New York Times vs John Wiley & Sons
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The short version
- New York Times is the larger business, with $2.8B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.7B for John Wiley & Sons, about 1.7 times as much.
- New York Times grew revenue faster (9.2%, against −0.1%).
- John Wiley & Sons kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (16.5% operating margin, against 15.3%).
- New York Times turned more of its sales into free cash flow (19.5% FCF margin, against 12.5%).
- New York Times earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (23.8%, against 19.0%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of New York Times’s earnings: a P/E of 29.0x against 14.5x for John Wiley & Sons.
| Latest fiscal year | NYT · FY25 | WLY · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $11.3B | $2.7B |
| Revenue | $2.8B | $1.7B |
| Free cash flow | $551M | $209M |
| Net income | $344M | $222M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.2% | −0.1% |
| 5-year growth | 9.6% | −2.9% |
| Share count change | −0.5% | −2.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 74.3% |
| Operating margin | 15.3% | 16.5% |
| Net margin | 12.2% | 13.2% |
| FCF margin | 19.5% | 12.5% |
| Return on capital | 23.8% | 19.0% |
| Return on equity | 17.3% | 27.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$642M | $608M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.2x | 1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $276M | $175M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 29.0x | 14.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 |
FY17
NYT $1.7B
WLY $1.7B
FY18
NYT $1.7B
WLY $1.8B
FY19
NYT $1.8B
WLY $1.8B
FY20
NYT $1.8B
WLY $1.8B
FY21
NYT $2.1B
WLY $1.9B
FY22
NYT $2.3B
WLY $2.1B
FY23
NYT $2.4B
WLY $2.0B
FY24
NYT $2.6B
WLY $1.9B
FY25
NYT $2.8B
WLY $1.7B
FY26
NYT —
WLY $1.7B
NYT
WLY
FY17
NYT 10.5%
WLY 12.3%
FY18
NYT 10.9%
WLY 12.9%
FY19
NYT 9.7%
WLY 12.4%
FY20
NYT 9.9%
WLY −3.0%
FY21
NYT 12.9%
WLY 9.6%
FY22
NYT 8.8%
WLY 10.5%
FY23
NYT 11.4%
WLY 2.8%
FY24
NYT 13.6%
WLY 2.8%
FY25
NYT 15.3%
WLY 13.2%
FY26
NYT —
WLY 16.5%
NYT
WLY
FY17
NYT $2.0M
WLY $210M
FY18
NYT $79.6M
WLY $268M
FY19
NYT $144M
WLY $174M
FY20
NYT $263M
WLY $200M
FY21
NYT $234M
WLY $283M
FY22
NYT $114M
WLY $250M
FY23
NYT $338M
WLY $196M
FY24
NYT $381M
WLY $132M
FY25
NYT $551M
WLY $141M
FY26
NYT —
WLY $209M
NYT
WLY
FY17
NYT 14.8%
WLY 9.7%
FY18
NYT 17.3%
WLY 15.5%
FY19
NYT 17.8%
WLY 12.0%
FY20
NYT 20.9%
WLY −2.8%
FY21
NYT 25.2%
WLY 9.4%
FY22
NYT 14.0%
WLY 8.5%
FY23
NYT 16.6%
WLY 1.7%
FY24
NYT 20.1%
WLY 2.7%
FY25
NYT 23.8%
WLY 9.0%
FY26
NYT —
WLY 19.0%
NYT
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.