Income tax expense · 2015–2025
Pearson income tax expense
$160M+66.4% · FY2025
Pearson (PSO) reported $160M in income tax expense for fiscal 2025, +66.4% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Income tax expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20252025-12-31 | $160M | +66.4% | Open → |
| FY20242024-12-31 | $95.9M | −31.7% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $140M | +44.0% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $97.6M | +$98.9M | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | −$1.4M | −$65.6M | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $64.2M | +$108M | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | −$43.4M | +$79.4M | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | −$123M | −$140M | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $16.8M | +$317M | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | −$300M | −$176M | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | −$124M | — | Open → |
Income tax expense — Income tax expense is the tax a company charged against profit in its income statement for the year. It is not the same as the cash it handed to tax authorities: deferred tax, provisions and timing differences separate the two, often by billions. The cash figure is a different line in the cash-flow statement.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026
Figures are reported under IFRS in GBP and converted to US dollars at ECB reference rates — fiscal 2025 average 0.758 GBP/$ for income items, year-end 0.743 GBP/$ for balance-sheet items.
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