John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) balance sheet

WLYBNYSEBooks: Publishing or Publishing & PrintingFiscal year ends April 30Also trades as WLY

Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 4, 2026Score 16/3013% below fair value

$51.60−2.63 (-4.86%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $2.62BP/E 13.9Yield –

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. balance sheet

Millions of USD, except per-share data. Shares in millions.

Line item	Q1 2027 2026-07-31	Q4 2026 2026-04-30	Q3 2026 2026-01-31	Q2 2026 2025-10-31	Q1 2026 2025-07-31	Q4 2025 2025-04-30	Q3 2025 2025-01-31	Q2 2025 2024-10-31	Q1 2025 2024-07-31	Q4 2024 2024-04-30	Q3 2024 2024-01-31	Q2 2024 2023-10-31	Q1 2024 2023-07-31	Q4 2023 2023-04-30	Q3 2023 2023-01-31	Q2 2023 2022-10-31	Q1 2023 2022-07-31	Q4 2022 2022-04-30	Q3 2022 2022-01-31	Q2 2022 2021-10-31	Q1 2022 2021-07-31	Q4 2021 2021-04-30	Q3 2021 2021-01-31	Q2 2021 2020-10-31	Q1 2021 2020-07-31	Q4 2020 2020-04-30	Q3 2020 2020-01-31	Q2 2020 2019-10-31	Q1 2020 2019-07-31	Q4 2019 2019-04-30	Q3 2019 2019-01-31	Q2 2019 2018-10-31	Q1 2019 2018-07-31	Q4 2018 2018-04-30	Q3 2018 2018-01-31	Q2 2018 2017-10-31	Q1 2018 2017-07-31	Q4 2017 2017-04-30	Q3 2017 2017-01-31	Q2 2017 2016-10-31
Cash & Equivalents	106	76	95	67	82	86	105	76	83	83	93	83	75	107	126	118	104	100	109	101	83	94	91	86	101	202	117	108	104	93	133	116	113	170	128	73	84	59	482	267
Cash & Short-Term Investments	106	76	95	67	82	86	105	76	83	83	93	83	75	107	126	118	104	100	109	101	83	94	91	86	101	202	117	108	104	93	133	116	113	170	128	73	84	59	482	267
Receivables	211	244	200	210	220	228	185	183	192	224	161	147	153	310	284	260	281	332	268	292	285	312	279	273	282	309	302	235	281	307	195	236	272	212	240	194	199	189	221	213
Inventory	18	19	19	21	22	23	25	27	26	26	28	30	30	31	33	34	33	37	40	40	40	43	41	42	45	44	43	45	45	36	35	35	37	39	44	44	48	48	49	52
Prepaid Expenses & Other	103	81	97	83	96	103	80	85	87	86	69	59	80	94	88	70	81	82	74	68	71	78	85	76	59	59	71	59	61	67	69	62	66	58	64	54	66	65	124	148
Total Current Assets	438	420	411	381	420	440	395	370	393	454	384	426	478	541	531	483	501	551	492	500	479	526	496	477	488	615	533	447	491	503	431	449	488	480	476	364	397	360	876	680
Property, Plant & Equipment	132	136	142	147	152	162	165	172	185	192	208	223	224	247	248	250	258	272	272	272	273	282	285	290	295	298	297	295	293	289	286	286	288	290	274	275	265	243	241	248
Gross Property, Plant & Equipment	–	843	–	–	–	799	–	–	–	773	–	–	–	834	–	–	–	798	–	–	–	734	–	–	–	665	–	–	–	689	–	–	–	634	–	–	–	580	–	–
Accumulated Depreciation	–	-707	–	–	–	-637	–	–	–	-580	–	–	–	-587	–	–	–	-526	–	–	–	-451	–	–	–	-367	–	–	–	-400	–	–	–	-344	–	–	–	-337	–	–
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets	56	57	60	62	64	66	67	71	72	69	71	79	82	91	95	93	103	112	118	122	122	121	125	137	140	143	142	146	147	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Goodwill	1,391	1,132	1,139	1,116	1,118	1,122	1,079	1,102	1,100	1,091	1,097	1,082	1,102	1,204	1,203	1,268	1,289	1,302	1,326	1,302	1,302	1,304	1,297	1,127	1,134	1,117	1,226	1,143	1,122	1,096	1,103	986	997	1,020	1,028	1,000	996	982	981	974
