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John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons' (WLYB) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 0.21 in Q3 2026, down 92.48% year-over-year from 2.8 in Q3 2025, and down 98.15% quarter-over-quarter from 11.42 in Q2 2026.

Analysis

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.21 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 92.48% year-over-year to 0.21 in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was 5.32, a 21.09% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 6.31, up 49.85% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.21 for Q3 2026 at John Wiley & Sons, down from 11.42 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 11.54 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 5.82 in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 4.19 and a median of 4.95 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 164.58% in 2023 and surged 206.06% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 6.16 in 2022, then plunged by 41.92% to 3.57 in 2023, then grew by 24.05% to 4.43 in 2024, then soared by 41.06% to 6.26 in 2025, then sank by 96.63% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 0.21 (Q3 2026), 11.42 (Q2 2026), and 5.46 (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 News 18.24 Bn 16.14 Bn - -
2 New York Times 10.80 Bn 10.14 Bn 394.61 Mn -
3 36Kr Holdings 3.33 Bn 3.32 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.36 Bn 285.49 Mn 0.21
5 McGraw Hill 2.31 Bn 2.12 Bn 439.20 Mn -
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 403.95 Mn 241.03 Mn -
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 2.46
8 Daily Journal 890.35 Mn 453.25 Mn 26.82 Mn 23.00
9 Scholastic 835.19 Mn 700.29 Mn 285.70 Mn -
10 Ennis 537.19 Mn 488.11 Mn 31.08 Mn 4.01
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 0.21
Apr 30, 2026 11.42
Jan 31, 2026 5.46
Oct 31, 2025 6.26
Jul 31, 2025 2.80
Apr 30, 2025 6.79
Jan 31, 2025 3.70
Oct 31, 2024 4.43
Jul 31, 2024 2.27
Apr 30, 2024 6.03
Jan 31, 2024 -3.48
Oct 31, 2023 3.57
Apr 30, 2023 7.81
Jan 31, 2023 -5.82
Oct 31, 2022 6.16
Jul 31, 2022 -2.68
Apr 30, 2022 11.54
Jan 31, 2022 9.01
Oct 31, 2021 14.79
Jul 31, 2021 8.83