Pearson (PSO) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2025)
Pearson's Total Liabilities was $3.72 billion in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, up 2.0% from $3.64 billion a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Total Liabilities at Pearson came in at $3.69 billion, up 1.5% from the prior year.
- Total Liabilities shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -18.3% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Total Liabilities was $3.63 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+6.5%), $3.41 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-5.4%), $3.6 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-14.6%) and $4.21 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-58.3%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 marks the highest quarterly Total Liabilities since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Liabilities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.49 Bn | 14.24 Bn | - | 10.52 Bn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.76 Bn | 5.84 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 39.35 Bn |
| 3 | News | 14.74 Bn | 6.93 Bn | - | 6.31 Bn |
| 4 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.20 Bn | 10.64 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 15.04 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.13 Bn | 8.26 Bn | - | 3.76 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.43 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 971.33 Mn |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.02 Bn | 6.94 Bn | - | 30.46 Bn |
| 8 | Wpp | 6.03 Bn | -5.76 Bn | - | 27.55 Bn |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.79 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 15.31 Bn |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.65 Bn | 978.28 Mn | 715.00 Mn | 4.51 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.51 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 4.52 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | 4.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 4.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 5.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 7.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.73 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | 8.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 8.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 19.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 18.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 8.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 7.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 7.73 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Total Liabilities API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
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();