Pearson annual debt-to-assets ratio
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Pearson Debt-to-Assets Ratio Growth & History (PSON)
Pearson's debt-to-assets ratio was 0.30 for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Debt-to-assets ratio | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 0.30 | 0.01 | +5.11% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 0.29 | 0.03 | +13.66% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 0.25 | 0.00 | +1.34% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 0.25 | −0.03 | −9.51% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 0.28 | −0.05 | −14.15% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 0.32 | −0.00 | −1.39% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 0.33 | 0.24 | +256.61% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 0.09 | −0.05 | −33.32% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 0.14 | −0.11 | −43.90% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 0.25 | — | — |
Pearson quarterly debt-to-assets ratio
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Debt-to-assets ratio | Change | YoY change |
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| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | 0.28 | 0.04 | +15.34% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | 0.30 | 0.01 | +5.11% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | 0.24 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | 0.29 | 0.03 | +13.66% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | 0.25 | 0.00 | +1.34% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | 0.25 | −0.03 | −9.51% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | 0.28 | −0.05 | −14.15% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | 0.32 | −0.00 | −1.39% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-12-31 | 0.33 | 0.24 | +256.61% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-12-31 | 0.09 | −0.05 | −33.32% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-12-31 | 0.14 | −0.11 | −43.90% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-12-31 | 0.25 | — | — |
Pearson debt-to-assets ratio trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Pearson's debt-to-assets ratio decreased from 0.32 to 0.30, a change of −0.02. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows 0.28.
About the metric
What the debt-to-assets ratio means
The debt-to-assets ratio shows the portion of a company’s reported assets financed with interest-bearing debt. It is a leverage measure and should not be confused with total liabilities divided by assets.
Calculation and source
How debt-to-assets is calculated
TickerStat calculates debt-to-assets as total interest-bearing debt divided by total assets at the same reporting-period end. Periods with missing debt or non-positive assets are omitted. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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