Intangible Assets	853	579	595	582	580	595	572	598	609	616	629	631	657	855	868	861	896	931	971	970	996	1,015	1,025	820	829	807	926	881	878	866	893	788	811	848	869	829	834	828	834	823
Deferred Tax Assets	–	59	–	–	–	3.56	–	–	–	9.32	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	8.76	–	–	–	12	–	–	–	8.79	–	–	–	9.23	–	–	–	4.13	–	–	–	5.30	–	–
Other Long-Term Assets	262	267	214	178	190	307	322	295	293	284	299	137	141	170	205	173	182	194	119	118	115	197	107	102	102	99	102	97	102	97	93	92	93	86	90	86	85	85	79	80
Total Assets	3,132	2,592	2,561	2,467	2,524	2,691	2,600	2,609	2,652	2,725	2,707	2,779	2,926	3,109	3,150	3,128	3,229	3,362	3,378	3,346	3,363	3,446	3,426	3,020	3,069	3,169	3,325	3,083	3,120	2,949	2,912	2,681	2,772	2,839	2,859	2,633	2,667	2,606	3,103	2,853
Accounts Payable	45	67	50	48	36	61	53	40	39	56	45	49	44	84	32	46	57	77	77	51	62	96	73	55	53	94	64	74	60	91	85	72	44	90	205	151	141	76	211	159
Short-Term Debt	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt	14	13	11	10	10	10	10	10	8.75	7.50	6.25	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	25	22	19	16	13	13	13	13	13	11	9.38	7.81	6.25	6.25	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Current Debt	14	13	11	10	10	10	10	10	8.75	7.50	6.25	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	25	22	19	16	13	13	13	13	13	11	9.38	7.81	6.25	6.25	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	0
Current Portion of Leases	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	20	20	19	20	21	22	22	22	22	21	20	21	22	19	18	18	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Current Income Taxes Payable	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17	13	9.63	8.59	9.17	1.90	0.18	14	9.50	3.29	11	21	21	18	13	14	19	18	25	22	9.08	8.52
Deferred Revenue (Current)	384	451	293	219	362	463	313	241	367	484	301	236	370	505	369	264	407	538	356	268	418	545	398	285	409	520	413	249	409	519	272	237	392	486	409	244	335	436	403	223
Other Current Liabilities	72	63	75	68	66	66	92	72	78	76	79	72	69	88	99	95	102	96	88	90	82	89	81	77	70	73	77	68	76	76	83	79	93	95	95	84	84	86	78	77
Total Current Liabilities	689	779	692	540	649	821	717	561	689	873	712	610	706	896	761	635	781	969	821	645	763	989	842	635	716	927	815	586	733	882	678	570	676	874	833	582	671	788	790	543
Long-Term Debt	1,278	671	796	862	818	789	877	951	910	767	901	938	891	743	941	979	917	768	902	1,033	952	809	948	825	836	766	790	788	724	479	634	537	507	360	428	563	552	365	866	884
Long-Term Leases	67	70	74	76	78	81	84	88	92	94	98	102	107	116	120	121	127	133	140	144	145	146	153	153	157	160	161	165	167	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Operating Lease Liabilities	84	85	90	93	96	100	102	106	109	113	116	120	125	135	140	140	147	153	161	166	167	168	174	173	177	182	180	183	185	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Deferred Tax Liabilities	165	99	107	103	104	105	95	99	97	97	95	94	110	144	145	157	160	180	183	188	189	173	165	131	124	119	–	–	–	144	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other Long-Term Liabilities	77	66	69	73	70	70	72	83	77	72	71	78	79	79	79	84	85	91	97	105	99	92	87	83	79	75	70	75	68	96	96	96	97	81	78	76	72	75	75	72
