Scholastic vs John Wiley & Sons
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The short version
- John Wiley & Sons is the larger business, with $1.7B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $1.6B for Scholastic.
- John Wiley & Sons grew revenue faster (−0.1%, against −2.7%).
- John Wiley & Sons kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (16.5% operating margin, against 1.0%).
- John Wiley & Sons turned more of its sales into free cash flow (12.5% FCF margin, against 0.2%).
- John Wiley & Sons earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (19.0%, against 1.1%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Scholastic’s earnings: a P/E of 27.1x against 14.5x for John Wiley & Sons.
| Latest fiscal year | SCHL · FY26 | WLY · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $728M | $2.7B |
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.7B |
| Free cash flow | $2.5M | $209M |
| Net income | $56.7M | $222M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | −2.7% | −0.1% |
| 5-year growth | 4.0% | −2.9% |
| Share count change | −12.3% | −2.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 56.4% | 74.3% |
| Operating margin | 1.0% | 16.5% |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 13.2% |
| FCF margin | 0.2% | 12.5% |
| Return on capital | 1.1% | 19.0% |
| Return on equity | 6.7% | 27.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$45.0M | $608M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.7x | 1.5x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $286M | $175M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 27.1x | 14.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 |
Revenue
FY17
SCHL $1.7B
WLY $1.7B
FY18
SCHL $1.6B
WLY $1.8B
FY19
SCHL $1.7B
WLY $1.8B
FY20
SCHL $1.5B
WLY $1.8B
FY21
SCHL $1.3B
WLY $1.9B
FY22
SCHL $1.6B
WLY $2.1B
FY23
SCHL $1.7B
WLY $2.0B
FY24
SCHL $1.6B
WLY $1.9B
FY25
SCHL $1.6B
WLY $1.7B
FY26
SCHL $1.6B
WLY $1.7B
SCHL
WLY
Operating margin
FY17
SCHL 5.1%
WLY 12.3%
FY18
SCHL 3.4%
WLY 12.9%
FY19
SCHL 1.5%
WLY 12.4%
FY20
SCHL −6.0%
WLY −3.0%
FY21
SCHL −1.8%
WLY 9.6%
FY22
SCHL 5.9%
WLY 10.5%
FY23
SCHL 6.2%
WLY 2.8%
FY24
SCHL 0.9%
WLY 2.8%
FY25
SCHL 1.0%
WLY 13.2%
FY26
SCHL 1.0%
WLY 16.5%
SCHL
WLY
Free cash flow
FY17
SCHL $75.7M
WLY $210M
FY18
SCHL $20.0M
WLY $268M
FY19
SCHL $21.4M
WLY $174M
FY20
SCHL −$60.6M
WLY $200M
FY21
SCHL $23.8M
WLY $283M
FY22
SCHL $184M
WLY $250M
FY23
SCHL $86.9M
WLY $196M
FY24
SCHL $96.2M
WLY $132M
FY25
SCHL $72.0M
WLY $141M
FY26
SCHL $2.5M
WLY $209M
SCHL
WLY
Return on capital
FY17
SCHL 6.2%
WLY 9.7%
FY18
SCHL 4.9%
WLY 15.5%
FY19
SCHL 1.6%
WLY 12.0%
FY20
SCHL −7.2%
WLY −2.8%
FY21
SCHL −2.0%
WLY 9.4%
FY22
SCHL 10.1%
WLY 8.5%
FY23
SCHL 8.8%
WLY 1.7%
FY24
SCHL 1.2%
WLY 2.7%
FY25
SCHL 1.3%
WLY 9.0%
FY26
SCHL 1.1%
WLY 19.0%
SCHL
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.