John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 24.09% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 10.99 percentage points from 13.10% a year earlier but down 3.64 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 27.69%, up 16.41 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of +13.05 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 11.28% in FY2025 (+33.73 pp), -22.45% in FY2024 (-24.02 pp), 1.58% in FY2023 (-11.70 pp) and 13.28% in FY2022 (-1.36 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] spans a low of -16.89% in fiscal Q3 2024 and a high of 27.73% in fiscal Q4 2026.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +15.24 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was fiscal Q1 2026 (a gain of 28.17 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a drop of 16.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 27.73% (Q4 2026), 20.72% (Q3 2026) and 13.81% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -9.26% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 15.15% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.78% |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 19.40% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 7.45% |
| 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 | 24.09% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 24.09% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 27.73% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 20.72% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 13.81% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 13.10% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 11.71% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.74% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -6.75% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -15.07% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | -5.34% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -16.89% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.73% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.66% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -0.76% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 9.15% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 10.49% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 13.11% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 13.16% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 12.20% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 13.44% |
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John Wiley & Sons Return on Equity [ROE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();