John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Payables (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted Payables of $44.94 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 23.5% from $36.38 million a year earlier but down 33.1% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons' Payables came in at $67.2 million, up 10.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Payables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -6.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, John Wiley & Sons' Payables was $60.95 million in FY2025 (+9.5%), $55.66 million in FY2024 (-34.0%), $84.33 million in FY2023 (+8.9%) and $77.44 million in FY2022 (-19.2%).
- Quarterly Payables has run from a low of $32.38 million in fiscal Q3 2023 to a high of $84.33 million in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payables increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payables in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with growth of 38.9%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a decline of 57.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payables for the three prior fiscal quarters was $67.2 million (Q4 2026), $50.1 million (Q3 2026) and $47.65 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 2.67 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 412.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 1.32 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 154.99 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 906.00 Mn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | 18.63 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 44.94 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 44.94 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 67.20 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 50.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 47.65 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 36.38 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 60.95 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 53.22 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 40.36 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 38.64 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 55.66 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 44.99 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 48.51 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 43.71 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 84.33 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 32.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 46.25 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 56.68 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 77.44 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 76.74 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 51.27 Mn |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Payables 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=payables&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();