Tripadvisor
TRIP · Interactive Media & Services
$9.41
2.7%John Wiley & Sons
WLY · Publishing
$53.91
0.3%The short version
- Tripadvisor is the larger business, with $1.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.7B for John Wiley & Sons.
- Tripadvisor grew revenue faster (3.1%, against −0.1%).
- John Wiley & Sons kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (16.5% operating margin, against 4.2% operating margin).
- John Wiley & Sons turned more of its sales into free cash flow (12.5% FCF margin, against 8.6% FCF margin).
- John Wiley & Sons earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (19.0%, against 8.9%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Tripadvisor’s earnings: a P/E of 156.8x against 14.5x for John Wiley & Sons.
| Latest fiscal year | TRIP · FY25 | WLY · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.1B | $2.7B |
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.7B |
| Free cash flow | $163M | $209M |
| Net income | $40.0M | $222M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 3.1% | −0.1% |
| 5-year growth | 25.6% | −2.9% |
| Share count change | −9.7% | −2.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 92.3% | 74.3% |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 16.5% |
| Net margin | 2.1% | 13.2% |
| FCF margin | 8.6% | 12.5% |
| Return on capital | 8.9% | 19.0% |
| Return on equity | 5.0% | 27.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $180M | $608M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1x | 1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $90.0M | $175M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 156.8x | 14.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 8 |
FY17
TRIP $1.6B
WLY $1.7B
FY18
TRIP $1.6B
WLY $1.8B
FY19
TRIP $1.6B
WLY $1.8B
FY20
TRIP $604M
WLY $1.8B
FY21
TRIP $902M
WLY $1.9B
FY22
TRIP $1.5B
WLY $2.1B
FY23
TRIP $1.8B
WLY $2.0B
FY24
TRIP $1.8B
WLY $1.9B
FY25
TRIP $1.9B
WLY $1.7B
FY26
TRIP —
WLY $1.7B
TRIP
WLY
FY17
TRIP 8.0%
WLY 12.3%
FY18
TRIP 11.3%
WLY 12.9%
FY19
TRIP 12.0%
WLY 12.4%
FY20
TRIP −54.5%
WLY −3.0%
FY21
TRIP −14.5%
WLY 9.6%
FY22
TRIP 6.8%
WLY 10.5%
FY23
TRIP 7.1%
WLY 2.8%
FY24
TRIP 5.0%
WLY 2.8%
FY25
TRIP 4.2%
WLY 13.2%
FY26
TRIP —
WLY 16.5%
TRIP
WLY
FY17
TRIP $174M
WLY $210M
FY18
TRIP $344M
WLY $268M
FY19
TRIP $341M
WLY $174M
FY20
TRIP −$249M
WLY $200M
FY21
TRIP $54.0M
WLY $283M
FY22
TRIP $344M
WLY $250M
FY23
TRIP $172M
WLY $196M
FY24
TRIP $70.0M
WLY $132M
FY25
TRIP $163M
WLY $141M
FY26
TRIP —
WLY $209M
TRIP
WLY
FY17
TRIP 6.8%
WLY 9.7%
FY18
TRIP —
WLY 15.5%
FY19
TRIP —
WLY 12.0%
FY20
TRIP —
WLY −2.8%
FY21
TRIP −10.3%
WLY 9.4%
FY22
TRIP 5.9%
WLY 8.5%
FY23
TRIP 8.8%
WLY 1.7%
FY24
TRIP 6.3%
WLY 2.7%
FY25
TRIP 8.9%
WLY 9.0%
FY26
TRIP —
WLY 19.0%
TRIP
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