John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of -$281.7 million for Q4 2019, down 49.29% year-over-year from -$555.5 million in Q4 2018, and down 1664.15% quarter-over-quarter from $18.0 million in Q3 2019.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Other Working Capital Changes for 9 consecutive years, with -$281.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2019.
- In Q4 2019, Other Working Capital Changes fell 49.29% year-over-year to -$281.7 million; the TTM figure through Oct 2019 stood at -$4.7 million (up 98.42% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $13.1 million, down 71.7% from the prior year.
- Other Working Capital Changes slipped to -$281.7 million in Q4 2019 per WLY's latest filing, from $18.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Other Working Capital Changes topped out at $158.1 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$275.8 million in Q2 2023.
- Historically, Other Working Capital Changes has averaged -$26.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$28.9 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — Other Working Capital Changes tumbled 336.17% — and 2019, when it jumped 126.79%.
- John Wiley & Sons' Other Working Capital Changes stood at -$45.2 million in 2015, then tumbled by 317.24% to -$188.7 million in 2018, then slumped by 49.29% to -$281.7 million in 2019.
- Business Quant data shows WLY's Other Working Capital Changes at -$281.7 million in Q4 2019, $18.0 million in Q3 2019, and $217.9 million in Q2 2019.
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| 8 | TNL Mediagene | 696,752.35 | -1.23 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
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| Apr 30, 2026 | -194.71 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -194.71 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | -194.71 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -80.76 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -80.76 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | -80.76 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 95.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 95.68 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 95.68 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 153.54 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 153.54 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 153.54 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -174.33 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -174.33 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | -174.33 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -94.34 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -94.34 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -94.34 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 107.36 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 107.36 Mn |