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

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) reported Other Working Capital Changes of -$80.8 million for Q1 2026, up 14.4% year-over-year from -$70.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 184.4% quarter-over-quarter from $95.7 million in Q4 2025.

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

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has 18 years of Other Working Capital Changes data on file, last reported at -$80.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Other Working Capital Changes for Q1 2026 came in at -$80.8 million, up 14.4% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$22.4 million (up 75.53% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$38.7 million, down 49.88% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes retreated to -$80.8 million in Q1 2026 per WLYB's latest filing, from $95.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Other Working Capital Changes peaked at $158.1 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$256.7 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$15.5 million and a median of -$23.6 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Other Working Capital Changes.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Other Working Capital Changes surged 74.25% in 2023, then sank 299.17% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Other Working Capital Changes shows it stood at $105.8 million in 2022, then fell by 9.0% to $96.2 million in 2023, then increased by 11.55% to $107.4 million in 2024, then slipped by 10.88% to $95.7 million in 2025, then plunged by 184.4% to -$80.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLYB's Other Working Capital Changes at -$80.8 million in Q1 2026, $95.7 million in Q4 2025, and $153.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -80.76 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 -80.76 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
Apr 30, 2025 -190.86 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 -190.86 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
Jul 31, 2024 139.10 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 139.10 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -243.63 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 -243.63 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -23.63 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -23.63 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 96.24 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 96.24 Mn