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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY)

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) reported revenue of $386 million for Q1 FY2027, the quarter ended 31 July 2026, down 2.6% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was -$12 million, and diluted earnings per share $-0.23. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 4 September 2026.

Revenue$386 milliondown 2.6%
Net income-$12 million
Diluted EPS$-0.23
QuarterQ1 FY2027ended 31 July 2026

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) in brief

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported revenue of $1.7 billion for fiscal 2026, the year ended 30 April 2026, down 0.1% on the year before.
Read moreNet income was $222 million and diluted earnings per share $4.16. Revenue was $1.7 billion in fiscal 2025, $1.9 billion in fiscal 2024, $2.0 billion in fiscal 2023 and $2.1 billion in fiscal 2022. Net income in the same years was $84 million, a loss of $200 million, $17 million and $148 million. Over the twelve months to 31 July 2026, John Wiley & Sons reported revenue of $1.7 billion and net income of $198 million. Revenue fell 2.9% a year, compounded, over the five years to fiscal 2026. At 31 July 2026 it carried $1.3 billion of debt and $106 million of cash. At the close of 9 October 2026 the market cap of John Wiley & Sons was $2.5 billion, 13.1 times its earnings over the last twelve months.

Ratios

From the filings

ROE24.9%
ROCE11.9%
Operating margin14.9%
Net margin11.9%
FCF margin14.4%
Interest cover5.32
Debt to equity1.62
Cash conversion1.46
Share count, 1 yearn/a
Sales CAGR, 3 years-6.0%
Profit CAGR, 3 years134.3%
EPS, TTM$3.78

At the close of 9 October 2026

Price$49.63
Market cap$2.5 billion
Stock P/E13.13
Price to book3.16
EV / EBITDA9.42
Dividend yieldn/a
Market cap / sales1.51
52-week high$55.72
52-week low$28.79
Price, 1 year37.1%
Price CAGR, 3 years17.0%
Price CAGR, 5 years-1.1%
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Read moreThe priced ones use the latest price, the last regular-hours trade on IEX. Debt to equity here stands on long-term debt as John Wiley & Sons, Inc. files it, with lease liabilities counted separately and never inside it. Nothing here is a valuation or a view.
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The public record on WLY

Filings18 in twelve months: 11 current reports (8-K), about 5 regulation FD disclosure; 4 results of operations; 3 officer or director change; 2 other events; 1 shareholder vote
Planned insider sales2 Form 144 notices in twelve months, $2.2 million; latest 2 July 2026
Options tapeput/call 0.71 by open interest at the 9 October 2026 close; the straddle prices a 7.7% move to 16 October 2026
13F holders4 of the followed funds hold it; largest Geode Capital Management; 7 Schedule 13D or 13G filings in twelve months
Insider trading0 sales and 0 purchases on Form 4 in twelve months
Congress0 House trades disclosed in six months
Short interest4.5 million shares short, 9.32 days to cover at 30 September 2026
Documentsthe 10-K, the 10-Qs, the proxy and 4 earnings press releases, each linked

Quarterly results, the last 12 quarters

Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 *Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026Q4 FY2026 *Q1 FY2027
Revenue493461468404427405443397422410448386
Cost of revenue156144123109107104111109104108110101
Gross profit337317345295320300332288317302338285
Gross margin68%69%74%73%75%74%75%72%75%74%75%74%
SG&A252253252249239230230240225219211239
Operating income46.2-46.468.829.064.151.876.531.073.062.81102.9
Operating margin9%-10%15%7%15%13%17%8%17%15%25%1%
Interest expense12.913.311.412.814.514.011.311.011.711.59.613.9
Pre-tax income-22.0-11254.023.048.918.752.317.758.044.495.0-12.6
Tax raten/an/a53%106%17%223%-30%34%23%33%-43%n/a
Net income-19.4-11425.3-1.440.5-23.068.111.744.929.7135-11.7
Net margin-4%-25%5%-0%9%-6%15%3%11%7%30%-3%
Diluted EPS-$0.35-$2.08$0.46-$0.03$0.74-$0.43$1.25$0.22$0.84$0.56$2.61-$0.23
Operating cash flow-1.2108183-88.7-5.3146150-85.08.5180157-55.3
Capital expenditure20.217.018.814.514.513.319.112.013.112.913.211.2
Free cash flow-21.490.9164-103-19.8133131-97.0-4.6167144-66.5
Buybacks12.56.516.112.512.910.025.013.521.634.930.115.2
Dividends paid19.319.219.119.219.119.018.919.018.818.518.118.2
Filing10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS and diluted share count are from the company's results press release for that quarter, used where the release gives the same revenue and net income as the table. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

