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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

WLY Communication Services Publishing

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $1.7 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−2.63%
EPS
−204.6%
Free cash flow
+30.3%
Total debt
+55.9%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

50.45 1.85 −3.54%
Market cap
$2.6B
P/E
13.1×
Fwd P/E
15.7×
Dividend yield
2.82%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
2.51
Beneish M
−2.46
Dividend safety
86/100
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) Current ratio

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s current ratio at the end of the quarter to 31 July 2026 was 0.6×, up 0.1× from fiscal 2026 (0.5×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.5× (fiscal 2017) to 0.9× (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is below the Publishing industry median of 1.2× and below the Communication Services sector median of 1.3×.

Current ratio, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Current ratio Change
FY2026 0.5× 0.54%
FY2025 0.5× 3.08%
FY2024 0.5× (13.98%)
FY2023 0.6× 6.37%
FY2022 0.6× 6.76%
FY2021 0.5× (19.75%)
FY2020 0.7× 16.43%
FY2019 0.6× 3.75%
FY2018 0.5× 20.24%
FY2017 0.5× (46.78%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Current ratio Change
Jul 2026 0.6× 18.08%
Apr 2026 0.5× (9.28%)
Jan 2026 0.6× (15.82%)
Oct 2025 0.7× 8.91%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.5× High 0.9×
Ten-year median 0.6×
Current reading's percentile 42

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 3.3×
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 2.0×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 1.5×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 1.3×
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 1.2×
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 0.7×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 0.6×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 0.6×
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 0.5×
Publishing industry median 1.2×
Communication Services sector median 1.3×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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