John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Goodwill (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Goodwill was $1.39 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 24.4% from $1.12 billion a year earlier and up 22.8% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Goodwill (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Goodwill at John Wiley & Sons came in at $1.13 billion, up 1.0% from FY2025.
- Goodwill shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Goodwill was $1.12 billion in FY2025 (+2.8%), $1.09 billion in FY2024 (-9.4%), $1.2 billion in FY2023 (-7.5%) and $1.3 billion in FY2022 (-0.2%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Goodwill in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Goodwill has increased for six straight quarters, with growth averaging 4.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Goodwill over five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 24.4%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 14.7%).
- Per Business Quant data, WLY's Goodwill in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $1.13 billion (Q4 2026), $1.14 billion (Q3 2026) and $1.12 billion (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 | 28.87 Bn | 14.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.69 Bn | 4.78 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 17.02 Bn | 8.51 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.24 Bn | 8.72 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.17 Bn | 8.75 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.65 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 285.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.39 Bn |
| 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 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.10 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 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.29 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 1.33 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.30 Bn |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Goodwill 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=goodwill&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "goodwill", "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=goodwill&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();