John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) recorded Operating Leases of $67.49 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 13.7% from $78.2 million a year earlier and down 2.9% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Operating Leases (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons reported Operating Leases of $69.54 million, down 14.7% from FY2025.
- Annual Operating Leases has declined for six straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Operating Leases came in at $81.48 million in FY2025 (-13.7%), $94.39 million in FY2024 (-18.3%), $115.54 million in FY2023 (-12.8%) and $132.54 million in FY2022 (-9.1%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the lowest quarterly Operating Leases in data going back to fiscal Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Leases has declined for 25 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 13.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Operating Leases ran from 6.3% in fiscal Q2 2022 to 18.3% in fiscal Q4 2024.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $69.54 million (Q4 2026), $73.61 million (Q3 2026) and $76.28 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 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 |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 67.49 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 69.54 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 73.61 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 76.28 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 78.20 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 81.48 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 83.60 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 88.40 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 91.59 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 94.39 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 98.22 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 101.82 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 106.65 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 115.54 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 119.80 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 120.56 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 127.06 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 132.54 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 139.59 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 143.64 Mn |
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John Wiley & Sons Operating Leases API
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params = {"slug": "operating-leases", "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=operating-leases&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();