John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Current Deferred Revenue was $384.28 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.2% from $361.68 million a year earlier but down 14.9% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Current Deferred Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Current Deferred Revenue at John Wiley & Sons came in at $451.42 million, down 2.4% from FY2025.
- Current Deferred Revenue has now declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Current Deferred Revenue was $462.69 million in FY2025 (-4.4%), $483.78 million in FY2024 (-4.1%), $504.7 million in FY2023 (-6.2%) and $538.13 million in FY2022 (-1.3%).
- Quarterly Current Deferred Revenue has moved between $218.79 million (fiscal Q2 2026) and $538.13 million (fiscal Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Current Deferred Revenue was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 1.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Current Deferred Revenue over five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 6.2%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 18.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, WLY's Current Deferred Revenue in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $451.42 million (Q4 2026), $292.84 million (Q3 2026) and $218.79 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 384.28 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Current Deferred Revenue API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-deferred-revenue&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-deferred-revenue", "ticker": "WLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-deferred-revenue&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();