John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.45% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 0.05 percentage points from 11.40% a year earlier but down 3.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 14.86%, up 3.13 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +6.86 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, John Wiley & Sons' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 11.73% in FY2025 (+9.17 pp), 2.56% in FY2024 (+0.17 pp), 2.39% in FY2023 (-6.62 pp) and 9.01% in FY2022 (+1.01 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of 0.75% in fiscal Q3 2024 to a high of 15.40% in fiscal Q4 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2025, with a gain of 10.57 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a drop of 7.01 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 15.40% (Q4 2026), 13.35% (Q3 2026) and 11.88% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.56% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.35 Bn | 14.16 Bn | - | 11.70% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.58 Bn | 4.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 4 | News | 16.96 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.93 Bn | 9.04 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.17 Bn | 8.65 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 20.89% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.12 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 6.68% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.68 Bn | -6.36 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.67 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 11.45% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 11.45% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 15.40% |
| 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% |
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John Wiley & Sons Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();