John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' (WLY) Debt Ratio stood at 0.41 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 25.6% from 0.33 a year earlier and up 56.3% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons' Debt Ratio came in at 0.26, down 11.2% from FY2025.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio came in at 0.30 in FY2025 (+4.5%), 0.28 in FY2024 (+18.1%), 0.24 in FY2023 (+2.8%) and 0.23 in FY2022 (-1.8%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Debt Ratio in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Debt Ratio rose in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.6%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Debt Ratio in the last five years was growth of 25.6% in fiscal Q1 2027, against a decline of 11.2% in fiscal Q4 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 0.26 (Q4 2026), 0.32 (Q3 2026) and 0.35 (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 0.33 |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 0.29 |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.20 |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 0.13 |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 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 | 0.35 |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 0.32 |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | 0.23 |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 0.41 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.41 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.26 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.32 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.30 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.34 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 0.37 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 0.31 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.24 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 0.29 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.23 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.27 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 0.31 |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Debt Ratio 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();