Pearson (PSORF) Debt to Equity (2015 - 2025)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Debt to Equity of $0.41 in Q4 2025, up 11.37% quarter-over-quarter from $0.36 in Q4 2024, and up 11.37% on a YoY basis from $0.36 in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Debt to Equity (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Debt to Equity history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $0.41 for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Debt to Equity rose 11.37% year-over-year to $0.41; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $0.41 (up 11.37% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.41, up 11.37% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.41 for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $0.36 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.41 in Q4 2025 to a low of $0.28 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.33 across 5 years, with a median of $0.33 in 2021.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Debt to Equity slipped 18.08% in 2021, then climbed 24.78% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.33 in 2021, then slipped by 14.78% to $0.28 in 2022, then increased by 4.56% to $0.29 in 2023, then advanced by 24.78% to $0.36 in 2024, then advanced by 11.37% to $0.41 in 2025.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.41 (Q4 2025), $0.36 (Q4 2024), and $0.29 (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 0.41
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn -
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 1.08
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 5.12
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -143.95
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 5.33
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -
9 Pearson - - - 0.41
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 1.08

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.41
Dec 31, 2024 0.36
Dec 31, 2023 0.29
Dec 31, 2022 0.28
Dec 31, 2021 0.33
Dec 31, 2020 0.40
Dec 31, 2019 0.39
Dec 31, 2018 0.16
Dec 31, 2017 0.27
Dec 31, 2015 -0.10