Pearson (PSORF) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2024)

Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Profit After Tax of $202.8 million in Q4 2024, down 13.52% quarter-over-quarter from $234.5 million in Q4 2023, and down 13.52% on a YoY basis from $234.5 million in Q1 2024.

Pearson (PSORF) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2024) Analysis & Trends

Pearson's Profit After Tax history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $202.8 million for Q4 2024.

  • In Q4 2024, Profit After Tax fell 13.52% year-over-year to $202.8 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2024 stood at $621.1 million (down 73.41% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $446.9 million, down 19.95% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax was $202.8 million for Q4 2024 at Pearson, down from $234.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Profit After Tax ranged from a high of $1.9 billion in Q4 2020 to a low of $24.3 million in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Profit After Tax has averaged $507.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $202.8 million in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2022: Profit After Tax plunged 98.73% in 2021, then surged 557.42% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Profit After Tax shows it stood at $1.9 billion in 2020, then slumped by 98.73% to $24.3 million in 2021, then soared by 557.42% to $159.5 million in 2022, then jumped by 47.01% to $234.5 million in 2023, then dropped by 13.52% to $202.8 million in 2024.
  • The last three Profit After Tax figures came in at $202.8 million (Q4 2024), $234.5 million (Q4 2023), and $159.5 million (Q4 2022), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 129.84 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 29.68 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 19.89 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 62.50 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -1.71 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -3.11 Mn
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 29.68 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2024 202.79 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 234.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 159.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 24.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 1.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 2.39 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 2.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 3.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -2.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 359.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 -14.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 504.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 92.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 164.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2009 71.87 Mn