John Wiley & Sons, Inc. cash flow statement
In fiscal 2026, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s operations generated $261m of cash; it spent $51.2m on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $209m. It returned $74.4m in dividends and $100m through buybacks.
Cash flow statement
| Fiscal year | 2010Apr 2010 | 2011Apr 2011 | 2012Apr 2012 | 2013Apr 2013 | 2014Apr 2014 | 2015Apr 2015 | 2016Apr 2016 | 2017Apr 2017 | 2018Apr 2018 | 2019Apr 2019 | 2020Apr 2020 | 2021Apr 2021 | 2022Apr 2022 | 2023Apr 2023 | 2024Apr 2024 | 2025Apr 2025 | 2026Apr 2026 | LTMJul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | 315 | 376 | 380 | 337 | 348 | 355 | 350 | 315 | 382 | 251 | 288 | 360 | 339 | 277 | 208 | 203 | 261 | 290 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 123 | 133 | 138 | 150 | 148 | 154 | 156 | 157 | 154 | 161 | 175 | 200 | 215 | 213 | 177 | 147 | 143 | 144 |
| Stock-based pay | 25 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Capital spending | 48 | 54 | 67 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 86 | 105 | 114 | 77 | 89 | 77 | 89 | 81 | 76 | 61 | 51 | 50 |
| Free cash flow | 267 | 321 | 312 | 278 | 291 | 286 | 264 | 210 | 268 | 174 | 200 | 283 | 250 | 196 | 132 | 141 | 209 | 240 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | 242 | 304 | 295 | 266 | 278 | 272 | 247 | 192 | 257 | 155 | 180 | 261 | 225 | 169 | 107 | 119 | 189 | 220 |
| Dividends paid | 33 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 59 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 74 |
| Share buybacks | 0 | 28 | 87 | 74 | 63 | 62 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 47 | 16 | 30 | 35 | 45 | 60 | 100 | 102 |
| Quarter | 2025 Q2Oct 2024 | 2025 Q3Jan 2025 | 2025 Q4Apr 2025 | 2026 Q1Jul 2025 | 2026 Q2Oct 2025 | 2026 Q3Jan 2026 | 2026 Q4Apr 2026 | 2027 Q1Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from operations | −5 | 146 | 150 | −85 | 9 | 180 | 157 | −55 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 37 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
| Stock-based pay | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Capital spending | 15 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| Free cash flow | −20 | 133 | 131 | −97 | −5 | 167 | 144 | −66 |
| Free cash flow after stock pay | −26 | 128 | 126 | −103 | −10 | 162 | 140 | −71 |
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