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) Return on invested capital

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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

Low −2.25% High 11.9%
Ten-year median 9.07%
Current reading's percentile 100

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7.85%
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 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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