John Wiley & Sons (WLY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.13 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Apr 30, 2026), down 12.6% from 0.14 a year earlier but up 13.4% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons' FCF Payout Ratio was 0.36, down 34.1% from FY2025.
- Going back by fiscal year, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.54 in FY2025 (-7.9%), 0.59 in FY2024 (+48.3%), 0.39 in FY2023 (+27.9%) and 0.31 in FY2022 (+13.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly FCF Payout Ratio is 0.09 (fiscal Q3 2022) to 0.21 (fiscal Q3 2024).
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 10.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in FCF Payout Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q3 2023 (growth of 90.9%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 32.5%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | - |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 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 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 0.15 |
| 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 | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons FCF Payout Ratio API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "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-payout-ratio&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();