Total Liabilities	2,335	1,744	1,811	1,727	1,791	1,939	1,915	1,854	1,938	1,986	1,959	1,912	1,989	2,064	2,123	2,051	2,147	2,219	2,258	2,239	2,285	2,355	2,363	2,000	2,095	2,235	2,127	1,904	1,988	1,767	1,716	1,511	1,598	1,649	1,691	1,586	1,658	1,603	2,092	1,872
Total Debt	1,291	683	808	872	828	799	887	961	919	775	907	943	896	748	946	1,004	939	787	918	1,045	965	822	961	838	847	775	797	795	731	479	634	537	507	360	428	563	552	365	866	884
Preferred Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	0	–	–
Common Stock	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	83	83	83	83
Additional Paid-In Capital	482	487	490	485	480	482	482	479	473	474	474	471	465	470	470	465	459	459	457	452	446	444	441	436	431	432	433	430	425	422	423	418	413	407	406	392	388	388	384	379
Retained Earnings	1,708	1,738	1,621	1,610	1,584	1,591	1,542	1,584	1,563	1,583	1,577	1,710	1,749	1,861	1,812	1,903	1,884	1,921	1,897	1,881	1,845	1,850	1,828	1,825	1,776	1,780	1,957	1,941	1,915	1,931	1,887	1,871	1,846	1,834	1,798	1,748	1,706	1,715	1,687	1,657
Treasury Stock	-1,029	-1,018	-991	-957	-935	-925	-903	-894	-882	-873	-860	-855	-843	-840	-832	-827	-820	-813	-811	-811	-801	-796	-789	-782	-782	-786	-778	-770	-756	-746	-724	-714	-697	-694	-686	-700	-686	-676	-664	-651
Comprehensive Income & Other	-447	-442	-453	-481	-478	-479	-519	-496	-524	-528	-527	-542	-517	-529	-506	-546	-523	-508	-507	-498	-495	-491	-500	-542	-534	-575	-498	-505	-536	-509	-474	-489	-472	-440	-433	-477	-482	-507	-478	-487
Shareholders' Equity	797	848	750	740	733	752	685	755	714	740	748	867	937	1,045	1,027	1,078	1,082	1,142	1,120	1,107	1,078	1,091	1,064	1,020	974	934	1,197	1,179	1,132	1,181	1,195	1,169	1,174	1,191	1,168	1,047	1,009	1,003	1,011	982
Total Equity	797	848	750	740	733	752	685	755	714	740	748	867	937	1,045	1,027	1,078	1,082	1,142	1,120	1,107	1,078	1,091	1,064	1,020	974	934	1,197	1,179	1,132	1,181	1,195	1,169	1,174	1,191	1,168	1,047	1,009	1,003	1,011	982
Total Liabilities & Equity	3,132	2,592	2,561	2,467	2,524	2,691	2,600	2,609	2,652	2,725	2,707	2,779	2,926	3,109	3,150	3,128	3,229	3,362	3,378	3,346	3,363	3,446	3,426	3,020	3,069	3,169	3,325	3,083	3,120	2,949	2,912	2,681	2,772	2,839	2,859	2,633	2,667	2,606	3,103	2,853

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Ratios

Latest available, balances at Jul 31, 2026

Profitability, TTM

Gross margin: 74.6%
Operating margin: 14.9%
Net margin: 11.9%
Return on equity, FY2026: 27.7%

Financial strength

Current ratio: 0.64
Debt to equity: 1.62
Debt to assets: 41.2%
Cash to current liabilities: 15.5%

Valuation

P/E ratio: 13.9
Price to sales: 1.57
Price to book: 3.29
Dividend yield: –