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
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) Operating margin
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 14.9%, down 1.6 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (16.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.96% (fiscal 2020) to 16.5% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Publishing industry median of 2.51% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.94%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 16.5% | 3.31 |
| FY2025 | 13.2% | 10.41 |
| FY2024 | 2.79% | 0.02 |
| FY2023 | 2.77% | (7.76) |
| FY2022 | 10.5% | 0.97 |
| FY2021 | 9.56% | 12.52 |
| FY2020 | −2.96% | (15.40) |
| FY2019 | 12.4% | (0.45) |
| FY2018 | 12.9% | 0.58 |
| FY2017 | 12.3% | 1.42 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 0.76% | (23.83) |
| Apr 2026 | 24.6% | 9.28 |
| Jan 2026 | 15.3% | (2.00) |
| Oct 2025 | 17.3% | 9.51 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| NYT The New York Times Company compare | 16.2% |
| WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 14.9% |
| WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 14.9% |
| LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare | 4.05% |
| SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare | 0.97% |
| TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| PSO Pearson, PLC compare | 0.00% |
| EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare | −33.2% |
| TNMG TNL Mediagene compare | — |
| Publishing industry median | 2.51% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.94% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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