John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) recorded Interest Expenses of $13.93 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 26.1% from $11.04 million a year earlier and up 44.4% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, John Wiley & Sons' Interest Expenses came in at $46.73 million as of Jul 31, 2026, down 8.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was $43.85 million, down 16.6% from FY2025.
- Annual Interest Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 19.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Interest Expenses came in at $52.55 million in FY2025 (+7.2%), $49 million in FY2024 (+29.8%), $37.75 million in FY2023 (+90.6%) and $19.8 million in FY2022 (+7.7%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Interest Expenses since fiscal Q3 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 125.8% in fiscal Q3 2023, against a decline of 19.3% in fiscal Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $9.65 million (Q4 2026), $11.49 million (Q3 2026) and $11.67 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 511.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 123.20 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 112.00 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 | 13.93 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 13.93 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 9.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 11.49 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 11.67 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 11.04 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 11.27 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 14.03 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 14.46 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 12.79 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 11.41 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 13.32 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 12.94 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 10.56 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 11.52 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 9.33 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 6.33 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 5.06 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 5.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 5.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 4.64 Mn |
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John Wiley & Sons Interest Expenses API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();