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

John Wiley & Sons' (WLY) quarterly Invested Capital came in at $2.1 billion in Q3 2026, up 33.78% year-over-year from $1.6 billion in Q3 2025, and up 36.13% quarter-over-quarter from $1.5 billion in Q2 2026.

Analysis

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

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Invested Capital for 18 consecutive years, with $2.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Invested Capital rose 33.78% year-over-year to $2.1 billion in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $2.1 billion, a 33.78% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $1.5 billion, down 1.12% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital was $2.1 billion for Q3 2026 at John Wiley & Sons, up from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Invested Capital peaked at $2.1 billion in Q4 2022 and troughed at $1.5 billion in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $1.8 billion and a median of $1.7 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
  • Across the five-year window, Invested Capital declined 15.99% in 2024 and jumped 33.78% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Invested Capital stood at $2.1 billion in 2022, then slipped by 13.84% to $1.8 billion in 2023, then declined by 4.88% to $1.7 billion in 2024, then fell by 6.05% to $1.6 billion in 2025, then grew by 29.61% to $2.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Invested Capital figures came in at $2.1 billion (Q3 2026), $1.5 billion (Q2 2026), and $1.6 billion (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 News 18.20 Bn 16.82 Bn - 11.24 Bn
2 New York Times 10.74 Bn 10.08 Bn 394.61 Mn -
3 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn - 22.60 Mn
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.38 Bn 2.28 Bn 285.49 Mn 2.10 Bn
5 McGraw Hill 2.36 Bn 2.16 Bn 439.20 Mn 3.36 Bn
6 Ziff Davis 1.97 Bn 359.50 Mn 241.03 Mn 3.25 Bn
7 Usa Today 933.76 Mn 846.62 Mn 208.25 Mn 863.90 Mn
8 Daily Journal 911.93 Mn 474.84 Mn 26.82 Mn 338.48 Mn
9 Scholastic 829.74 Mn 694.84 Mn 285.70 Mn 825.80 Mn
10 Ennis 538.85 Mn 489.77 Mn 31.08 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 2.10 Bn
Apr 30, 2026 1.54 Bn
Jan 31, 2026 1.57 Bn
Oct 31, 2025 1.62 Bn
Jul 31, 2025 1.57 Bn
Apr 30, 2025 1.56 Bn
Jan 31, 2025 1.58 Bn
Oct 31, 2024 1.73 Bn
Jul 31, 2024 1.64 Bn
Apr 30, 2024 1.52 Bn
Jan 31, 2024 1.66 Bn
Oct 31, 2023 1.81 Bn
Jul 31, 2023 1.84 Bn
Apr 30, 2023 1.80 Bn
Jan 31, 2023 1.98 Bn
Oct 31, 2022 2.11 Bn
Jul 31, 2022 2.02 Bn
Apr 30, 2022 1.95 Bn
Jan 31, 2022 2.04 Bn
Oct 31, 2021 2.15 Bn