John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $18.2 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 4.2% from $19 million a year earlier but up 0.6% from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, John Wiley & Sons' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $73.6 million through Jul 31, 2026, down 3.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $74.4 million, down 2.2% from FY2025.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.7% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd was $76.1 million in FY2025 (-1.2%), $77 million in FY2024 (-0.4%), $77.3 million in FY2023 (+0.1%) and $77.21 million in FY2022 (+0.3%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has moved between $18.1 million (fiscal Q4 2026) and $19.47 million (fiscal Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has declined for 11 straight quarters, with an average decline of 2.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd over five years was fiscal Q4 2022 (growth of 0.9%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 4.2%).
- Per Business Quant data, WLY's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $18.1 million (Q4 2026), $18.5 million (Q3 2026) and $18.8 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 12.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 229.80 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 55.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 37.19 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 91.00 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 | 18.20 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 18.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 18.10 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 18.50 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 18.80 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 19.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 18.86 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 18.94 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 19.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 19.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 19.10 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 19.20 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 19.30 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 19.40 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 19.23 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 19.32 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 19.28 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 19.47 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 19.31 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 19.28 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 19.31 Mn |
John Wiley & Sons Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();