John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) stock
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 total debt
Total debt is short-term plus long-term borrowings on the balance sheet at the end of each period.
John Wiley & Sons's total debt was $1.29B at Jul 31, 2026. For fiscal 2026 it was $683.40M, down 14.5% from the year before. Over ten years it grew 1.2% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is $821.59M in fiscal 2021.
Annual total debt
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $683.40M | -14.5% |
| FY2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | $799.44M | +3.2% |
| FY2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | $774.60M | +3.5% |
| FY2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | $748.29M | -4.9% |
| FY2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | $787.03M | -4.2% |
| FY2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | $821.59M | +6.0% |
| FY2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | $775.03M | +61.9% |
| FY2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | $478.79M | +33.0% |
| FY2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | $360.00M | -1.4% |
| FY2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | $365.00M | -39.7% |
| FY2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | $605.01M | -19.3% |
| FY2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | $750.09M | +7.1% |
| FY2014 | Apr 30, 2014 | $700.10M | +4.0% |
| FY2013 | Apr 30, 2013 | $673.00M | +41.7% |
| FY2012 | Apr 30, 2012 | $475.00M | +4.6% |
| FY2011 | Apr 30, 2011 | $454.20M | -30.0% |
| FY2010 | Apr 30, 2010 | $649.00M | – |
Quarterly total debt
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027 | Jul 31, 2026 | $1.29B | +55.9% |
| Q4 FY2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $683.40M | -14.5% |
| Q3 FY2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | $807.54M | -9.0% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Oct 31, 2025 | $871.71M | -9.3% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Jul 31, 2025 | $828.27M | -9.8% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | $799.44M | +3.2% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | $887.21M | -2.2% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | $961.01M | +2.0% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Jul 31, 2024 | $918.60M | +2.5% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | $774.60M | +3.5% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | $906.77M | -4.1% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | $942.62M | -6.1% |
| Q1 FY2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | $895.92M | -4.6% |
| Q4 FY2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | $748.29M | -4.9% |
| Q3 FY2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | $945.58M | +3.0% |
| Q2 FY2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | $1.00B | -4.0% |
| Q1 FY2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | $939.11M | -2.6% |
| Q4 FY2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | $787.03M | -4.2% |
| Q3 FY2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | $917.67M | -4.5% |
| Q2 FY2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | $1.05B | +24.7% |
| Q1 FY2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | $964.52M | +13.9% |
| Q4 FY2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | $821.59M | +6.0% |
| Q3 FY2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | $960.74M | +20.5% |
| Q2 FY2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | $837.74M | +5.4% |
| Q1 FY2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | $846.70M | +15.9% |
| Q4 FY2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | $775.03M | +61.9% |
| Q3 FY2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | $797.46M | +25.9% |
| Q2 FY2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | $794.61M | +47.9% |
| Q1 FY2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | $730.54M | +44.0% |
| Q4 FY2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | $478.79M | +33.0% |
| Q3 FY2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | $633.52M | +48.0% |
| Q2 FY2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | $537.31M | -4.6% |
| Q1 FY2019 | Jul 31, 2018 | $507.49M | -8.0% |
| Q4 FY2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | $360.00M | -1.4% |
| Q3 FY2018 | Jan 31, 2018 | $428.20M | -50.5% |
| Q2 FY2018 | Oct 31, 2017 | $562.96M | -36.3% |
| Q1 FY2018 | Jul 31, 2017 | $551.65M | – |
| Q4 FY2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | $365.00M | – |
| Q3 FY2017 | Jan 31, 2017 | $865.70M | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Oct 31, 2016 | $883.99M | – |