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John Wiley & Sons stock: balance sheet and debt
WLYJohn Wiley & Sons has a debt to equity ratio of 0.91 and an interest coverage of 5.9x.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
Debt / Equity
0.91
Interest coverage
5.9x
Current ratio
0.54
Cash & equivalents
$75.62M
Total assets
$2.59B
Equity ratio
32.7%
Goodwill
$1.13B
Plus intangible assets of $578.96M
Net debt
$693.27M
Total assets and equity ratio
How large the balance sheet of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.
Equity ratio
Figures as a table
| Year | Total assets | Goodwill and intangible assets | of which goodwill | Equity ratio | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $2.53B | $1.87B | $704.14M | 20.9% | $944.47M |
| 2008 | $2.59B | $1.83B | $708.23M | 26.6% | $783.01M |
| 2009 | $2.22B | $1.51B | $589.99M | 23.1% | $719.57M |
| 2010 | $2.32B | $1.53B | $615.48M | 31.2% | $495.49M |
| 2011 | $2.43B | $1.58B | $642.9M | 40.2% | $252.35M |
| 2012 | $2.53B | $1.71B | $690.62M | 40.2% | $215.17M |
| 2013 | no data | no data | no data | no data | $0 |
| 2014 | $3.08B | $1.97B | $903.67M | 38.4% | $213.72M |
| 2015 | $3B | $1.95B | $962.37M | 35.1% | $292.65M |
| 2016 | $2.92B | $1.9B | $951.66M | 35.5% | $241.2M |
| 2017 | $2.61B | $1.91B | $982.1M | 38.5% | $306.48M |
| 2018 | $2.84B | $1.95B | $1.02B | 41.9% | $190.23M |
| 2019 | $2.94B | $2.02B | $1.1B | 40.2% | $385.9M |
| 2020 | $3.17B | $1.98B | $1.12B | 29.5% | $754.15M |
| 2021 | $3.45B | $2.37B | $1.3B | 31.7% | $896.07M |
| 2022 | $3.36B | $2.23B | $1.3B | 34.0% | $839.75M |
| 2023 | $3.11B | $2.06B | $1.2B | 33.6% | $776.79M |
| 2024 | $2.73B | $1.71B | $1.09B | 27.1% | $803.87M |
| 2025 | $2.69B | $1.72B | $1.12B | 27.9% | $813.32M |
| 2026 | $2.59B | $1.71B | $1.13B | 32.7% | $693.27M |
The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.
Equity and debt
What the company owns and owes
- Cash & equivalents
- Equity
- Debt
Figures as a table
| Year | Cash & equivalents | Equity | Debt | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $55.75M | $529.51M | $1B | 1.89 |
| 2008 | $59.31M | $689.12M | $842.32M | 1.22 |
| 2009 | $102.83M | $513.52M | $822.4M | 1.6 |
| 2010 | $153.51M | $722.44M | $649M | 0.9 |
| 2011 | $201.85M | $977.89M | $454.2M | 0.46 |
| 2012 | $259.83M | $1.02B | $475M | 0.47 |
| 2013 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0 |
| 2014 | $486.38M | $1.18B | $700.1M | 0.59 |
| 2015 | $457.44M | $1.06B | $750.09M | 0.71 |
| 2016 | $363.81M | $1.04B | $605.01M | 0.58 |
| 2017 | $58.52M | $1B | $365M | 0.36 |
| 2018 | $169.77M | $1.19B | $360M | 0.3 |
| 2019 | $92.89M | $1.18B | $478.79M | 0.41 |
| 2020 | $202.46M | $933.62M | $956.62M | 1.02 |
| 2021 | $93.8M | $1.09B | $989.86M | 0.91 |
| 2022 | $100.4M | $1.14B | $940.14M | 0.82 |
| 2023 | $106.71M | $1.05B | $883.51M | 0.85 |
| 2024 | $83.4M | $739.72M | $887.28M | 1.2 |
| 2025 | $85.88M | $752.21M | $899.2M | 1.2 |
| 2026 | $75.62M | $848.24M | $768.9M | 0.91 |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2026, period end 30 Apr 2026
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 4 Sep 2026)
- Valuation signal Fairly valued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.