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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) Debt to equity

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 31 July 2026 was 1.6×, up 0.8× from fiscal 2026 (0.8×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.3× (fiscal 2018) to 1.1× (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is in line with the Publishing industry median of 1.6× and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.1×.

Debt to equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2026 0.8× (24.19%)
FY2025 1.1× 1.49%
FY2024 1.0× 46.24%
FY2023 0.7× 3.93%
FY2022 0.7× (8.49%)
FY2021 0.8× (9.30%)
FY2020 0.8× 104.81%
FY2019 0.4× 34.03%
FY2018 0.3× (16.90%)
FY2017 0.4× (37.62%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
Jul 2026 1.6× 101.08%
Apr 2026 0.8× (25.18%)
Jan 2026 1.1× (8.57%)
Oct 2025 1.2× 4.23%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.3× High 1.1×
Ten-year median 0.7×
Current reading's percentile 75

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 0.0×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 0.0×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 0.3×
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 0.5×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1.6×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 1.6×
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 6.4×
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 12.2×
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 11,659×
Publishing industry median 1.6×
Communication Services sector median 0.1×
Market median 0.1×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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