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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) Return on invested capital
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 7.85%, down 4.0 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (11.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.25% (fiscal 2020) to 11.9% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Publishing industry median of 0.00% and above the Communication Services sector median of 0.00%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11.9% | 2.44 |
| FY2025 | 9.44% | 7.16 |
| FY2024 | 2.28% | 0.21 |
| FY2023 | 2.07% | (5.42) |
| FY2022 | 7.49% | 1.12 |
| FY2021 | 6.37% | 8.62 |
| FY2020 | −2.25% | (11.18) |
| FY2019 | 8.93% | (1.55) |
| FY2018 | 10.5% | 0.39 |
| FY2017 | 10.1% | 0.89 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare | 7.85% |
| WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 7.85% |
| LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare | 3.31% |
| SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare | 1.31% |
| TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| NYT The New York Times Company compare | 0.00% |
| PSO Pearson, PLC compare | 0.00% |
| TNMG TNL Mediagene compare | 0.00% |
| EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare | −10.7% |
| Publishing industry median | 0.00% |
| Communication Services sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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