John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Price to Book (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Price to Book was 3.32 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 41.9% from 2.34 a year earlier and up 35.4% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Price to Book (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Price to Book at John Wiley & Sons came in at 2.45, down 56.8% from FY2025.
- In earlier fiscal years, Price to Book was 5.69 in FY2025 (+12.1%), 5.07 in FY2024 (+35.3%), 3.75 in FY2023 (-17.9%) and 4.56 in FY2022 (-14.8%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Price to Book since fiscal Q4 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Price to Book was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 16.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Price to Book over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 60.4%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 56.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, WLY's Price to Book in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 2.45 (Q4 2026), 2.15 (Q3 2026) and 2.19 (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 | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3.32 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 2.45 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 2.15 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.19 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.34 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.69 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.68 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 2.94 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 3.03 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.07 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 4.54 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 3.52 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 3.70 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 3.75 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 4.54 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 4.00 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 4.94 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.56 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4.64 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 5.01 |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Price to Book 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=price-to-book&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-book", "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=price-to-book&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();