John Wiley & Sons WLY
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.07% for Q2 2026, up 3.0% year-over-year from 0.07% in Q2 2025, and up 25.21% quarter-over-quarter from 0.05% in Q1 2026.

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 13 consecutive years, with 0.07% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 3.0% year-over-year to 0.07%; the TTM figure through Apr 2026 stood at 0.07% (up 3.0% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was 0.25%, up 10.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital advanced to 0.07% in Q2 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from 0.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.07% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.5% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.03% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Return on Invested Capital slumped 51 bps — and 2025, when it surged 54 bps.
  • John Wiley & Sons' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.02% in 2022, then increased by 13 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then slumped by 877 bps to 0.14% in 2024, then jumped by 129 bps to 0.04% in 2025, then jumped by 67 bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLY's Return on Invested Capital at 0.07% in Q2 2026, 0.05% in Q1 2026, and 0.04% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 New York Times 10.69 Bn 10.03 Bn 394.61 Mn -
2 Pearson 10.59 Bn 9.98 Bn 1.18 Bn 0.00%
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.72 Bn 2.64 Bn 337.86 Mn 0.07%
4 Usa Today 957.47 Mn 870.81 Mn 208.25 Mn -0.01%
5 Scholastic 952.03 Mn 817.13 Mn 285.70 Mn -
6 Lee Enterprises 181.86 Mn 122.43 Mn 63.89 Mn -
7 Educational Development 11.62 Mn 9.81 Mn 2.82 Mn 0.00%
8 TNL Mediagene 687,810.81 -1.24 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Apr 30, 2026 0.07%
Jan 31, 2026 0.05%
Oct 31, 2025 0.04%
Jul 31, 2025 0.04%
Apr 30, 2025 0.03%
Jan 31, 2025 0.02%
Oct 31, 2024 -0.14%
Jul 31, 2024 0.07%
Apr 30, 2024 -0.50%
Jan 31, 2024 0.01%
Oct 31, 2023 0.02%
Apr 30, 2023 0.00%
Jan 31, 2023 0.05%
Oct 31, 2022 0.02%
Jul 31, 2022 0.02%
Apr 30, 2022 0.03%
Jan 31, 2022 0.03%
Oct 31, 2021 0.03%
Jul 31, 2021 0.03%
Apr 30, 2021 0.03%