John Wiley & Sons WLY
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons' (WLY) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.13 in Q2 2026, down 12.57% year-over-year from 0.14 in Q2 2025, and up 13.38% quarter-over-quarter from 0.11 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.13 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 12.57% year-over-year to 0.13 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was 0.31, a 40.45% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.36, down 34.1% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.13 for Q2 2026 at John Wiley & Sons, up from 0.11 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.21 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 0.09 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.13 and a median of 0.13 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 90.85% in 2023 and sank 32.54% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.13 in 2022, then decreased by 23.99% to 0.1 in 2023, then gained by 20.64% to 0.12 in 2024, then grew by 23.76% to 0.14 in 2025, then slipped by 12.57% to 0.13 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.13 (Q2 2026), 0.11 (Q1 2026), and 0.14 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 News 18.20 Bn 16.82 Bn - 0.20
2 New York Times 10.74 Bn 10.08 Bn 394.61 Mn 0.20
3 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.38 Bn 2.28 Bn 285.49 Mn -
5 McGraw Hill 2.36 Bn 2.16 Bn 439.20 Mn -
6 Ziff Davis 1.97 Bn 359.50 Mn 241.03 Mn -
7 Usa Today 933.76 Mn 846.62 Mn 208.25 Mn -
8 Daily Journal 911.93 Mn 474.84 Mn 26.82 Mn -
9 Scholastic 829.74 Mn 694.84 Mn 285.70 Mn 0.06
10 Ennis 538.85 Mn 489.77 Mn 31.08 Mn 0.31
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 0.13
Jan 31, 2026 0.11
Apr 30, 2025 0.14
Jan 31, 2025 0.14
Apr 30, 2024 0.12
Jan 31, 2024 0.21
Apr 30, 2023 0.10
Jan 31, 2023 0.17
Apr 30, 2022 0.13
Jan 31, 2022 0.09
Apr 30, 2021 0.10
Jan 31, 2021 0.09
Oct 31, 2020 0.72
Apr 30, 2020 0.11
Jan 31, 2020 0.11
Apr 30, 2019 0.11
Jan 31, 2019 0.12
Oct 31, 2018 1.56
Apr 30, 2018 0.12
Jan 31, 2018 0.09