John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Total Debt was $1.29 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 55.9% from $828.27 million a year earlier and up 88.9% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Total Debt at John Wiley & Sons came in at $683.4 million, down 14.5% from FY2025.
- Total Debt shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Total Debt was $799.44 million in FY2025 (+3.2%), $774.6 million in FY2024 (+3.5%), $748.29 million in FY2023 (-4.9%) and $787.03 million in FY2022 (-4.2%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Total Debt was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 2.0%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Total Debt over five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 55.9%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 14.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, WLY's Total Debt in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $683.4 million (Q4 2026), $807.54 million (Q3 2026) and $871.71 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 32.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.67 Bn | 14.48 Bn | - | 6.61 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.62 Bn | 4.71 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 10.00 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.99 Bn | 8.47 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.30 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.23 Bn | 8.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 9.46 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 13.66 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.72 Bn | -6.32 Bn | - | 7.08 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.66 Bn | 2.31 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 1.29 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1.29 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 683.40 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 807.54 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 871.71 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 828.27 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 799.44 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 887.21 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 961.01 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 918.60 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 774.60 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 906.77 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 942.62 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 895.92 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 748.29 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 945.58 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 939.11 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 787.03 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 917.67 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.05 Bn |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();