Pearson (PSORF) Short term Debt (2016 - 2025)
Pearson (PSORF) recorded quarterly Short term Debt of $82.5 million in Q4 2025, down 79.6% quarter-over-quarter from $404.3 million in Q4 2024, and down 79.6% on a YoY basis from $404.3 million in Q4 2024.
Pearson (PSORF) Short term Debt (2016 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Pearson's Short term Debt history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $82.5 million for Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Short term Debt fell 79.6% year-over-year to $82.5 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at $82.5 million (down 79.6% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $82.5 million, down 79.6% from the prior year.
- Short term Debt was $82.5 million for Q4 2025 at Pearson, down from $404.3 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Short term Debt ranged from a high of $404.3 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $82.5 million in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Short term Debt has averaged $176.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $100.9 million in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Short term Debt jumped 381.2% in 2024, then slumped 79.6% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Short term Debt shows it stood at $208.9 million in 2021, then slumped by 51.72% to $100.9 million in 2022, then decreased by 16.71% to $84.0 million in 2023, then surged by 381.2% to $404.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 79.6% to $82.5 million in 2025.
- The last three Short term Debt figures came in at $82.5 million (Q4 2025), $404.3 million (Q4 2024), and $84.0 million (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (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 |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 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 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 82.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 404.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 84.02 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 100.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 208.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 335.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 118.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 59.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 25.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 54.70 Mn |