PSO) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) recorded quarterly Total Liabilities of $3.7 billion in Q4 2025, up 2.03% quarter-over-quarter from $3.6 billion in Q4 2024, and up 2.03% on a YoY basis from $3.6 billion in Q4 2024.
Pearson (PSO) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Total Liabilities history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.7 billion for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Total Liabilities rose 2.03% year-over-year to $3.7 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $3.7 billion (up 2.03% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.7 billion, up 2.03% from the prior year.
- Total Liabilities was $3.7 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $3.6 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Total Liabilities ranged from a high of $4.1 billion in Q4 2021 to a low of $3.4 billion in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Total Liabilities has averaged $3.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.6 billion in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Total Liabilities declined 17.36% in 2022, then gained 6.09% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Total Liabilities shows it stood at $4.1 billion in 2021, then slipped by 17.36% to $3.4 billion in 2022, then rose by 0.67% to $3.4 billion in 2023, then grew by 6.09% to $3.6 billion in 2024, then advanced 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 Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Liabilities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 13.48 Bn | 13.03 Bn | - | 3.72 Bn |
| 2 | New York Times | 12.54 Bn | 11.90 Bn | -372.70 Mn | 955.73 Mn |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.34 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 302.26 Mn | 1.81 Bn |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 Mn | 1.66 Bn |
| 5 | Scholastic | 1.03 Bn | 926.92 Mn | 178.80 Mn | 908.90 Mn |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 142.56 Mn | 91.60 Mn | 59.21 Mn | 621.80 Mn |
| 7 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - | 49.03 Mn |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn | 11.52 Mn |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - | 3.72 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn | 1.81 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.43 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 | -8.34 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | -8.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -8.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -9.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -9,053,894.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -8.30 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -8.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -7.80 Bn |