John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Invested Capital of $2.09 billion for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 33.8% from $1.56 billion a year earlier and up 36.3% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Invested Capital (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons posted Invested Capital of $1.53 billion, down 1.3% from FY2025.
- Invested Capital has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Invested Capital came in at $1.55 billion in FY2025 (+2.5%), $1.51 billion in FY2024 (-15.6%), $1.79 billion in FY2023 (-7.0%) and $1.93 billion in FY2022 (+0.9%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Invested Capital since fiscal Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Invested Capital gained in two of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.7%.
- The high point for year-over-year Invested Capital in five years was fiscal Q1 2027 (growth of 33.8%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 16.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $1.53 billion (Q4 2026), $1.56 billion (Q3 2026) and $1.61 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 66.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 18.33 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 20.27 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 11.23 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 6.93 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.36 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 26.55 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | 10.78 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 2.09 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.09 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 1.53 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.56 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 1.61 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 1.56 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 1.55 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 1.57 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 1.72 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 1.63 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 1.51 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 1.66 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 1.81 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 1.83 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.79 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.97 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 2.08 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 2.02 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.93 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 2.04 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 2.15 Bn |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Invested Capital API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();