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) Operating margin

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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

Against its own ten years

Low −2.96% High 16.5%
Ten-year median 11.6%
Current reading's percentile 98

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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