John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) reported Tax Rate of 33.15% for Q1 2026, down 18978.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and up 46.58% quarter-over-quarter from 22.62% in Q4 2025.

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 33.15% in Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 33.15%, down 18978.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 10.45% (down 6097.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 41.1%, up 4819.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate improved to 33.15% in Q1 2026 per WLYB's latest filing, from 22.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Tax Rate peaked at 222.93% in Q1 2025 and troughed at 30.28% in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 36.06% and a median of 20.57% in 2023 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Tax Rate surged 22433 bps in 2025, then slumped 18978 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Tax Rate shows it stood at 20.97% in 2022, then plunged by 44 bps to 11.73% in 2023, then surged by 48 bps to 17.33% in 2024, then surged by 31 bps to 22.62% in 2025, then soared by 47 bps to 33.15% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLYB's Tax Rate at 33.15% in Q1 2026, 22.62% in Q4 2025, and 33.92% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 22.54%
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 33.15%
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 35.16%
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 31.92%
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 198.27%
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 80.81%
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 33.15%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 33.15%
Jan 31, 2026 33.15%
Oct 31, 2025 22.62%
Oct 31, 2025 22.62%
Jul 31, 2025 33.92%
Jul 31, 2025 33.92%
Apr 30, 2025 -30.28%
Apr 30, 2025 -30.28%
Jan 31, 2025 222.93%
Jan 31, 2025 222.93%
Oct 31, 2024 17.33%
Oct 31, 2024 17.33%
Jul 31, 2024 106.24%
Jul 31, 2024 106.24%
Apr 30, 2024 53.21%
Apr 30, 2024 53.21%
Jan 31, 2024 -1.41%
Jan 31, 2024 -1.41%
Oct 31, 2023 11.73%
Oct 31, 2023 11.73%