John Wiley & Sons Inc. (WLY) Balance Sheet
WLY balance sheet, FY2026
April 30, 2026 · U.S. dollars$2.59B assets = $1.74B liabilities + $848.2M equity
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what WLY owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
WLY financial health
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal FY2026.
WLY balance sheet trends, FY2017–FY2026
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $2.61BFY2017 | $2.59BFY2026 | −0.1%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $1.60BFY2017 | $1.74BFY2026 | +0.9%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | $1.00BFY2017 | $848.2MFY2026 | −1.8%/yr | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $58.5MFY2017 | $75.6MFY2026 | +2.9%/yr | |
| Total debt | $365.0MFY2017 | $768.9MFY2026 | +8.6%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$306.5MFY2017 | −$693.3MFY2026 | −$386.8M | |
| Working capital | −$428.1MFY2017 | −$359.3MFY2026 | +$68.8M | |
| Book value per share | $17.24FY2017 | $15.93FY2026 | −0.9%/yr | |
| Current ratio | 0.46FY2017 | 0.54FY2026 | +0.08 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.36FY2017 | 0.91FY2026 | +0.54 | |
| Shares outstanding | 58.2MFY2017 | 53.2MFY2026 | −1.0%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
WLY assets
WLY liabilities and equity
WLY debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
WLY balance sheet
| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $75.6M | $85.9M | $83.4M | $106.7M | $100.4M | $93.8M | $202.5M | $92.9M | $169.8M | $58.5M |
| Cash & equivalents | $75.6M | $85.9M | $83.2M | $106.7M | $100.4M | $93.8M | $202.5M | $92.9M | $169.8M | $58.5M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | $154,000 | $6.4M | $900,000 | — | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| Receivables | $244.2M | $228.4M | $224.2M | $310.1M | $332.0M | $311.6M | $309.4M | $306.6M | $212.4M | $188.7M |
| Inventory | $19.3M | $22.9M | $26.2M | $30.7M | $36.6M | $42.5M | $43.6M | $35.6M | $39.5M | $47.9M |
| Other current assets | $80.6M | $102.7M | $120.2M | $93.7M | $81.9M | $78.4M | $59.5M | $67.4M | $58.3M | $64.7M |
| Total current assets | $419.7M | $439.9M | $454.0M | $541.3M | $550.9M | $526.3M | $614.9M | $502.5M | $480.0M | $359.7M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $193.4M | $228.3M | $261.5M | $338.3M | $383.3M | $403.7M | $440.7M | $289.0M | $289.9M | $252.5M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $1.71B | $1.72B | $1.71B | $2.06B | $2.23B | $2.37B | $1.98B | $2.02B | $1.95B | $1.91B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $267.4M | $306.8M | $302.9M | $170.3M | $194.0M | $147.3M | $135.3M | $121.7M | $122.9M | $84.5M |
| Total assets | $2.59B | $2.69B | $2.73B | $3.11B | $3.36B | $3.45B | $3.17B | $2.94B | $2.84B | $2.61B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $67.2M | $60.9M | $55.7M | $84.3M | $77.4M | $95.8M | $93.7M | $91.0M | $90.1M | $133.5M |
| Short-term debt | $28.5M | $28.3M | $25.8M | $24.7M | $59.9M | $34.9M | $31.2M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Deferred revenue | $451.4M | $462.7M | $483.8M | $504.7M | $538.1M | $545.4M | $520.2M | $519.1M | $486.4M | $436.2M |
| Total current liabilities | $778.9M | $820.9M | $873.3M | $895.6M | $969.4M | $989.0M | $927.3M | $882.3M | $874.3M | $787.9M |
| Long-term debt | $670.9M | $789.4M | $767.1M | $743.3M | $768.3M | $809.1M | $765.6M | $478.8M | $360.0M | $365.0M |
| Lease obligations | $85.5M | $99.8M | $112.7M | $135.2M | $153.1M | $168.3M | $181.6M | — | — | — |
| Other long-term liabilities | $293.7M | $329.0M | $345.4M | $424.9M | $481.7M | $557.1M | $542.3M | $406.3M | $414.6M | $450.2M |
| Total liabilities | $1.74B | $1.94B | $1.99B | $2.06B | $2.22B | $2.36B | $2.24B | $1.76B | $1.65B | $1.60B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $1.74B | $1.59B | $1.58B | $1.86B | $1.92B | $1.85B | $1.78B | $1.93B | $1.83B | $1.72B |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | −$839.9M | −$813.2M | −$795.5M | −$785.9M | −$746.5M | −$694.2M | −$676.1M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$442.2M | −$478.9M | −$528.4M | −$528.9M | −$508.1M | −$490.8M | −$575.5M | −$508.7M | −$439.6M | −$507.3M |
