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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Goodwill (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted quarterly Goodwill of $1.1 billion for Q2 2026, up 0.97% year-over-year from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, and down 0.56% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 billion in Q1 2026.

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Goodwill (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Goodwill for 18 consecutive years, with $1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Goodwill rose 0.97% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $1.1 billion (up 0.97% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $1.1 billion, up 0.97% from the prior year.
  • Goodwill fell to $1.1 billion in Q2 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from $1.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Goodwill topped out at $1.3 billion in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $3.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Goodwill has averaged $1.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Goodwill plunged 97.26% — and 2023, when it jumped 30927.69%.
  • John Wiley & Sons' Goodwill stood at $1.3 billion in 2022, then fell by 14.73% to $1.1 billion in 2023, then advanced by 1.93% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 1.25% to $1.1 billion in 2025, then advanced by 1.45% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLY's Goodwill at $1.1 billion in Q2 2026, $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, and $1.1 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.60 Bn 9.94 Bn 394.61 Mn
2 Pearson 10.47 Bn 9.86 Bn 1.18 Bn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.73 Bn 2.65 Bn 337.86 Mn
4 Usa Today 963.33 Mn 876.68 Mn 208.25 Mn
5 Scholastic 949.42 Mn 814.52 Mn 285.70 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 187.86 Mn 128.43 Mn 63.89 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.58 Mn 9.77 Mn 2.82 Mn
8 TNL Mediagene 696,752.35 -1.23 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 1.13 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 1.14 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 1.12 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 1.12 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 1.12 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 1.08 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 1.10 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 1.10 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 1.09 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 1.08 Bn
Jul 31, 2023 1.10 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 1.20 Bn
Jan 31, 2023 1.20 Bn
Oct 31, 2022 1.27 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 1.30 Bn
Jan 31, 2022 3.88 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 1.30 Bn
Jul 31, 2021 1.30 Bn
Apr 30, 2021 1.30 Bn
Jan 31, 2021 141.78 Mn