John Wiley & Sons WLY
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted quarterly Interest Expenses of $10.7 million for Q2 2026, down 5.02% year-over-year from $11.3 million in Q2 2025, and down 90.13% quarter-over-quarter from $108.5 million in Q1 2026.

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

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Interest Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $10.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Interest Expenses fell 5.02% year-over-year to $10.7 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $48.0 million (down 3.71% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $247.2 million, up 102.11% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses retreated to $10.7 million in Q2 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from $108.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $179.2 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $5.1 million in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Interest Expenses has averaged $57.5 million across 5 years, with a median of $13.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Expenses slumped 90.14% — and 2025, when it jumped 655.04%.
  • John Wiley & Sons' Interest Expenses stood at $179.2 million in 2022, then retreated by 15.49% to $151.5 million in 2023, then plunged by 90.14% to $14.9 million in 2024, then surged by 655.04% to $112.8 million in 2025, then slumped by 90.51% to $10.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLY's Interest Expenses at $10.7 million in Q2 2026, $108.5 million in Q1 2026, and $112.8 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.71 Bn 10.05 Bn 394.61 Mn -
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.97 Bn 1.18 Bn -62.97 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn 9.65 Mn
4 Usa Today 961.87 Mn 875.21 Mn 208.25 Mn 20.94 Mn
5 Scholastic 952.50 Mn 817.60 Mn 285.70 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 178.08 Mn 118.65 Mn 63.89 Mn 5.56 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.58 Mn 9.77 Mn 2.82 Mn 600.00
8 TNL Mediagene 672,850.90 -1.26 Mn - -

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 10.70 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 10.70 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 108.47 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 108.47 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 112.78 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 112.78 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 11.04 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 11.04 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 11.27 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 11.27 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 23.70 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 23.70 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 14.94 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 14.94 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 12.79 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 12.79 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 10.81 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 10.81 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 146.58 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 146.58 Mn