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John Wiley & Sons

WLY NYSE Publishing Financials FY2017–FY2026

John Wiley & Sons' revenue fell 0.1% to $1.7 billion in fiscal 2026. Its operating margin was 16.5%, up from 13.2% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $209 million, up 48.4%. It paid out $174 million in dividends and buybacks, 83% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.9%.

Last close Β· Oct 23, 2026

$53.91

0.3%
Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$1.7B
0.1% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
16.5%
3.3 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
$222M
163.2%
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$209M
48.3%
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
19.0%
10.0 pts
Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
$2.7B
Oct 23 close
P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
14.5x
On $3.71 EPS (TTM)

What John Wiley & Sons does

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Legal name
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
Fiscal year ends
April 30, 2026
Latest annual report
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0000107140

Revenue and margins

John Wiley & Sons had $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2026, down 0.1% on the year before.

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Net income and earnings per share

From fiscal 2017 to 2026, diluted EPS grew 8.8% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Diluted EPS
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was $209M in fiscal 2026, 12.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

John Wiley & Sons returned $174M to shareholders in fiscal 2026, 83% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 2.9%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Value John Wiley & Sons yourself

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Discounted cash flow

Value per share

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Adds net cash of βˆ’$608M and divides by 53.2M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.

Earnings multiple

Value per share

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Reference multiples: today 14.5x Β· peers 29.4x Β· sector 17.3x.

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably John Wiley & Sons can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Cash and short-term investments $100M$107M$83.2M$85.9M$75.6M
Debt incl. finance leases $787M$748M$775M$799M$683M
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x2.4x3.0x1.9x1.5x
Debt / equity 0.7x0.7x1.1x1.1x0.8x
Interest coverage 11.1x1.5x1.1x4.2x6.3x
Current ratio 0.6x0.6x0.5x0.5x0.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x0.6x0.5x0.5x0.5x
Total assets $3.4B$3.1B$2.7B$2.7B$2.6B
Total liabilities $2.2B$2.1B$2.0B$1.9B$1.7B
Shareholders' equity $1.1B$1.0B$740M$752M$848M
Net debt (βˆ’ = net cash) $687M$642M$691M$714M$608M

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Of sales under plans

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$0.0M

No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

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Debt fell relative to assets βœ• βœ• βœ“
Current ratio rose βœ• βœ“ βœ“
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F-score 5 / 98 / 98 / 9
Accruals ratio βˆ’14.0%βˆ’4.4%βˆ’1.5%
Altman Z'' 1.401.962.51

