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Cash on Hand for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 1986-2026

As of · Reported

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Latest period

$75.6M

YoY change

-11.9%

5Y CAGR

-4.2%

Peak year (FY2014)

$486M

Cash on Hand history chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 2017 to 2026

Latest: $75.6M

Cash on Hand growth chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 2017 to 2026

Latest: -11.9%

Cash on Hand history table for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2026

  • FY2026$75.6M-11.9%
  • FY2025$85.9M+3.0%
  • FY2024$83.4M-21.8%
  • FY2023$107M+6.3%
  • FY2022$100M+7.0%
  • FY2021$93.8M-53.7%
  • FY2020$202M+118.0%
  • FY2019$92.9M-45.3%
  • FY2018$170M+190.1%
  • FY2017$58.5M-83.9%
  • FY2016$364M-20.5%
  • FY2015$457M-5.9%
  • FY2014$486M+45.6%
  • FY2013$334M+28.6%
  • FY2012$260M+28.7%
  • FY2011$202M+31.5%
  • FY2010$154M+49.3%
  • FY2009$103M+73.4%
  • FY2008$59.3M+6.4%
  • FY2007$55.8M-8.2%
  • FY2006$60.8M-38.9%
  • FY2005$99.4M+21.2%
  • FY2004$82M+146.8%
  • FY2003$33.2M-16.3%
  • FY2002$39.7M-25.0%
  • FY2001$52.9M+25.2%
  • FY2000$42.3M-71.6%
  • FY1999$149M+17.0%
  • FY1998$127M+61.1%
  • FY1997$79.1M+43.0%
  • FY1996$55.3M+60.8%
  • FY1995$34.4M-40.2%
  • FY1994$57.5M+24.2%
  • FY1993$46.3M+15.8%
  • FY1992$40M-51.2%
  • FY1991$82M+59.2%
  • FY1990$51.5M+376.9%
  • FY1989$10.8M+8.0%
  • FY1988$10M-22.5%
  • FY1987$12.9M+51.8%
  • FY1986$8.5M—

Cash on Hand values are taken from John Wiley & Sons's reported balance sheets (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Cash on Hand at John Wiley & Sons (WLY)

According to John Wiley & Sons's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported cash and short-term investments is $75.6M. Cash on hand here is cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments reported at the end of each period — the most liquid assets on the balance sheet. Compare with total debt for net leverage and total assets for the share of assets held in cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2026 reading of John Wiley & Sons (WLY) cash and short-term investments is $75.6M – declined 11.9% year-over-year.

John Wiley & Sons cash and short-term investments has contracted on net over the period, with a -4.2% compound annual growth rate over 2021–2026 (5 years).

Between 2014 and 2026, John Wiley & Sons cash and short-term investments plunged 84.5%, falling from $486M to $75.6M.

Across the available history, cash and short-term investments reached its high of $486M in 2014 and its low of $8.5M in 1986.

John Wiley & Sons Cash on Hand by Year

John Wiley & Sons Cash on Hand 2026: $75.6M

2026's cash and short-term investments for John Wiley & Sons came in at $75.6M, declined 11.9% below 2025.

John Wiley & Sons Cash on Hand 2025: $85.9M

John Wiley & Sons posted cash and short-term investments of $85.9M in 2025, edged up 3.0% from 2024.

John Wiley & Sons Cash on Hand 2024: $83.4M

In 2024, John Wiley & Sons reported cash and short-term investments of $83.4M, declined 21.8% below 2023.

John Wiley & Sons Cash on Hand 2023: $107M

John Wiley & Sons cash and short-term investments in 2023 was $107M, grew 6.3% from 2022.

John Wiley & Sons Cash on Hand 2022: $100M

John Wiley & Sons cash and short-term investments in 2022 was $100M.

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