| Total shareholders' equity | $848.2M | $752.2M | $739.7M | $1.05B | $1.14B | $1.09B | $933.6M | $1.18B | $1.19B | $1.00B |
| Key figures | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $768.9M | $899.2M | $887.3M | $883.5M | $940.1M | $989.9M | $956.6M | $478.8M | $360.0M | $365.0M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$693.3M | −$813.3M | −$803.9M | −$776.8M | −$839.7M | −$896.1M | −$754.2M | −$385.9M | −$190.2M | −$306.5M |
| Working capital | −$359.3M | −$381.0M | −$419.2M | −$354.3M | −$418.6M | −$462.7M | −$312.3M | −$379.8M | −$394.3M | −$428.1M |
| Tangible book value | −$863.1M | −$964.3M | −$967.3M | −$1.01B | −$1.09B | −$1.28B | −$1.04B | −$842.4M | −$756.1M | −$906.3M |
| Book value per share | $15.93 | $13.72 | $13.46 | $18.54 | $20.18 | $19.33 | $16.61 | $20.42 | $20.57 | $17.24 |
| Shares outstanding | 53.2M | 54.8M | 54.9M | 56.4M | 56.6M | 56.5M | 56.2M | 57.8M | 57.9M | 58.2M |
| Current ratio | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.46 |
| Quick ratio | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.31 |
| Debt / equity | 0.91 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.91 | 1.02 | 0.41 | 0.30 | 0.36 |
| Equity / assets | 32.7% | 27.9% | 27.1% | 33.6% | 34.0% | 31.7% | 29.5% | 40.2% | 41.9% | 38.5% |
| Jul '26 | Apr '26 | Jan '26 | Oct '25 | Jul '25 | Apr '25 | Jan '25 | Oct '24 | Jul '24 | Apr '24 | Jan '24 | Oct '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $106.4M | $75.6M | $95.1M | $67.4M | $81.8M | $85.9M | $104.5M | $75.5M | $82.5M | $83.4M | $93.2M | $83.2M |
| Cash & equivalents | $106.4M | $75.6M | $95.1M | $67.4M | $81.8M | $85.9M | $104.5M | $75.5M | $82.5M | $83.4M | $93.2M | $83.2M |
| Short-term investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $154,000 | $2.5M | $4.8M |
| Receivables | $210.7M | $244.2M | $200.2M | $209.7M | $220.3M | $228.4M | $184.7M | $183.0M | $192.2M | $224.2M | $161.0M | $147.3M |
| Inventory | $18.5M | $19.3M | $19.3M | $21.4M | $22.0M | $22.9M | $25.3M | $27.1M | $25.8M | $26.2M | $28.4M | $30.1M |
| Other current assets | $102.6M | $80.6M | $96.6M | $82.8M | $96.2M | $102.7M | $80.3M | $84.7M | $92.3M | $120.3M | $101.4M | $165.0M |
| Total current assets | $438.2M | $419.7M | $411.3M | $381.2M | $420.3M | $439.9M | $394.8M | $370.3M | $392.8M | $454.0M | $384.0M | $425.6M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $188.0M | $193.4M | $202.2M | $208.9M | $216.1M | $228.3M | $231.4M | $242.9M | $257.5M | $261.5M | $279.6M | $301.5M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $2.24B | $1.71B | $1.73B | $1.70B | $1.70B | $1.72B | $1.65B | $1.70B | $1.71B | $1.71B | $1.73B | $1.71B |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $262.1M | $267.4M | $214.1M | $178.4M | $189.8M | $306.8M | $322.3M | $295.0M | $292.7M | $302.9M | $318.1M | $339.9M |
| Total assets | $3.13B | $2.59B | $2.56B | $2.47B | $2.52B | $2.69B | $2.60B | $2.61B | $2.65B | $2.73B | $2.71B | $2.78B |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $44.9M | $67.2M | $50.1M | $47.7M | $36.4M | $60.9M | $53.2M | $40.4M | $38.6M | $55.7M | $45.0M | $48.5M |
| Short-term debt | $29.9M | $28.5M | $27.5M | $26.6M | $27.5M | $28.3M | $28.0M | $28.1M | $44.0M | $25.8M | $42.6M | $40.6M |
| Deferred revenue | $384.3M | $451.4M | $292.8M | $218.8M | $361.7M | $462.7M | $313.3M | $241.5M | $367.3M | $483.8M | $300.7M | $235.8M |
| Total current liabilities | $688.8M | $778.9M | $692.4M | $540.4M | $648.8M | $820.9M | $717.3M | $561.5M | $688.8M | $873.3M | $712.1M | $610.2M |
| Long-term debt | $1.28B | $670.9M | $796.3M | $861.7M | $818.3M | $789.4M | $877.2M | $951.0M | $909.9M | $767.1M | $900.5M | $937.6M |
