Growth Metrics

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Debt Ratio of 0.32 for Q1 2026, down 7.61% year-over-year from 0.34 in Q1 2025, and down 10.78% on a QoQ basis from 0.35 in Q4 2025.

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.32 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 7.61% year-over-year to 0.32 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.32 (down 7.61% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.3, up 4.51% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio declined to 0.32 in Q1 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from 0.35 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.37 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.23 in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.32 (2026), against an average of 0.31.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Debt Ratio advanced 18.07%; it then fell 7.61% in 2026.
  • Tracing WLY's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.32 in 2022, then grew by 5.72% to 0.34 in 2023, then grew by 8.6% to 0.37 in 2024, then retreated by 4.07% to 0.35 in 2025, then fell by 10.78% to 0.32 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WLY Debt Ratio figures stand at 0.32 (Q1 2026), 0.35 (Q4 2025), and 0.33 (Q3 2025).

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jul 31, 2021 0.29
Apr 30, 2021 0.24
Jan 31, 2021 0.28
Oct 31, 2020 0.28
Jul 31, 2020 0.28
Apr 30, 2020 0.24
Jan 31, 2020 0.24
Oct 31, 2019 0.26
Jul 31, 2019 0.23
Apr 30, 2019 0.16
Jan 31, 2019 0.22
Oct 31, 2018 0.20
Jul 31, 2018 0.18
Apr 30, 2018 0.13
Jan 31, 2018 0.15
Oct 31, 2017 0.21
Jul 31, 2017 0.21
Apr 30, 2017 0.14
Jan 31, 2017 0.28
Oct 31, 2016 0.31
Jul 31, 2016 0.24
Apr 30, 2016 0.21
Jan 31, 2016 0.31
Oct 31, 2015 0.31
Jul 31, 2015 0.29
Apr 30, 2015 0.25
Jan 31, 2015 0.24
Oct 31, 2014 0.27
Jul 31, 2014 0.26
Apr 30, 2014 0.23
Jan 31, 2014 0.22
Apr 30, 2013 0.24
Jan 31, 2013 0.26
Oct 31, 2012 0.27
Jul 31, 2012 0.21
Apr 30, 2012 0.19
Jan 31, 2012 0.19
Oct 31, 2011 0.22
Jul 31, 2011 0.20
Apr 30, 2011 0.19
Jan 31, 2011 0.25
Oct 31, 2010 0.29
Jul 31, 2010 0.30
Apr 30, 2010 0.28
Jan 31, 2010 0.27
Oct 31, 2009 0.37
Jul 31, 2009 0.37