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) Gross margin

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s gross margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 74.6%, up 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (74.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 65.7% (fiscal 2023) to 74.3% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Publishing industry median of 58.3% and above the Communication Services sector median of 51.3%.

Gross margin, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
FY2026 74.3% (0.03)
FY2025 74.3% 5.24
FY2024 69.1% 3.34
FY2023 65.7% (0.65)
FY2022 66.4% (1.43)
FY2021 67.8% 0.06
FY2020 67.7% (1.45)
FY2019 69.2% (1.25)
FY2018 70.4% (0.43)
FY2017 70.9% (2.15)

Quarterly newest first

Period Gross margin Change (points)
Jul 2026 73.9% (1.54)
Apr 2026 75.4% 1.72
Jan 2026 73.7% (1.54)
Oct 2025 75.3% 2.79
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Against its own ten years

Low 65.7% High 74.3%
Ten-year median 69.8%
Current reading's percentile 100

Gross margin against peers

Company Gross margin
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 74.6%
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 74.6%
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 60.6%
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 60.1%
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 56.5%
NYT The New York Times Company compare 51.7%
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 48.2%
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 39.0%
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare —
Publishing industry median 58.3%
Communication Services sector median 51.3%
Market median 45.1%

What Gross margin is

Gross Margin tells an investor how much of each sale a company keeps after paying the direct costs of making or buying what it sells.

Gross Profit ÷ Revenue

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