John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) stock
WLYBNYSEBooks: Publishing or Publishing & PrintingFiscal year ends April 30Also trades as WLY
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 4, 2026Score 16/3013% below fair value
$51.60−2.63 (-4.86%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $2.62BP/E 13.9Yield –
John Wiley & Sons free cash flow
Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital expenditures: the cash available for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions.
John Wiley & Sons's free cash flow for the twelve months ending Jul 31, 2026 was $239.89M, up 62.8% year over year. For fiscal 2026 it was $209.35M, up 48.4% from the year before. Over ten years it grew -2.3% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is $321.23M in fiscal 2011.
Annual free cash flow
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $209.35M | +48.4% |
| FY2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | $141.12M | +7.3% |
| FY2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | $131.56M | -32.8% |
| FY2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | $195.92M | -21.7% |
| FY2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | $250.26M | -11.4% |
| FY2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | $282.52M | +41.4% |
| FY2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | $199.84M | +15.1% |
| FY2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | $173.66M | -35.2% |
| FY2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | $268.10M | +27.8% |
| FY2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | $209.85M | -20.4% |
| FY2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | $263.56M | -7.8% |
| FY2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | $286.00M | -1.6% |
| FY2014 | Apr 30, 2014 | $290.66M | +4.4% |
| FY2013 | Apr 30, 2013 | $278.33M | -10.9% |
| FY2012 | Apr 30, 2012 | $312.27M | -2.8% |
| FY2011 | Apr 30, 2011 | $321.23M | +20.4% |
| FY2010 | Apr 30, 2010 | $266.90M | +27.1% |
| FY2009 | Apr 30, 2009 | $210.00M | – |
Quarterly free cash flow
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027 | Jul 31, 2026 | -$66.47M | – |
| Q4 FY2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $144.03M | +9.8% |
| Q3 FY2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | $166.96M | +25.6% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Oct 31, 2025 | -$4.62M | – |
| Q1 FY2026 | Jul 31, 2025 | -$97.01M | – |
| Q4 FY2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | $131.22M | -20.2% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | $132.93M | +46.3% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | -$19.81M | – |
| Q1 FY2025 | Jul 31, 2024 | -$103.21M | – |
| Q4 FY2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | $164.48M | -17.7% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | $90.88M | -18.0% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | -$21.39M | – |
| Q1 FY2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | -$102.42M | – |
| Q4 FY2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | $199.81M | +31.1% |
| Q3 FY2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | $110.83M | -47.5% |
| Q2 FY2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | -$6.86M | – |
| Q1 FY2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | -$107.86M | – |
| Q4 FY2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | $152.44M | -18.0% |
| Q3 FY2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | $211.11M | +0.7% |
| Q2 FY2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | -$10.61M | -139.8% |
| Q1 FY2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | -$102.68M | – |
| Q4 FY2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | $185.87M | +5.1% |
| Q3 FY2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | $209.70M | +25.6% |
| Q2 FY2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | $26.70M | – |
| Q1 FY2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | -$139.75M | – |
| Q4 FY2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | $176.88M | +3.1% |
| Q3 FY2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | $167.02M | +9.0% |
| Q2 FY2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | -$25.68M | -311.0% |
| Q1 FY2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | -$118.37M | – |
| Q4 FY2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | $171.51M | +9.7% |
| Q3 FY2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | $153.28M | -27.4% |
| Q2 FY2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | $12.17M | +17.1% |
| Q1 FY2019 | Jul 31, 2018 | -$163.29M | – |
| Q4 FY2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | $156.39M | +167.7% |
| Q3 FY2018 | Jan 31, 2018 | $210.99M | -27.3% |
| Q2 FY2018 | Oct 31, 2017 | $10.40M | -44.3% |
| Q1 FY2018 | Jul 31, 2017 | -$109.68M | – |
| Q4 FY2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | $58.42M | – |
| Q3 FY2017 | Jan 31, 2017 | $290.25M | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Oct 31, 2016 | $18.67M | – |