John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) reported Total Debt of $807.5 million for Q1 2026, down 8.98% year-over-year from $887.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 7.36% quarter-over-quarter from $871.7 million in Q4 2025.

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has 18 years of Total Debt data on file, last reported at $807.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Total Debt for Q1 2026 came in at $807.5 million, down 8.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $807.5 million (down 8.98% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $799.4 million, up 3.21% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt declined to $807.5 million in Q1 2026 per WLYB's latest filing, from $871.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Total Debt peaked at $1.0 billion in Q4 2022 and troughed at $748.3 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $878.5 million and a median of $895.9 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Total Debt rose 3.52% in 2024, then fell 9.83% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Total Debt shows it stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then decreased by 6.08% to $942.6 million in 2023, then grew by 1.95% to $961.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 9.29% to $871.7 million in 2025, then retreated by 7.36% to $807.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLYB's Total Debt at $807.5 million in Q1 2026, $871.7 million in Q4 2025, and $828.3 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 1.97 Bn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn -
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 807.54 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 726.82 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 455.47 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 4.90 Mn
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -
9 Pearson - - - 1.97 Bn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 807.54 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jul 31, 2021 964.52 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 821.59 Mn