John Wiley & Sons WLY
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted quarterly Invested Capital of $12.5 million for Q2 2026, up 25.0% year-over-year from $10.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 11.11% quarter-over-quarter from $11.2 million in Q1 2026.

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Invested Capital for 14 consecutive years, with $12.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Invested Capital rose 25.0% year-over-year to $12.5 million; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at $43.8 million (up 12.9% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $12.5 million, up 25.0% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital improved to $12.5 million in Q2 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from $11.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $25.0 million in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $5.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, Invested Capital has averaged $11.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $10.0 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Invested Capital jumped 100.0% — and 2023, when it sank 80.0%.
  • John Wiley & Sons' Invested Capital stood at $25.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 80.0% to $5.0 million in 2023, then surged by 100.0% to $10.0 million in 2024, then changed by 0.0% to $10.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 25.0% to $12.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLY's Invested Capital at $12.5 million in Q2 2026, $11.2 million in Q1 2026, and $10.0 million in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.69 Bn 10.03 Bn 394.61 Mn -
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.98 Bn 1.18 Bn 2.39 Bn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn 12.50 Mn
4 Usa Today 957.47 Mn 870.81 Mn 208.25 Mn 70.74 Mn
5 Scholastic 952.03 Mn 817.13 Mn 285.70 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 181.86 Mn 122.43 Mn 63.89 Mn -
7 Educational Development 11.62 Mn 9.81 Mn 2.82 Mn -
8 TNL Mediagene 687,810.81 -1.24 Mn - 4.12 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 12.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 11.25 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 10.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 10.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 10.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 10.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 10.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 8.75 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 7.50 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 6.25 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 5.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 5.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 5.00 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 5.00 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 25.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 21.88 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 18.75 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 15.63 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 12.50 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 12.50 Mn