John Wiley & Sons WLY
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted quarterly Current Deferred Revenue of $451.4 million for Q2 2026, down 2.44% year-over-year from $462.7 million in Q2 2025, and up 54.15% quarter-over-quarter from $292.8 million in Q1 2026.

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Current Deferred Revenue for 18 consecutive years, with $451.4 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Current Deferred Revenue fell 2.44% year-over-year to $451.4 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $451.4 million (down 2.44% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $451.4 million, down 2.44% from the prior year.
  • Current Deferred Revenue climbed to $451.4 million in Q2 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from $292.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Current Deferred Revenue topped out at $538.1 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $218.8 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Current Deferred Revenue has averaged $363.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $364.5 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Current Deferred Revenue dropped 18.57% — and 2025, when it gained 4.19%.
  • John Wiley & Sons' Current Deferred Revenue stood at $263.8 million in 2022, then declined by 10.61% to $235.8 million in 2023, then grew by 2.4% to $241.5 million in 2024, then declined by 9.4% to $218.8 million in 2025, then surged by 106.33% to $451.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLY's Current Deferred Revenue at $451.4 million in Q2 2026, $292.8 million in Q1 2026, and $218.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.71 Bn 10.05 Bn 394.61 Mn
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.97 Bn 1.18 Bn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn
4 Usa Today 964.07 Mn 877.41 Mn 208.25 Mn
5 Scholastic 952.98 Mn 818.08 Mn 285.70 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 178.08 Mn 118.65 Mn 63.89 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.58 Mn 9.77 Mn 2.82 Mn
8 TNL Mediagene 672,850.90 -1.26 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 451.42 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 292.84 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 218.79 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 361.68 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 462.69 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 313.28 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 241.49 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 367.31 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 483.78 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 300.68 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 235.84 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 369.56 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 504.70 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 369.25 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 263.82 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 407.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 538.13 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 355.85 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 267.89 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 418.46 Mn