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10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Income statement
Revenue $1.7B $1.8B $1.8B $1.8B $1.9B $2.1B $2.0B $1.9B $1.7B $1.7B
Gross profit $1.3B $1.3B $1.2B $1.2B $1.3B $1.4B $1.3B $1.3B $1.2B $1.2B
Operating income $212M $232M $224M βˆ’$54.3M $186M $219M $55.9M $52.3M $221M $277M
Interest expense $16.9M $13.3M $16.1M $25.0M $18.4M $19.8M $37.7M $49.0M $52.5M $43.8M
Pretax income $191M $214M $213M βˆ’$63.1M $176M $210M $33.1M βˆ’$187M $143M $215M
Income tax $77.5M $21.7M $44.7M $11.2M $27.7M $61.4M $15.9M $13.3M $58.7M βˆ’$6.5M
Net income $114M $192M $168M βˆ’$74.3M $148M $148M $17.2M βˆ’$200M $84.2M $222M
Diluted EPS $1.95 $3.32 $2.91 βˆ’$1.32 $2.63 $2.62 $0.31 βˆ’$3.65 $1.53 $4.16
Diluted shares 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.06B 0.05B 0.05B 0.05B
Cash flow
Cash from operations $315M $382M $251M $288M $360M $339M $277M $208M $203M $261M
Capital expenditure $105M $114M $77.2M $88.6M $77.4M $88.8M $81.2M $76.1M $61.5M $51.2M
Free cash flow $210M $268M $174M $200M $283M $250M $196M $132M $141M $209M
Depreciation and amortization $157M $154M $161M $175M $200M $215M $213M $177M $147M $144M
Stock-based compensation $17.6M $11.2M $18.3M $20.0M $22.0M $25.7M $26.5M $25.0M $22.2M $20.6M
Acquisitions $126M $0.0M $190M $230M $300M $75.7M $7.3M $3.1M $3.6M $0.2M
Share buybacks $50.3M $39.7M $60.0M $46.6M $15.8M $30.0M $35.0M $45.0M $60.4M $100M
Dividends paid $71.5M $73.5M $75.8M $76.7M $76.9M $77.2M $77.3M $77.0M $76.1M $74.4M
Dividends and buybacks $122M $113M $136M $123M $92.7M $107M $112M $122M $137M $174M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $58.5M $170M $92.9M $203M $93.8M $100M $107M $83.2M $85.9M $75.6M
Total debt $365M $360M $479M $775M $822M $787M $748M $775M $799M $683M
Finance lease liabilities $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Current assets $360M $480M $503M $615M $526M $551M $541M $454M $440M $420M
Current liabilities $788M $874M $882M $927M $989M $969M $896M $873M $821M $779M
Inventory $47.9M $39.5M $35.6M $43.6M $42.5M $36.6M $30.7M $26.2M $22.9M $19.3M
Property and equipment, net $243M $290M $289M $298M $282M $272M $247M $192M $162M $136M
Total assets $2.6B $2.8B $2.9B $3.2B $3.4B $3.4B $3.1B $2.7B $2.7B $2.6B
Total liabilities $1.6B $1.6B $1.8B $2.2B $2.4B $2.2B $2.1B $2.0B $1.9B $1.7B
Shareholders' equity $1.0B $1.2B $1.2B $934M $1.1B $1.1B $1.0B $740M $752M $848M
Margins
Gross margin 73.2% 70.4% 69.2% 67.7% 67.8% 66.4% 65.7% 69.1% 74.3% 74.3%
Operating margin 12.3% 12.9% 12.4% βˆ’3.0% 9.6% 10.5% 2.8% 2.8% 13.2% 16.5%
EBITDA margin 21.4% 21.5% 21.4% 6.6% 19.9% 20.9% 13.3% 12.2% 22.0% 25.1%
Net margin 6.6% 10.7% 9.4% βˆ’4.1% 7.6% 7.1% 0.9% βˆ’10.7% 5.0% 13.2%
FCF margin 12.2% 14.9% 9.7% 10.9% 14.6% 12.0% 9.7% 7.0% 8.4% 12.5%
Returns
Return on capital 9.7% 15.5% 12.0% βˆ’2.8% 9.4% 8.5% 1.7% 2.7% 9.0% 19.0%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 12.2% 11.1% βˆ’2.5% 7.9% 9.0% 2.4% 2.6% 11.9% 15.0%
Return on equity 11.1% 17.5% 14.2% βˆ’7.0% 14.6% 13.3% 1.6% βˆ’22.5% 11.3% 27.7%
Return on assets 4.1% 7.1% 5.8% βˆ’2.4% 4.5% 4.4% 0.5% βˆ’6.9% 3.1% 8.4%
Growth
Revenue growth βˆ’0.5% 4.5% 0.2% 1.8% 6.0% 7.3% βˆ’3.0% βˆ’7.3% βˆ’10.4% βˆ’0.1%
Net income growth βˆ’22.1% 69.1% βˆ’12.5% βˆ’144.2% β€” 0.0% βˆ’88.4% βˆ’1,262.4% β€” 163.3%
EPS growth βˆ’21.4% 70.3% βˆ’12.4% βˆ’145.4% β€” βˆ’0.4% βˆ’88.2% βˆ’1,277.4% β€” 171.9%
FCF growth βˆ’20.4% 27.8% βˆ’35.2% 15.1% 41.4% βˆ’11.4% βˆ’21.7% βˆ’32.9% 7.3% 48.4%
Share count change βˆ’0.9% βˆ’0.5% βˆ’0.1% βˆ’2.8% 0.5% 0.2% βˆ’0.4% βˆ’2.5% βˆ’0.2% βˆ’2.9%
Financial health
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 0.5x 1.0x 4.7x 1.9x 1.6x 2.4x 3.0x 1.9x 1.5x
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.3x 0.4x 0.8x 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x 1.1x 1.1x 0.8x
Interest coverage 12.5x 17.4x 13.9x βˆ’2.2x 10.1x 11.1x 1.5x 1.1x 4.2x 6.3x
Current ratio 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x 0.7x 0.5x 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 6.1% 6.4% 4.3% 4.8% 4.0% 4.3% 4.0% 4.1% 3.7% 3.1%
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 1.3% 1.3% 1.3% 1.2%
Payouts / FCF 58.1% 42.2% 78.2% 61.7% 32.8% 42.8% 57.3% 92.8% 96.7% 83.3%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score 7.0 7.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 8.0 8.0
Altman Z'' 2.3 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.4 2.0 2.5
Accruals ratio βˆ’7.3% βˆ’7.0% βˆ’2.9% βˆ’11.9% βˆ’6.4% βˆ’5.6% βˆ’8.0% βˆ’14.0% βˆ’4.4% βˆ’1.5%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000107140). Data updated October 19, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β€” not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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