Income statement (profit and loss), 12 fiscal years and the trailing twelve months

FY2015FY2016 †FY2017 †FY2018 †FY2019 †FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026TTM
Revenue1,8221,7271,7191,7961,8001,8311,9422,0832,0201,8731,6781,6771,666
Cost of revenue500466501531555591625701693580431432423
Gross profit1,3231,2611,2581,2651,2451,2401,3161,3821,3271,2931,2461,2451,243
Gross margin72.6%73.0%73.2%70.4%69.2%67.7%67.8%66.4%65.7%69.0%74.3%74.3%74.6%
Selling, general and administrativen/an/a9439539649971,0231,0801,0371,014947896894
Operating income238188211231224-54.318621955.952.3221277249
Operating margin13.0%10.9%12.3%12.9%12.4%-3.0%9.6%10.5%2.8%2.8%13.2%16.5%14.9%
Interest expense17.116.716.913.316.125.018.419.837.749.052.543.846.7
Pre-tax income225175191214213-63.117621033.1-187143215185
Income tax48.629.077.521.744.711.227.761.415.913.358.7-6.5-13.4
Effective tax rate21.6%16.6%40.5%10.2%21.0%n/a15.7%29.3%47.9%n/a41.1%-3.0%-7.2%
Net income177146114192168-74.314814817.2-20084.2222198
Net margin9.7%8.4%6.6%10.7%9.3%-4.1%7.6%7.1%0.9%-10.7%5.0%13.2%11.9%
Diluted EPS$2.97$2.48$1.95$3.32$2.91-$1.32$2.63$2.62$0.31-$3.65$1.53$4.16$3.78
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
From each year's 10-K, linked; TTM is the last four quarters.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are. † The year as the company last restated it in a later filing; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed.

Revenue by segment

FY2024FY2025FY2026Share
latest year
Research1,0431,0751,13067.4%
Learning57558554732.6%
Held for Sale or Sold25617.40.00.0%
ResearchLearningHeld for Sale or Sold
1,873FY20241,678FY20251,676FY2026

$ million; hover a block for its figure and share

From the latest 10-K, in the company's own words.
Read moreA year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above. Fiscal years are labelled by the year they end in.

Revenue by region

FY2024FY2025FY2026Share
latest year
United States98884985551.0%
United Kingdom52049949029.3%
Germany17318319211.5%
Other countries1921471398.3%
United StatesUnited KingdomGermanyOther countries
1,873FY20241,678FY20251,677FY2026

$ million; hover a block for its figure and share

From the latest 10-K, in the company's own words.
Read moreA year is shown only where the parts add up to the revenue above. Fiscal years are labelled by the year they end in.

Cash flow and capital returned

FY2015FY2016 †FY2017 †FY2018 †FY2019 †FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026TTM
Operating cash flow355350315382251288360339277208203261290
Capital expenditure69.186.410511477.288.677.488.881.276.161.551.250.4
Free cash flow286264210268174200283250196132141209240
Free cash flow margin15.7%15.3%12.2%14.9%9.6%10.9%14.6%12.0%9.7%7.0%8.4%12.5%14.4%
Cash from investingn/a-151-243-177-302-347-433-194-98.4-107-94.028.1-536
Cash from financingn/a-286-346-96.8-17.6173-47.1-132-169-107-125-298271
Depreciation and amortisation154156157154161175200215213177147143144
Share-based compensation13.616.117.611.218.320.022.025.726.525.022.220.619.6
Buybacks62.070.050.339.760.046.615.830.035.045.060.4100102
Dividends paid68.569.971.573.575.876.776.977.277.377.076.174.473.5
Diluted shares, weighted60m59m58m58m58m56m56m57m56m55m55m53m51m
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
Cash paid in the year, from the cash flow statement.
Read moreThe dividend per share is as declared. Diluted shares are the weighted average for the year; a falling count is the buybacks net of issuance. TTM sums the last four quarters; the share counts are the latest quarter's.

