John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Capital Expenditures of $11.2 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 6.7% from $12.01 million a year earlier and down 15.1% from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, John Wiley & Sons' Capital Expenditures came in at $50.36 million, down 14.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was $51.17 million, down 16.8% from FY2025.
- Capital Expenditures has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.9% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Capital Expenditures came in at $61.47 million in FY2025 (-19.2%), $76.08 million in FY2024 (-6.3%), $81.16 million in FY2023 (-8.7%) and $88.84 million in FY2022 (+14.8%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Capital Expenditures since fiscal Q3 2015.
- Year over year, Capital Expenditures has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 14.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Capital Expenditures in five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 46.5%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 31.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $13.18 million (Q4 2026), $12.86 million (Q3 2026) and $13.12 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 276.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 141.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 53.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 146.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 10.11 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 130.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 11.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 11.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 13.18 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 12.86 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 13.12 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 12.01 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 19.13 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 13.32 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 14.53 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 14.50 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 18.81 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 16.95 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 20.24 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 20.09 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 23.54 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 19.09 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 20.61 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 17.92 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 28.18 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 22.99 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 19.77 Mn |
John Wiley & Sons Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "WLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();