John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Total Current Liabilities (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Total Current Liabilities was $688.82 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 6.2% from $648.84 million a year earlier but down 11.6% from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Total Current Liabilities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Total Current Liabilities at John Wiley & Sons came in at $778.95 million, down 5.1% from FY2025.
- Total Current Liabilities has now declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Total Current Liabilities was $820.86 million in FY2025 (-6.0%), $873.28 million in FY2024 (-2.5%), $895.55 million in FY2023 (-7.6%) and $969.42 million in FY2022 (-2.0%).
- Quarterly Total Current Liabilities has moved between $540.35 million (fiscal Q2 2026) and $969.42 million (fiscal Q4 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Total Current Liabilities was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Total Current Liabilities over five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 6.2%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 9.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, WLY's Total Current Liabilities in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $778.95 million (Q4 2026), $692.42 million (Q3 2026) and $540.35 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Current Liabilities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 16.14 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 2.67 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 25.14 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 2.76 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 1.56 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 647.72 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 2.53 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 10.60 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | 19.40 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 688.82 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 688.82 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 778.95 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 692.42 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 540.35 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 648.84 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 820.86 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 717.26 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 561.47 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 688.79 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 873.28 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 712.14 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 610.25 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 705.94 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 895.55 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 760.97 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 634.58 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 780.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 969.42 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 821.48 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 644.51 Mn |
John Wiley & Sons Total Current Liabilities API
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params = {"slug": "total-current-liabilities", "ticker": "WLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();