Pearson (PSORF) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2024)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Interest Expenses of -$73.2 million in Q4 2024, down 62.06% quarter-over-quarter from -$45.1 million in Q4 2023, and down 62.06% on a YoY basis from -$192.8 million in Q1 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Interest Expenses history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$73.2 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Interest Expenses fell 62.06% year-over-year to -$73.2 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$127.7 million (up 24.66% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $130.4 million, down 9.32% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was -$73.2 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, down from -$45.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of -$9.4 million in Q4 2022 to a low of -$116.2 million in Q4 2020.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged -$57.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$45.1 million in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Expenses surged 77.55% in 2022, then slumped 381.11% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at -$116.2 million in 2020, then soared by 64.04% to -$41.8 million in 2021, then soared by 77.55% to -$9.4 million in 2022, then plunged by 381.11% to -$45.1 million in 2023, then sank by 62.06% to -$73.2 million in 2024.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at -$73.2 million (Q4 2024), -$45.1 million (Q4 2023), and -$9.4 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
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 11.49 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 21.24 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 7.63 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 1,600.00
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 11.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2024 -73.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -73.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -45.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -45.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -9.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -9.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -41.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -41.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -116.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -116.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -108.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 -108.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -117.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 -117.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -146.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 -146.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -120.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 -120.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -62.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 -62.22 Mn