Pearson (PSORF) Non-Current Debt (2015 - 2025)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Non-Current Debt of $1.9 billion in Q4 2025, up 27.1% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q4 2024, and up 27.1% on a YoY basis from $1.5 billion in Q4 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Non-Current Debt (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Non-Current Debt history runs 11 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.9 billion for Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, Non-Current Debt rose 27.1% year-over-year to $1.9 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $1.9 billion (up 27.1% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.9 billion, up 27.1% from the prior year.
  • Non-Current Debt was $1.9 billion for Q4 2025 at Pearson, up from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Non-Current Debt ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $1.3 billion in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Non-Current Debt has averaged $1.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.5 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Non-Current Debt dropped 20.05% in 2022, then grew 27.1% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Non-Current Debt shows it stood at $1.7 billion in 2021, then fell by 20.05% to $1.3 billion in 2022, then increased by 2.24% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 8.25% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then gained by 27.1% to $1.9 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Non-Current Debt figures came in at $1.9 billion (Q4 2025), $1.5 billion (Q4 2024), and $1.4 billion (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Non-Current Debt (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 1.89 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 796.29 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 656.08 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 455.47 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 1.38 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -
9 Pearson - - - 1.89 Bn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 796.29 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 1.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.89 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 1.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 867.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 867.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 1.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 1.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.36 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -1.36 Bn