John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Free Cash Flow was -$66.47 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), compared with -$97.01 million a year earlier.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, John Wiley & Sons' Free Cash Flow was $239.89 million through Jul 31, 2026, up 62.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $209.35 million, up 48.4% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Free Cash Flow was $141.12 million in FY2025 (+7.3%), $131.56 million in FY2024 (-32.8%), $195.92 million in FY2023 (-21.7%) and $250.26 million in FY2022 (-11.4%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between -$107.86 million (fiscal Q1 2023) and $211.11 million (fiscal Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow was higher in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 15.3%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (growth of 46.3%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 47.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, WLY's Free Cash Flow in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was $144.03 million (Q4 2026), $166.96 million (Q3 2026) and -$4.62 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 572.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 29.42 Bn | 15.33 Bn | - | 726.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.66 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.30 Bn | -433.10 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.30 Bn | 9.49 Bn | - | 276.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.70 Bn | 8.83 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.14 Bn | 8.63 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 184.15 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.28 Bn | 8.86 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 592.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.66 Bn | 5.58 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.77 Bn | -6.03 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.74 Bn | 2.40 Bn | 285.49 Mn | -66.47 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Free Cash Flow API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "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=free-cash-flow&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();