John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) recorded Total Liabilities of $2.34 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 30.4% from $1.79 billion a year earlier and up 33.9% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Total Liabilities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons reported Total Liabilities of $1.74 billion, down 10.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Total Liabilities has declined for five straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Total Liabilities came in at $1.94 billion in FY2025 (-2.3%), $1.99 billion in FY2024 (-3.8%), $2.06 billion in FY2023 (-7.0%) and $2.22 billion in FY2022 (-5.8%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Total Liabilities since fiscal Q4 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Total Liabilities rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 0.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Total Liabilities in the last five years was growth of 30.4% in fiscal Q1 2027, against a decline of 10.1% in fiscal Q4 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.74 billion (Q4 2026), $1.81 billion (Q3 2026) and $1.73 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Liabilities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 63.25 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 10.75 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 39.63 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 6.31 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 3.76 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 936.99 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 15.28 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 30.46 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | 27.55 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 2.34 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.34 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.74 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.81 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.73 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.79 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.94 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.91 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.85 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.94 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.99 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.96 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.91 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.99 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.06 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.12 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 2.05 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 2.15 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 2.22 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 2.26 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.24 Bn |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Total Liabilities API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-liabilities&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-liabilities", "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-liabilities&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();