John Wiley & Sons (WLY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 0.11 for Q1 2026, down 22.22% year-over-year from 0.14 in Q1 2025, and up 102.72% on a QoQ basis from 4.07 in Q4 2025.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.11 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 22.22% year-over-year to 0.11 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.38 (down 12.55% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.54, down 7.86% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 0.11 in Q1 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from 4.07 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.21 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 4.07 in Q4 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.09 (2022), against an average of 0.49.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Payout Ratio soared 90.85%; it then tumbled 322.79% in 2025.
- Tracing WLY's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 2.81 in 2022, then soared by 67.87% to 0.9 in 2023, then dropped by 6.74% to 0.96 in 2024, then slumped by 322.79% to 4.07 in 2025, then surged by 102.72% to 0.11 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WLY FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 0.11 (Q1 2026), 4.07 (Q4 2025), and 0.2 (Q3 2025).
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 0.11 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | -4.07 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | -0.20 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 0.14 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -0.96 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -0.19 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.12 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -0.90 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | -0.19 |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 0.17 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | -2.81 |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -0.18 |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 0.13 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 0.09 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | -1.82 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | -0.19 |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 0.10 |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 0.09 |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 0.72 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | -0.14 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | 0.11 |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 0.11 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | -0.75 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | -0.16 |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 0.11 |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 0.12 |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 1.56 |
| Jul 31, 2018 | -0.12 |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 0.12 |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 0.09 |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 1.76 |
| Jul 31, 2017 | -0.17 |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 0.31 |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 0.06 |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 0.96 |
| Jul 31, 2016 | -0.11 |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 0.08 |
| Oct 31, 2015 | -0.67 |
| Jul 31, 2015 | -0.12 |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 0.09 |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 0.06 |
| Jul 31, 2014 | -0.15 |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 0.08 |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 0.09 |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 0.06 |
| Oct 31, 2012 | -0.56 |
| Jul 31, 2012 | -0.15 |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 0.13 |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 0.04 |
| Oct 31, 2011 | -0.72 |
| Jul 31, 2011 | -0.25 |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 0.13 |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 0.04 |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 0.38 |
| Jul 31, 2010 | -0.36 |
| Apr 30, 2010 | -0.51 |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 0.03 |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 0.21 |
| Jul 31, 2009 | -0.44 |