Latest period
$1.81B
YoY change
-2.3%
5Y CAGR
-2.8%
Peak year (2021)
$2.36B
Latest annual
$1.94B
Total Liabilities history chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: $1.94B
Total Liabilities growth chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: -2.3%
Total Liabilities history table for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.94B | -2.3% | −$46.52M | ||
| 2024 | $1.99B | -3.8% | −$78.00M | ||
| 2023 | $2.06B | -7.0% | −$155.64M | ||
| 2022 | $2.22B | -5.8% | −$135.72M | ||
| 2021 | $2.36B | +5.4% | +$119.98M | ||
| 2020 | $2.24B | +27.3% | +$479.51M | ||
| 2019 | $1.76B | +6.5% | +$106.76M | ||
| 2018 | $1.65B | +2.9% | +$45.81M | ||
| 2017 | $1.60B | -14.9% | −$280.91M | ||
| 2016 | $1.88B | -3.3% | −$65.21M | ||
| 2015 | $1.95B | +2.8% | +$52.69M | ||
| 2014 | $1.90B | +4.3% | +$78.50M | ||
| 2013 | $1.82B | +20.0% | +$302.64M | ||
| 2012 | $1.52B | +4.3% | +$63.13M | ||
| 2011 | $1.45B | -8.9% | −$141.51M | ||
| 2010 | $1.59B | -6.8% | −$116.43M | ||
| 2009 | $1.71B | -10.0% | −$189.50M | ||
| 2008 | $1.90B | -5.1% | −$101.91M | ||
| 2007 | $2.00B | +220.7% | +$1.38B | ||
| 2006 | $624.17M | -1.9% | −$11.83M | ||
| 2005 | $636.00M | +6.1% | +$36.48M | ||
| 2004 | $599.52M | -2.0% | −$12.45M | ||
| 2003 | $611.97M | -1.2% | −$7.53M | ||
| 2002 | $619.50M | +68.4% | +$251.52M | ||
| 2001 | $367.98M | -7.2% | −$28.62M | ||
| 2000 | $396.60M | +8.2% | +$30.20M | ||
| 1999 | $366.40M | +5.9% | +$20.30M | ||
| 1998 | $346.10M | +5.2% | +$17.20M | ||
| 1997 | $328.90M | +97.5% | +$162.40M | ||
| 1996 | $166.50M | +12.0% | +$17.80M | ||
| 1995 | $148.70M | -8.0% | −$12.90M | ||
| 1994 | $161.60M | +8.2% | +$12.30M | ||
| 1993 | $149.30M | +3.6% | +$5.20M | ||
| 1992 | $144.10M | -7.9% | −$12.30M | ||
| 1991 | $156.40M | +0.7% | +$1.10M | ||
| 1990 | $155.30M | +62.6% | +$59.80M | ||
| 1989 | $95.50M | -15.4% | −$17.40M | ||
| 1988 | $112.90M | +9.1% | +$9.40M | ||
| 1987 | $103.50M | +4.0% | +$4.00M | ||
| 1986 | $99.50M | — | — |
- 2025$1.94B-2.3%
- 2024$1.99B-3.8%
- 2023$2.06B-7.0%
- 2022$2.22B-5.8%
- 2021$2.36B+5.4%
- 2020$2.24B+27.3%
- 2019$1.76B+6.5%
- 2018$1.65B+2.9%
- 2017$1.60B-14.9%
- 2016$1.88B-3.3%
- 2015$1.95B+2.8%
- 2014$1.90B+4.3%
- 2013$1.82B+20.0%
- 2012$1.52B+4.3%
- 2011$1.45B-8.9%
- 2010$1.59B-6.8%
- 2009$1.71B-10.0%
- 2008$1.90B-5.1%
- 2007$2.00B+220.7%
- 2006$624.17M-1.9%
- 2005$636.00M+6.1%
- 2004$599.52M-2.0%
- 2003$611.97M-1.2%
- 2002$619.50M+68.4%
- 2001$367.98M-7.2%
- 2000$396.60M+8.2%
- 1999$366.40M+5.9%
- 1998$346.10M+5.2%
- 1997$328.90M+97.5%
- 1996$166.50M+12.0%
- 1995$148.70M-8.0%
- 1994$161.60M+8.2%
- 1993$149.30M+3.6%
- 1992$144.10M-7.9%
- 1991$156.40M+0.7%
- 1990$155.30M+62.6%
- 1989$95.50M-15.4%
- 1988$112.90M+9.1%
- 1987$103.50M+4.0%
- 1986$99.50M—
Total Liabilities values are taken from John Wiley & Sons's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Total Liabilities at John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
According to John Wiley & Sons's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total liabilities is $1.81B. Total liabilities sum everything the company owes at the end of each reporting period — accounts payable, accrued expenses, debt, lease obligations, and other claims — as filed on the balance sheet. Compare with total assets and total equity for solvency context.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) most recent annual total liabilities stands at $1.94B (2025) – edged down 2.3% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, John Wiley & Sons total liabilities compounded at -2.8% per year, with a net decline across the window.
$2.36B stands as the all-time-high annual total liabilities, posted in 2021, against a low of $95.50M during 1989.
John Wiley & Sons Total Liabilities by Year
John Wiley & Sons Total Liabilities 2025: $1.94B
In 2025, John Wiley & Sons reported total liabilities of $1.94B, edged down 2.3% below 2024.
John Wiley & Sons Total Liabilities 2024: $1.99B
John Wiley & Sons total liabilities in 2024 was $1.99B, edged down 3.8% below 2023.
John Wiley & Sons Total Liabilities 2023: $2.06B
2023's total liabilities for John Wiley & Sons came in at $2.06B, declined 7.0% below 2022.
John Wiley & Sons Total Liabilities 2022: $2.22B
John Wiley & Sons posted total liabilities of $2.22B in 2022, declined 5.8% below 2021.
John Wiley & Sons Total Liabilities 2021: $2.36B
John Wiley & Sons total liabilities in 2021 was $2.36B.
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