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

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) reported Inventory Average of $20.3 million for Q1 2026, down 22.37% year-over-year from $26.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 6.13% quarter-over-quarter from $21.7 million in Q4 2025.

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

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has 18 years of Inventory Average data on file, last reported at $20.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Inventory Average for Q1 2026 came in at $20.3 million, down 22.37% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $20.3 million (down 22.37% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $24.5 million, down 13.8% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average fell to $20.3 million in Q1 2026 per WLYB's latest filing, from $21.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Inventory Average peaked at $35.0 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at $20.3 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $28.5 million and a median of $29.3 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
  • On a YoY basis, Inventory Average climbed as much as 7.79% in 2022 and fell as far as 23.84% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $33.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 10.98% to $30.2 million in 2023, then decreased by 12.37% to $26.5 million in 2024, then declined by 18.15% to $21.7 million in 2025, then retreated by 6.13% to $20.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLYB's Inventory Average at $20.3 million in Q1 2026, $21.7 million in Q4 2025, and $22.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - 91.39 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 20.34 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 11.95 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 286.60 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 5.01 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn 19.95 Mn
9 Pearson - - - 91.39 Mn
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 20.34 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 20.34 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 21.67 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 22.41 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 24.09 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 26.20 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 26.47 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 26.03 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 27.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 29.25 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 30.21 Mn
Jul 31, 2023 30.51 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 31.95 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 33.81 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 33.93 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 35.00 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 34.26 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 31.55 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 31.48 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 32.94 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 37.39 Mn