John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted Liabilities and Shareholders Equity of $3.13 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 24.1% from $2.52 billion a year earlier and up 20.9% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons' Liabilities and Shareholders Equity came in at $2.59 billion, down 3.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, John Wiley & Sons' Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $2.69 billion in FY2025 (-1.2%), $2.73 billion in FY2024 (-12.3%), $3.11 billion in FY2023 (-7.5%) and $3.36 billion in FY2022 (-2.5%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity since fiscal Q3 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Liabilities and Shareholders Equity in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2027, with growth of 24.1%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2024, with a decline of 14.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity for the three prior fiscal quarters was $2.59 billion (Q4 2026), $2.56 billion (Q3 2026) and $2.47 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 97.25 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 22.48 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 49.90 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 15.54 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 8.70 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 2.98 Bn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 27.19 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 43.34 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | 31.25 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 3.13 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3.13 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Liabilities and Shareholders Equity API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "liabilities-and-shareholders-equity", "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=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();