John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Inventory (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) reported Inventory of $19.3 million for Q1 2026, down 23.75% year-over-year from $25.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 9.78% quarter-over-quarter from $21.4 million in Q4 2025.

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has 18 years of Inventory data on file, last reported at $19.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Inventory for Q1 2026 came in at $19.3 million, down 23.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $19.3 million (down 23.75% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $22.9 million, down 12.75% from the prior year.
  • Inventory declined to $19.3 million in Q1 2026 per WLYB's latest filing, from $21.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Inventory peaked at $36.6 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $19.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $28.2 million and a median of $28.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Inventory.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Inventory advanced 10.49% in 2022, then declined 23.75% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory shows it stood at $34.4 million in 2022, then decreased by 12.53% to $30.1 million in 2023, then dropped by 10.05% to $27.1 million in 2024, then dropped by 21.09% to $21.4 million in 2025, then retreated by 9.78% to $19.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLYB's Inventory at $19.3 million in Q1 2026, $21.4 million in Q4 2025, and $22.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 87.79 Mn
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn -
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 19.30 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 11.01 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 282.50 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 5.18 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - 80,531.00
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 17.41 Mn
9 Pearson - - - 87.79 Mn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 19.30 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 19.30 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 21.39 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 21.95 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 22.88 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 25.31 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 27.10 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 25.85 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 26.22 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 28.38 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 30.13 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 30.29 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 30.73 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 33.17 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 34.45 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 33.42 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 36.59 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 31.93 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 31.18 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 31.79 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 34.10 Mn