John Wiley & Sons WLYB
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) posted quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of -$281.7 million for Q4 2019, down 49.29% year-over-year from -$555.5 million in Q4 2018, and down 1664.15% quarter-over-quarter from $18.0 million in Q3 2019.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has reported Other Working Capital Changes for 9 consecutive years, with -$281.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2019.

  • In Q4 2019, Other Working Capital Changes fell 49.29% year-over-year to -$281.7 million; the TTM figure through Oct 2019 stood at -$4.7 million (up 98.42% YoY), while the FY2026 annual figure was $13.1 million, down 71.7% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes slipped to -$281.7 million in Q4 2019 per WLYB's latest filing, from $18.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Working Capital Changes topped out at $158.1 million in Q3 2022 and bottomed at -$275.8 million in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Other Working Capital Changes has averaged -$26.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$28.9 million in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2015 — Other Working Capital Changes tumbled 336.17% — and 2019, when it jumped 126.79%.
  • John Wiley & Sons' Other Working Capital Changes stood at -$45.2 million in 2015, then tumbled by 317.24% to -$188.7 million in 2018, then slumped by 49.29% to -$281.7 million in 2019.
  • Business Quant data shows WLYB's Other Working Capital Changes at -$281.7 million in Q4 2019, $18.0 million in Q3 2019, and $217.9 million in Q2 2019.

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Apr 30, 2026 -194.71 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 -194.71 Mn
Apr 30, 2026 -194.71 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -80.76 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -80.76 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -80.76 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 95.68 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 95.68 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 95.68 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 153.54 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 153.54 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 153.54 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -174.33 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -174.33 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -174.33 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -94.34 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -94.34 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 -94.34 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 107.36 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 107.36 Mn