John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

WLY Communication Services Publishing

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $1.7 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−2.63%
EPS
−204.6%
Free cash flow
+30.3%
Total debt
+55.9%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

50.45 1.85 −3.54%
Market cap
$2.6B
P/E
13.1×
Fwd P/E
15.7×
Dividend yield
2.82%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
2.51
Beneish M
−2.46
Dividend safety
86/100

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) Net margin

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 11.9%, down 1.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (13.2%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.7% (fiscal 2024) to 13.2% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Publishing industry median of 7.58% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.

Net margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
FY2026 13.2% 8.20
FY2025 5.02% 15.72
FY2024 −10.7% (11.55)
FY2023 0.85% (6.27)
FY2022 7.12% (0.52)
FY2021 7.64% 11.70
FY2020 −4.06% (13.41)
FY2019 9.35% (1.35)
FY2018 10.7% 4.09
FY2017 6.61% (1.83)

Quarterly newest first

Period Net margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 −3.04% (33.26)
Apr 2026 30.2% 22.98
Jan 2026 7.24% (3.40)
Oct 2025 10.6% 7.69
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −10.7% High 13.2%
Ten-year median 7.38%
Current reading's percentile 98

Net margin against peers

Company Net margin
NYT The New York Times Company compare 13.4%
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 11.9%
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 11.9%
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 8.60%
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 7.58%
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 3.60%
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 0.00%
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare −0.26%
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare −1.84%
Publishing industry median 7.58%
Communication Services sector median 0.00%
Market median 1.06%

What Net margin is

Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.

Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue

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