New York Times vs John Wiley & Sons
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I put New York Times and John Wiley & Sons side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- 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 29.4x against 14.5x for John Wiley & Sons.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
New York Times
NYT
5/10
Revenue growth5-year growthFCF marginReturn on capitalNet debt / EBITDA
John Wiley & Sons
WLY
5/10
Operating marginNet marginReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | NYT FY25 | WLY FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $11.5B | $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 | 29.4x | 14.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.