John Wiley & Sons WLY
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity of $2.6 billion for Q2 2026, down 3.7% year-over-year from $2.7 billion in Q2 2025, and up 1.19% quarter-over-quarter from $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Liabilities and Shareholders Equity for 18 consecutive years, with $2.6 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity fell 3.7% year-over-year to $2.6 billion; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $10.1 billion (down 3.87% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $2.6 billion, down 3.7% from the prior year.
  • Liabilities and Shareholders Equity advanced to $2.6 billion in Q2 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from $2.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity topped out at $3.4 billion in Q1 2022 and bottomed at $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has averaged $2.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.7 billion in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Liabilities and Shareholders Equity declined 14.06% — and 2025, when it dropped 1.25%.
  • John Wiley & Sons' Liabilities and Shareholders Equity stood at $3.1 billion in 2022, then declined by 11.17% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then declined by 6.12% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then dropped by 5.45% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then increased by 5.07% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLY's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity at $2.6 billion in Q2 2026, $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, and $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.69 Bn 10.03 Bn 394.61 Mn 2.98 Bn
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.98 Bn 1.18 Bn 8.65 Bn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn 2.59 Bn
4 Usa Today 957.47 Mn 870.81 Mn 208.25 Mn 1.79 Bn
5 Scholastic 952.03 Mn 817.13 Mn 285.70 Mn 1.73 Bn
6 Lee Enterprises 181.86 Mn 122.43 Mn 63.89 Mn 624.60 Mn
7 Educational Development 11.62 Mn 9.81 Mn 2.82 Mn 52.88 Mn
8 TNL Mediagene 687,810.81 -1.24 Mn - 49.95 Mn

Historic Data

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Apr 30, 2026 2.59 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 2.56 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 2.47 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 2.52 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 2.69 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 2.60 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 2.61 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 2.65 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 2.73 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 2.71 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 2.78 Bn
Jul 31, 2023 2.93 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 3.11 Bn
Jan 31, 2023 3.15 Bn
Oct 31, 2022 3.13 Bn
Jul 31, 2022 3.23 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 3.36 Bn
Jan 31, 2022 3.38 Bn
Oct 31, 2021 3.35 Bn
Jul 31, 2021 3.36 Bn