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WLY Financials John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has declined 2.9% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (8.4% vs -2.9% per year).
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 16.5% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has declined 5.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($683M) exceeds cash ($76M); net debt is $608M.
  • Total debt has grown in line with revenue (-3.6% vs -2.9% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 6.3× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 1.6× EBITDA.

Shareholder returns

  • Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 33.6% of earnings and 35.5% of free cash flow.
  • The dividend has declined 0.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
-$200M $941M $2B $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-11% 32% 74% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $156M $312M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $411M $822M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$433M -$25M $382M $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2026 $1.7B $222M 74.3% 16.5% $209M $683M $76M
2025 $1.7B $84M 74.3% 13.2% $141M $799M $86M
2024 $1.9B -$200M 69.0% 2.8% $132M $775M $83M
2023 $2.0B $17M 65.7% 2.8% $196M $748M $107M
2022 $2.1B $148M 66.4% 10.5% $250M $787M $100M
2021 $1.9B $148M 67.8% 9.6% $283M $822M $94M
2020 $1.8B -$74M 67.7% -3.0% $200M $775M $202M
2019 $1.8B $168M 69.2% 12.4% $174M $479M $93M
2018 $1.8B $192M 70.4% 12.9% $268M $360M $170M
2017 $1.7B $114M 73.2% 12.3% $210M $365M $59M
2016 — $146M — — $264M $605M $364M
2015 — $177M — — — $750M $457M
2014 — $161M — — $291M $700M $486M
2013 — $144M — — $278M $673M $334M
2012 — $213M — — $312M $475M $260M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced WLY against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 58.1 116.1 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.7 1.5 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 2.4 4.9 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
Dividend yield %

Frequently asked questions

Is WLY growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s revenue has declined 2.9% per year, and net income grown 8.4% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does WLY have?

As of FY2026, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. reported $683M of total debt against $76M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 6.3×.

What is WLY's profit margin?

In FY2026, gross margin was 74.3%, operating margin 16.5%, and net margin 13.2%.

What is WLY's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 10.8× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.