| Lease obligations | $83.6M | $85.5M | $89.9M | $92.9M | $95.7M | $99.8M | $101.6M | $106.5M | $109.2M | $112.7M | $116.4M | $119.6M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $369.0M | $293.7M | $322.6M | $324.5M | $324.2M | $329.0M | $320.1M | $341.1M | $339.7M | $345.4M | $346.3M | $363.9M |
| Total liabilities | $2.34B | $1.74B | $1.81B | $1.73B | $1.79B | $1.94B | $1.91B | $1.85B | $1.94B | $1.99B | $1.96B | $1.91B |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M | $83.2M |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | $1.71B | $1.74B | $1.62B | $1.61B | $1.58B | $1.59B | $1.54B | $1.58B | $1.56B | $1.58B | $1.58B | $1.71B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$447.5M | −$442.2M | −$452.9M | −$481.3M | −$478.4M | −$478.9M | −$519.4M | −$496.3M | −$523.6M | −$528.4M | −$526.8M | −$542.0M |
| Total shareholders' equity | $797.0M | $848.2M | $750.0M | $740.2M | $733.1M | $752.2M | $685.2M | $755.3M | $713.7M | $739.7M | $748.3M | $867.3M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.37B | $768.9M | $897.4M | $964.6M | $924.0M | $899.2M | $988.8M | $1.07B | $1.05B | $897.4M | $1.02B | $1.08B |
| Net cash (debt) | −$1.27B | −$693.3M | −$802.3M | −$897.2M | −$842.1M | −$813.3M | −$884.3M | −$992.0M | −$962.9M | −$814.0M | −$930.0M | −$996.8M |
| Working capital | −$250.6M | −$359.3M | −$281.2M | −$159.1M | −$228.5M | −$381.0M | −$322.5M | −$191.2M | −$296.0M | −$419.2M | −$328.1M | −$184.7M |
| Tangible book value | −$1.45B | −$863.1M | −$983.9M | −$958.0M | −$965.1M | −$964.3M | −$966.1M | −$945.4M | −$995.4M | −$967.3M | −$977.3M | −$844.8M |
| Book value per share | $15.70 | $15.93 | $14.24 | $13.83 | $13.58 | $13.81 | $12.70 | $13.77 | $13.12 | $13.36 | $13.65 | $15.74 |
| Shares outstanding | 50.8M | 53.2M | 52.7M | 53.5M | 54.0M | 54.5M | 54.0M | 54.9M | 54.4M | 55.4M | 54.8M | 55.1M |
| Current ratio | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.70 |
| Quick ratio | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.38 |
| Debt / equity | 1.72 | 0.91 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.21 | 1.37 | 1.25 |
| Equity / assets | 25.4% | 32.7% | 29.3% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 27.9% | 26.4% | 28.9% | 26.9% | 27.1% | 27.6% | 31.2% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed June 24, 2026); data from EODHD.
WLY financial position
At the end of fiscal 2026 (April 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons had total assets of $2.6 billion (down 3.7% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $1.7 billion and shareholders' equity of $848.2 million. It held $75.6 million in cash and short-term investments against $768.9 million of debt, net debt of $693.3 million. Its current ratio was 0.54. In the latest quarter (ended July 31, 2026) total assets were $3.1 billion and equity $797.0 million.
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WLY balance sheet FAQ
What are John Wiley & Sons's total assets?
John Wiley & Sons reported total assets of $2.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2026 (April 30, 2026), compared with $2.7 billion a year earlier.
How much debt does John Wiley & Sons have?
John Wiley & Sons had $768.9 million of total debt at the end of fiscal 2026, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was 0.91.
How much cash does John Wiley & Sons have?
John Wiley & Sons held $75.6 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2026; with $768.9 million of debt that is net debt of $693.3 million.
What is John Wiley & Sons's book value?
John Wiley & Sons's shareholders' equity (book value) was $848.2 million at the end of fiscal 2026, or $15.93 per share.
What is John Wiley & Sons's current ratio?
John Wiley & Sons had current assets of $419.7 million and current liabilities of $778.9 million, a current ratio of 0.54 (current liabilities exceed current assets).
How much goodwill does John Wiley & Sons have?
John Wiley & Sons carried $1.7 billion of goodwill and intangible assets, 66.0% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2026.