John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted Cost of Revenue of $100.87 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 7.7% from $109.26 million a year earlier and down 8.4% from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Cost of Revenue (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Cost of Revenue at John Wiley & Sons was $423.12 million, down 1.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was $431.51 million, unchanged from FY2025.
- Annual Cost of Revenue shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, John Wiley & Sons' Cost of Revenue was $431.38 million in FY2025 (-25.6%), $579.72 million in FY2024 (-16.3%), $692.54 million in FY2023 (-1.2%) and $700.66 million in FY2022 (+12.0%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Cost of Revenue in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cost of Revenue increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cost of Revenue in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with growth of 12.9%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a decline of 31.2%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cost of Revenue for the three prior fiscal quarters was $110.08 million (Q4 2026), $107.78 million (Q3 2026) and $104.39 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 5.26 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 367.84 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 722.00 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 | 100.87 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 100.87 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 110.08 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 107.78 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 104.39 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 109.26 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 110.94 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 104.22 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 107.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 109.22 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 123.35 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 143.66 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 155.61 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 174.16 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 174.05 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 170.30 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 174.03 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 187.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 172.92 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 174.78 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 165.96 Mn |
John Wiley & Sons Cost of Revenue API
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