John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Return on Capital Employed of 13.35% for Q1 2026, up 202.0% year-over-year from 4.42% in Q1 2025, and up 12.38% on a QoQ basis from 11.88% in Q4 2025.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.35% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 202.0% year-over-year to 13.35% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 13.35% (up 202.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.73%, up 917.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 13.35% in Q1 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from 11.88% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 13.35% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.75% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 7.31% (2024), against an average of 7.39%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Return on Capital Employed sank 701 bps; it then soared 1057 bps in 2025.
- Tracing WLY's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 5.69% in 2022, then declined by 7 bps to 5.31% in 2023, then increased by 5 bps to 5.58% in 2024, then jumped by 113 bps to 11.88% in 2025, then increased by 12 bps to 13.35% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WLY Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 13.35% (Q1 2026), 11.88% (Q4 2025), and 11.4% (Q3 2025).
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 13.35% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 11.88% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 11.40% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 12.13% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 11.33% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 5.58% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 4.88% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 8.20% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.75% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 5.31% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 2.50% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 1.34% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 5.69% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 6.42% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 9.13% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 8.35% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 7.39% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 7.44% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 7.58% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | -1.53% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | -0.92% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | -1.20% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -2.34% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 8.22% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 7.88% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 8.36% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 10.94% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 10.23% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 10.74% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 11.97% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 11.72% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 11.62% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 10.06% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 8.90% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 9.98% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 8.50% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 7.73% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 8.35% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 8.41% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 9.34% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 9.29% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 9.99% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 11.08% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 10.62% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 10.01% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 7.41% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 9.72% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 10.59% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 9.16% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 11.95% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 11.84% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 13.12% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 15.04% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 14.28% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 12.51% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 13.81% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 14.43% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 14.96% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 14.18% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 14.27% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 14.65% |