John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Tax Rate was 6.76% in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 27.17 percentage points from 33.92% a year earlier but up 49.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, John Wiley & Sons' Tax Rate was -7.24% through Jul 31, 2026, down 36.53 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at -3.04%, down 44.13 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate shows a five-year change of -18.76 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Tax Rate was 41.10% in FY2025 (+48.19 pp), -7.10% in FY2024 (-55.03 pp), 47.94% in FY2023 (+18.67 pp) and 29.26% in FY2022 (+13.54 pp).
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between -42.51% (fiscal Q4 2026) and 222.93% (fiscal Q3 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -18.72 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 224.33 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 189.78 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, WLY's Tax Rate in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was -42.51% (Q4 2026), 33.15% (Q3 2026) and 22.62% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 24.43% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 27.11% |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 17.27% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 25.40% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 23.40% |
| 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
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 33.15% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 22.62% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 33.92% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 222.93% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 17.33% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 106.24% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 53.21% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 20.17% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 20.97% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 16.75% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 18.17% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 20.74% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 68.57% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 17.79% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 19.10% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 0.12% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 45.07% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 20.66% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 20.86% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 8.65% |
John Wiley & Sons Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();