News vs John Wiley & Sons
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The short version
- News is the larger business, with $9.0B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $1.7B for John Wiley & Sons, about 5.4 times as much.
- News grew revenue faster (6.8%, against −0.1%).
- John Wiley & Sons turned more of its sales into free cash flow (12.5% FCF margin, against 9.0%).
- John Wiley & Sons earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (19.0%, against 8.9%).
| Latest fiscal year | NWSA · FY26 | WLY · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $17.2B | $2.7B |
| Revenue | $9.0B | $1.7B |
| Free cash flow | $811M | $209M |
| Net income | $573M | $222M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 6.8% | −0.1% |
| 5-year growth | −0.7% | −2.9% |
| Share count change | −2.0% | −2.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 74.3% |
| Operating margin | — | 16.5% |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 13.2% |
| FCF margin | 9.0% | 12.5% |
| Return on capital | 8.9% | 19.0% |
| Return on equity | 6.6% | 27.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$106M | $608M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.1x | 1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $845M | $175M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 14.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 8 |
Revenue
FY17
NWSA $8.1B
WLY $1.7B
FY18
NWSA $9.0B
WLY $1.8B
FY19
NWSA $10.1B
WLY $1.8B
FY20
NWSA $9.0B
WLY $1.8B
FY21
NWSA $9.4B
WLY $1.9B
FY22
NWSA $10.4B
WLY $2.1B
FY23
NWSA $8.0B
WLY $2.0B
FY24
NWSA $8.3B
WLY $1.9B
FY25
NWSA $8.5B
WLY $1.7B
FY26
NWSA $9.0B
WLY $1.7B
NWSA
WLY
Operating margin
FY17
NWSA —
WLY 12.3%
FY18
NWSA —
WLY 12.9%
FY19
NWSA —
WLY 12.4%
FY20
NWSA —
WLY −3.0%
FY21
NWSA —
WLY 9.6%
FY22
NWSA —
WLY 10.5%
FY23
NWSA —
WLY 2.8%
FY24
NWSA —
WLY 2.8%
FY25
NWSA —
WLY 13.2%
FY26
NWSA —
WLY 16.5%
NWSA
WLY
Free cash flow
FY17
NWSA $238M
WLY $210M
FY18
NWSA $393M
WLY $268M
FY19
NWSA $356M
WLY $174M
FY20
NWSA $342M
WLY $200M
FY21
NWSA $847M
WLY $283M
FY22
NWSA $855M
WLY $250M
FY23
NWSA $745M
WLY $196M
FY24
NWSA $741M
WLY $132M
FY25
NWSA $571M
WLY $141M
FY26
NWSA $811M
WLY $209M
NWSA
WLY
Return on capital
FY17
NWSA −4.8%
WLY 9.7%
FY18
NWSA −8.5%
WLY 15.5%
FY19
NWSA 2.7%
WLY 12.0%
FY20
NWSA −12.6%
WLY −2.8%
FY21
NWSA 5.0%
WLY 9.4%
FY22
NWSA 8.6%
WLY 8.5%
FY23
NWSA 2.6%
WLY 1.7%
FY24
NWSA 4.5%
WLY 2.7%
FY25
NWSA 7.8%
WLY 9.0%
FY26
NWSA 8.9%
WLY 19.0%
NWSA
WLY
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.