John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Selling, General & Administrative (2018 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $238.53 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.7% from $240.33 million a year earlier but up 12.8% from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Selling, General & Administrative (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, John Wiley & Sons' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $894.11 million, down 4.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was $895.91 million, down 5.4% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $947.44 million in FY2025 (-6.5%), $1.01 billion in FY2024 (-2.3%), $1.04 billion in FY2023 (-3.9%) and $1.08 billion in FY2022 (+5.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Selling, General & Administrative spans a low of $211.39 million in fiscal Q4 2026 and a high of $282.75 million in fiscal Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 5.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 9.6%); the low point was fiscal Q4 2023 (a decline of 12.0%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at $211.39 million (Q4 2026), $219.1 million (Q3 2026) and $225.09 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.56 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 637.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 209.00 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 923.00 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 85.77 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 136.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 238.53 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 238.53 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 211.39 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 219.10 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 225.09 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 240.33 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 229.77 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 229.96 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 238.89 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 248.82 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 252.06 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 253.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 252.28 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 245.82 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 255.80 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 253.03 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 282.75 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 279.33 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 275.48 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 264.19 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 260.59 Mn |
John Wiley & Sons Selling, General & Administrative API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "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=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();