John Wiley & Sons WLY
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At close: Sep 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons' (WLY) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$66.5 million in Q3 2026, up 31.48% year-over-year from -$50.6 million in Q3 2025, and down 146.15% quarter-over-quarter from $144.0 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$66.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 31.48% year-over-year to -$66.5 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $239.9 million, a 62.84% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $209.4 million, up 48.35% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$66.5 million for Q3 2026 at John Wiley & Sons, down from $144.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $211.1 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$107.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $51.3 million and a median of $90.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 211.57% in 2023 and surged 76.68% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$6.9 million in 2022, then sank by 211.57% to -$21.4 million in 2023, then gained by 7.38% to -$19.8 million in 2024, then surged by 76.68% to -$4.6 million in 2025, then sank by 1338.72% to -$66.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$66.5 million (Q3 2026), $144.0 million (Q2 2026), and $167.0 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 News 18.20 Bn 16.82 Bn - 276.00 Mn
2 New York Times 10.74 Bn 10.08 Bn 394.61 Mn 184.15 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.38 Bn 2.28 Bn 285.49 Mn -66.47 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.36 Bn 2.16 Bn 439.20 Mn -23.33 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 1.97 Bn 359.50 Mn 241.03 Mn 53.96 Mn
7 Usa Today 933.76 Mn 846.62 Mn 208.25 Mn 19.57 Mn
8 Daily Journal 911.93 Mn 474.84 Mn 26.82 Mn -
9 Scholastic 829.74 Mn 694.84 Mn 285.70 Mn 75.00 Mn
10 Ennis 538.85 Mn 489.77 Mn 31.08 Mn 20.88 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 -66.47 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 144.03 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 166.96 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 -4.62 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 -97.01 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 131.22 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 132.93 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 -19.81 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 -103.21 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 164.48 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 90.88 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 -21.39 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 -102.42 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 199.81 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 110.83 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 -6.86 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -107.86 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 152.44 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 211.11 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 -10.61 Mn