John Wiley & Sons (WLY) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of January 2026: 6.06x

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 6.06x as of January 2026. Operating cash flow of $179.82 Million exceeds net income of $29.68 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore WLY operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

6.06x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$179.82 Million
USD

Net Income

$29.68 Million
USD

Data as of

Jan 2026
Most recent filing

John Wiley & Sons Cash Flow Quality Index (1990–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for John Wiley & Sons across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see John Wiley & Sons cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for John Wiley & Sons (1990–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for John Wiley & Sons.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.41x $202.59 Million $84.16 Million ▼ -85.0%
2023 16.08x $277.07 Million $17.23 Million ▲ +603.2%
2022 2.29x $339.10 Million $148.31 Million ▼ -5.8%
2021 2.43x $359.92 Million $148.26 Million ▲ +62.9%
2019 1.49x $250.83 Million $168.26 Million ▼ -23.4%
2018 1.94x $373.77 Million $192.19 Million ▼ -29.7%
2017 2.77x $314.50 Million $113.64 Million ▲ +15.3%
2016 2.40x $349.96 Million $145.78 Million ▲ +19.6%
2015 2.01x $355.12 Million $176.87 Million ▼ -7.5%
2014 2.17x $348.22 Million $160.51 Million ▼ -7.2%
2013 2.34x $337.04 Million $144.22 Million ▲ +31.0%
2012 1.78x $379.65 Million $212.75 Million ▼ -18.3%
2011 2.19x $375.62 Million $171.89 Million ▼ -25.1%
2010 2.92x $418.79 Million $143.54 Million ▲ +9.7%
2009 2.66x $341.25 Million $128.26 Million ▲ +40.1%
2008 1.90x $280.13 Million $147.54 Million ▼ -14.3%
2007 2.21x $220.59 Million $99.62 Million ▲ +0.7%
2006 2.20x $242.64 Million $110.33 Million ▼ -24.3%
2005 2.90x $243.49 Million $83.84 Million ▲ +21.6%
2004 2.39x $212.21 Million $88.84 Million ▲ +23.3%
2003 1.94x $169.13 Million $87.28 Million ▼ -20.9%
2002 2.45x $140.37 Million $57.32 Million ▲ +10.1%
2001 2.22x $131.01 Million $58.92 Million ▼ -11.6%
2000 2.52x $131.84 Million $52.39 Million ▼ -17.6%
1999 3.05x $121.23 Million $39.70 Million ▲ +7.4%
1998 2.84x $104.10 Million $36.60 Million ▼ -9.6%
1997 3.15x $63.90 Million $20.30 Million ▲ +14.2%
1996 2.76x $68.10 Million $24.70 Million ▼ -2.8%
1995 2.84x $51.90 Million $18.30 Million ▼ -13.6%
1994 3.28x $39.70 Million $12.10 Million ▼ -31.2%
1993 4.77x $36.70 Million $7.70 Million ▼ -40.2%
1992 7.97x $28.70 Million $3.60 Million ▼ -36.9%
1991 12.63x $51.80 Million $4.10 Million ▲ +18.9%
1990 10.63x $28.70 Million $2.70 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.