John Wiley & Sons (WLY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' FCF Margin came in at -17.20% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 7.24 percentage points from -24.45% a year earlier but down 49.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, John Wiley & Sons reported FCF Margin of 14.40%, up 5.58 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 12.49%, up 4.08 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin carries a five-year change of -2.06 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Margin was 8.41% in FY2025 (+1.39 pp), 7.02% in FY2024 (-2.68 pp), 9.70% in FY2023 (-2.32 pp) and 12.01% in FY2022 (-2.54 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Margin is -25.56% (fiscal Q1 2025) to 40.92% (fiscal Q3 2022).
- Year-over-year, FCF Margin has increased for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.70 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Margin over five years came in fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 13.12 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 18.37 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows WLY's FCF Margin at 32.15% (Q4 2026), 40.72% (Q3 2026) and -1.10% (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 6.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.70 Bn | 14.50 Bn | - | 17.24% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.60 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -6.60% |
| 4 | News | 16.98 Bn | 8.47 Bn | - | 11.81% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.87 Bn | 8.98 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.22 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 24.15% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.13 Bn | 8.71 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 27.41% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.71 Bn | -6.33 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.65 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 285.49 Mn | -17.20% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -17.20% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 32.15% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 40.72% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -1.10% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -24.45% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 29.65% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 32.85% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -4.64% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -25.56% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 35.11% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 19.73% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -4.34% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 37.98% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 22.55% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -1.33% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -22.12% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 27.94% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 40.92% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -1.99% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -21.03% |
John Wiley & Sons FCF Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();