John Wiley & Sons WLY
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons' (WLY) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $1.7 billion in Q3 2026, up 7.85% year-over-year from $1.6 billion in Q3 2025, and down 1.72% quarter-over-quarter from $1.7 billion in Q2 2026.

Analysis

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with $1.7 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings rose 7.85% year-over-year to $1.7 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $1.7 billion, a 7.85% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.7 billion, up 9.24% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings was $1.7 billion for Q3 2026 at John Wiley & Sons, down from $1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $1.9 billion in Q2 2022 and troughed at $1.5 billion in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $1.7 billion and a median of $1.7 billion in 2026 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings retreated 14.91% in 2024 and increased 9.24% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $1.9 billion in 2022, then slipped by 10.11% to $1.7 billion in 2023, then declined by 7.39% to $1.6 billion in 2024, then gained by 1.63% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then climbed by 6.11% to $1.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $1.7 billion (Q3 2026), $1.7 billion (Q2 2026), and $1.6 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 News 18.20 Bn 16.82 Bn - -1.55 Bn
2 New York Times 10.74 Bn 10.08 Bn 394.61 Mn 2.66 Bn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn - 303.15 Mn
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.38 Bn 2.28 Bn 285.49 Mn 1.71 Bn
5 McGraw Hill 2.36 Bn 2.16 Bn 439.20 Mn 1.98 Bn
6 Ziff Davis 1.97 Bn 359.50 Mn 241.03 Mn 1.87 Bn
7 Usa Today 933.76 Mn 846.62 Mn 208.25 Mn -1.02 Bn
8 Daily Journal 911.93 Mn 474.84 Mn 26.82 Mn 335.44 Mn
9 Scholastic 829.74 Mn 694.84 Mn 285.70 Mn 1.04 Bn
10 Ennis 538.85 Mn 489.77 Mn 31.08 Mn 204.66 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jul 31, 2026 1.71 Bn
Apr 30, 2026 1.74 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 1.62 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 1.61 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 1.58 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 1.59 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 1.54 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 1.58 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 1.56 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 1.58 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 1.58 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 1.71 Bn
Jul 31, 2023 1.75 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 1.86 Bn
Jan 31, 2023 1.81 Bn
Oct 31, 2022 1.90 Bn
Jul 31, 2022 1.88 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 1.92 Bn
Jan 31, 2022 1.90 Bn
Oct 31, 2021 1.88 Bn