John Wiley & Sons (WLY) EBITDA (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported EBITDA of $36.61 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 42.5% from $63.62 million a year earlier and down 74.1% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, John Wiley & Sons' EBITDA came in at $377.27 million, up 6.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was $407.05 million, up 15.3% from FY2025.
- EBITDA has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBITDA came in at $353.01 million in FY2025 (+70.0%), $207.63 million in FY2024 (-12.6%), $237.58 million in FY2023 (-54.2%) and $519.28 million in FY2022 (+12.8%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly EBITDA since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, EBITDA gained in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 4.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year EBITDA in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 29.4%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 42.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $141.3 million (Q4 2026), $94.31 million (Q3 2026) and $105.05 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.40 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 1.03 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 406.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 139.14 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 641.00 Mn |
| 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 | 36.61 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 36.61 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 141.30 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 94.31 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 105.05 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 63.62 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 109.21 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 84.26 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 96.71 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 61.75 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 111.45 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -5.89 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 80.17 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 125.39 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -23.34 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 101.70 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 66.63 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 132.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 120.41 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 149.92 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 116.69 Mn |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons EBITDA 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=ebitda&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda", "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=ebitda&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();