John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted Cash & Current Investments of $106.43 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 30.0% from $81.85 million a year earlier and up 40.7% from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons' Cash & Current Investments came in at $75.62 million, down 11.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, John Wiley & Sons' Cash & Current Investments was $85.88 million in FY2025 (+3.2%), $83.25 million in FY2024 (-22.0%), $106.71 million in FY2023 (+6.3%) and $100.4 million in FY2022 (+7.0%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since fiscal Q4 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments increased in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 0.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2027, with growth of 30.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2024, with a decline of 29.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $75.62 million (Q4 2026), $95.12 million (Q3 2026) and $67.4 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 3.37 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 4.21 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 2.10 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 618.14 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 660.81 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 174.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 3.27 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | 3.13 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 106.43 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 106.43 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 75.62 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 95.12 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 67.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 81.85 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 85.88 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 104.51 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 75.54 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 82.55 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 83.25 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 93.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 83.22 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 75.14 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 106.71 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 126.45 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 118.42 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 104.50 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 100.40 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 109.44 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 100.90 Mn |
John Wiley & Sons Cash & Current Investments API
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params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "WLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();