Balance sheet at year end

FY2015FY2016 †FY2017 †FY2018 †FY2019 †FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026TTM
Funded by
Shareholders' equity1,0551,0371,0031,1911,1819341,0911,1421,045740752848797
Short-term borrowings1000.0n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Debt6506053653604797758227877487757996831,291
Operating lease liabilitiesn/an/an/an/a0.016014613311694.481.569.567.5
Other liabilities1,1991,2791,2381,2891,2891,3001,3881,3001,2001,1171,058991977
Total liabilities and equity3,0042,9212,6062,8392,9493,1693,4463,3623,1092,7252,6912,5923,132
Owned
Fixed assets193215243290289298282272247192162136132
Goodwill9629529821,0201,0961,1171,3041,3021,2041,0911,1221,1321,391
Intangible assets9188778288488668071,015931855616595579853
Cash and equivalents45736458.517092.920293.810010783.285.975.6106
Receivables147168189212307309312332310224228244211
Inventory63.857.847.939.535.643.642.536.630.726.222.919.318.5
Other assets263288258260263391397388355492476405421
Total assets3,0042,9212,6062,8392,9493,1693,4463,3623,1092,7252,6912,5923,132
Filing10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K10-K
At the fiscal year end; the TTM column is the latest quarter end.
Read moreBoth totals are the company's own. Other liabilities is the filed total less the rows above it: payables, deferred revenue, taxes, borrowings the rows above do not carry and the rest; other assets is the same on the other side. Investments add the current and non-current lines as filed. Debt is the company's own stated total where it files one, otherwise its long-term debt with the current maturities, never parts added together. A row is left blank in a year where the lines shown overlap and the remainder would fall below nil.

Compounded growth

10 years5 years3 yearsTTM
Sales growth, compounded-0.3%-2.9%-6.0%-0.3%
Profit growth, compounded4.3%8.4%134.3%103.7%
Return on equity, average7.2%5.0%3.4%26.1%
Yearly growth, compounded; TTM is the last four quarters against the four before.
Read moreReturn on equity is net income over shareholders' equity at each year end, averaged over the window (the TTM column is the latest year alone); equity is the parent's shareholders' equity as tagged in the 10-K. Arithmetic on filed numbers, nothing forecast.

Questions

What was John Wiley & Sons' revenue in fiscal 2026?

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported revenue of $1.7 billion for fiscal 2026, the year ended 30 April 2026, down 0.1% on the year before.

How much did John Wiley & Sons earn in fiscal 2026?

Net income was $222 million for fiscal 2026, and diluted earnings per share $4.16.

What is John Wiley & Sons' P/E ratio?

At the close of 9 October 2026, John Wiley & Sons traded at 13.1 times its earnings over the twelve months to 31 July 2026.

What is John Wiley & Sons' market cap?

The market cap of John Wiley & Sons was $2.5 billion at the close of 9 October 2026.

How much debt does John Wiley & Sons have?

At 31 July 2026 John Wiley & Sons carried $1.3 billion of debt and $106 million of cash.

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TTM
Debt to equityDiv. yield
Thomson Reuters Corporation TRI *$45.9 billion31.0012.6%28.5%3.0%0.18n/a
News Corp. NWS$17.9 billion31.106.7%n/a6.8%0.230.6%
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NEW York Times Co. NYT$10.8 billion27.6319.2%16.0%10.8%0.001.1%
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WLY$2.5 billion13.1324.9%14.9%-0.3%1.62n/a
Deluxe Corp. DLX$1.1 billion10.6814.2%11.9%0.3%1.915.2%
Scholastic Corp. SCHL$680 million27.608.6%1.0%-2.5%0.282.1%
1 company shares its SEC industry code (Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing); the rest are the names nearest in size in its wider industry, Printing and Publishing, one of the Fama-French 48 industries, a published grouping of SEC industry codes.
Read moreBy market capitalisation; a click on a heading sorts by it, largest first, and a second click turns it round. Each figure is the same arithmetic as the ratio box above, on each company's own filings and latest close; a name marked * is a foreign company that files once a year, on its latest fiscal year.

Filings

FilingPeriodFiledWhere
10-Q31 July 20264 September 2026EDGAR
10-K30 April 202624 June 2026EDGAR
10-Q31 January 20266 March 2026EDGAR
10-Q31 October 20255 December 2025EDGAR
10-Q31 July 20255 September 2025EDGAR
10-K30 April 202525 June 2025EDGAR
10-Q31 January 20257 March 2025EDGAR
10-Q31 October 20246 December 2024EDGAR
10-Q31 July 20246 September 2024EDGAR
10-K30 April 202426 June 2024EDGAR

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