John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Receivables (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted Receivables of $210.73 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 4.4% from $220.32 million a year earlier and down 13.7% from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Receivables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons' Receivables came in at $244.16 million, up 6.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Receivables shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, John Wiley & Sons' Receivables was $228.41 million in FY2025 (+1.9%), $224.2 million in FY2024 (-27.7%), $310.12 million in FY2023 (-6.6%) and $331.96 million in FY2022 (+6.5%).
- Quarterly Receivables has run from a low of $147.25 million in fiscal Q2 2024 to a high of $331.96 million in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Receivables increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.1%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Receivables in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2025, with growth of 25.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 45.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Receivables for the three prior fiscal quarters was $244.16 million (Q4 2026), $200.22 million (Q3 2026) and $209.68 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Receivables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 4.95 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 3.46 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 15.22 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 1.76 Bn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 1.46 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 236.03 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 762.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 6.62 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | 9.52 Bn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 210.73 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 210.73 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 244.16 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 200.22 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 209.68 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 220.32 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 228.41 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 184.67 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 183.02 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 192.15 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 224.20 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 161.01 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 147.25 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 153.39 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 310.12 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 283.65 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 260.03 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 281.44 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 331.96 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 267.99 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 291.89 Mn |
John Wiley & Sons Receivables 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
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "receivables", "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=receivables&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();