John Wiley & Sons WLY
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons' (WLY) quarterly Cash from Operations came in at -$55.3 million in Q3 2026, up 34.98% year-over-year from -$40.9 million in Q3 2025, and down 135.16% quarter-over-quarter from $157.2 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Cash from Operations for 18 consecutive years, with -$55.3 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 34.98% year-over-year to -$55.3 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $290.3 million, a 40.7% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $260.5 million, up 28.59% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was -$55.3 million for Q3 2026 at John Wiley & Sons, down from $157.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Cash from Operations peaked at $234.1 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$89.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $68.8 million and a median of $107.8 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • Across the five-year window, Cash from Operations plunged 358.73% in 2024 and jumped 260.98% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Cash from Operations stood at $13.7 million in 2022, then slumped by 108.38% to -$1.2 million in 2023, then sank by 358.73% to -$5.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 260.98% to $8.5 million in 2025, then sank by 750.26% to -$55.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Operations figures came in at -$55.3 million (Q3 2026), $157.2 million (Q2 2026), and $179.8 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 News 18.20 Bn 16.82 Bn - 422.00 Mn
2 New York Times 10.74 Bn 10.08 Bn 394.61 Mn 194.26 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.38 Bn 2.28 Bn 285.49 Mn -55.27 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.36 Bn 2.16 Bn 439.20 Mn 601,000.00
6 Ziff Davis 1.97 Bn 359.50 Mn 241.03 Mn 88.96 Mn
7 Usa Today 933.76 Mn 846.62 Mn 208.25 Mn 35.35 Mn
8 Daily Journal 911.93 Mn 474.84 Mn 26.82 Mn -
9 Scholastic 829.74 Mn 694.84 Mn 285.70 Mn 90.00 Mn
10 Ennis 538.85 Mn 489.77 Mn 31.08 Mn 21.23 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 -55.27 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 157.21 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 179.82 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 8.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -85.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 150.34 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 146.24 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -5.28 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -88.71 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 183.29 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 107.84 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -1.15 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -82.34 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 223.35 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 129.91 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 13.74 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -89.94 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 180.62 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 234.11 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 9.15 Mn