John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

WLYB 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

50.82 0.00 0.00%
Market cap
$2.1B
P/E
13.2×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
2.80%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
2.52
Beneish M
−2.46
Dividend safety
86/100

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) Free cash flow margin

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 20.3%, up 1.9 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (18.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.01% (fiscal 2024) to 18.3% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Publishing industry median of 3.39% and above the Communication Services sector median of 1.75%.

Free cash flow margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow margin Change (points)
FY2026 18.3% 11.29
FY2025 7.05% 1.04
FY2024 6.01% (3.32)
FY2023 9.33% (1.55)
FY2022 10.9% (2.33)
FY2021 13.2% 3.75
FY2020 9.46% 1.17
FY2019 8.29% (4.60)
FY2018 12.9% 3.22
FY2017 9.67% (3.01)

Against its own ten years

Low 6.01% High 18.3%
Ten-year median 10.3%
Current reading's percentile 100

Free cash flow margin against peers

Company Free cash flow margin
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 150.2%
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 20.3%
NYT The New York Times Company compare 19.5%
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 19.5%
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 3.39%
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 0.22%
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 0.00%
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 0.00%
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare −0.92%
Publishing industry median 3.39%
Communication Services sector median 1.75%
Market median 0.00%

What Free cash flow margin is

Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.

(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue

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