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

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DateValue
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