Pearson (PSO) Total Non-Current Liabilities (2009 - 2025)
Pearson (PSO) posted Total Non-Current Liabilities of -$2.2 billion for Q4 2025, down 24.42% on a QoQ basis from -$1.7 billion in Q4 2024, and down 24.42% year-over-year from -$2.9 billion in Q4 2024.
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Pearson (PSO) Total Non-Current Liabilities (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson has reported Total Non-Current Liabilities for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$2.2 billion in Q4 2025.
- On a quarterly basis, Total Non-Current Liabilities fell 24.42% year-over-year to -$2.2 billion in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$2.2 billion, a 24.42% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$2.2 billion, down 24.42% from the prior year.
- Total Non-Current Liabilities was -$2.2 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from -$1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Total Non-Current Liabilities was -$1.7 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at -$2.2 billion in Q4 2025.
- Average Total Non-Current Liabilities over 5 years is -$1.9 billion, with a median of -$1.7 billion recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Total Non-Current Liabilities increased 16.1% in 2022, then fell 24.42% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Total Non-Current Liabilities stood at -$2.0 billion in 2021, then gained by 16.1% to -$1.7 billion in 2022, then advanced by 1.21% to -$1.7 billion in 2023, then slipped by 5.43% to -$1.7 billion in 2024, then retreated by 24.42% to -$2.2 billion in 2025.
- The last three Total Non-Current Liabilities figures came in at -$2.2 billion (Q4 2025), -$1.7 billion (Q4 2024), and -$1.7 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Non-Current Liabilities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.15 Bn | 74.93 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 52.25 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 24.55 Bn | 20.44 Bn | - | 9.36 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.71 Bn | 17.98 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 38.39 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.37 Bn | 15.99 Bn | - | 5.80 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.04 Bn | 8.96 Bn | -2.08 Bn | -2.14 Bn |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.10 Bn | 9.51 Bn | 1.17 Bn | -2.17 Bn |
| 7 | New York Times | 9.93 Bn | 9.27 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 289.27 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.86 Bn | 8.68 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 14.35 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.17 Bn | 6.15 Bn | - | 1.10 Mn |
| 10 | Wpp | 5.43 Bn | 2.51 Bn | - | -5.19 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -2.21 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | -2.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -2.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -2.21 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -4.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -5.02 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | -5.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -5.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -4.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -5.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -5.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -4.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -4.98 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Total Non-Current Liabilities API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-non-current-liabilities&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-non-current-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-non-current-liabilities&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();