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 14 d ago 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

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FY	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
2026	$1.7B	$222M	74.3%	16.5%	26.1%	8.5%	$209M	$683M	$76M
2025	$1.7B	$84M	74.3%	13.2%	11.2%	3.1%	$141M	$799M	$86M
2024	$1.9B	-$200M	69.0%	2.8%	-27.1%	-7.3%	$132M	$775M	$83M
2023	$2.0B	$17M	65.7%	2.8%	1.6%	0.6%	$196M	$748M	$107M
2022	$2.1B	$148M	66.4%	10.5%	13.0%	4.4%	$250M	$787M	$100M
2021	$1.9B	$148M	67.8%	9.6%	13.6%	4.3%	$283M	$822M	$94M
2020	$1.8B	-$74M	67.7%	-3.0%	-8.0%	-2.3%	$200M	$775M	$202M
2019	$1.8B	$168M	69.2%	12.4%	14.2%	5.7%	$174M	$479M	$93M
2018	$1.8B	$192M	70.4%	12.9%	16.1%	6.8%	$268M	$360M	$170M
2017	$1.7B	$114M	73.2%	12.3%	11.3%	4.4%	$210M	$365M	$59M
2016	—	$146M	—	—	14.1%	5.0%	$264M	$605M	$364M
2015	—	$177M	—	—	16.8%	5.9%	—	$750M	$457M
2014	—	$161M	—	—	13.6%	5.2%	$291M	$700M	$486M
2013	—	$144M	—	—	14.6%	5.1%	$278M	$673M	$334M
2012	—	$213M	—	—	20.9%	8.4%	$312M	$475M	$260M

Revenue & net income

RevenueNet income

Margins (gross / operating / net)

GrossOperatingNet

Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)

ROEROA

Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)

Free cash flow

Cash vs total debt

CashTotal debt

Cash flow: operating / investing / financing

OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key quarterly figures

Quarter	Revenue	Net income	Gross M	Op M	ROE	ROA	FCF	Total debt	Cash
Jul '26	$386M	-$12M	73.9%	0.8%	-1.5%	-0.4%	-$66M	$1.3B	$106M
Apr '26	$448M	$135M	75.4%	24.6%	16.0%	5.2%	$144M	$683M	$76M
Jan '26	$410M	$30M	73.7%	15.3%	4.0%	1.2%	$167M	$808M	$95M
Oct '25	$422M	$45M	75.2%	17.3%	6.1%	1.8%	-$5M	$872M	$67M
Jul '25	$397M	$12M	72.5%	7.8%	1.6%	0.5%	-$97M	$828M	$82M
Apr '25	$443M	$68M	74.9%	17.3%	9.1%	2.5%	$131M	$799M	$86M
Jan '25	$405M	-$23M	74.2%	12.8%	-3.3%	-0.9%	$133M	$887M	$105M
Oct '24	$427M	$40M	74.9%	15.0%	5.4%	1.6%	-$20M	$961M	$76M
Jul '24	$404M	-$1M	73.0%	7.2%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-$103M	$919M	$83M
Apr '24	$468M	$25M	73.7%	14.7%	3.4%	0.9%	$164M	$775M	$83M
Jan '24	$461M	-$114M	68.8%	-10.1%	-15.2%	-4.2%	$91M	$907M	$93M
Oct '23	$493M	-$19M	68.4%	9.4%	-2.2%	-0.7%	-$21M	$943M	$83M
Jul '23	$451M	-$92M	65.2%	-3.6%	-9.8%	-3.2%	-$102M	$896M	$75M
Apr '23	$526M	$68M	66.9%	15.7%	6.5%	2.2%	$200M	$748M	$107M
Jan '23	$491M	-$71M	64.6%	-13.6%	-7.0%	-2.3%	$111M	$946M	$126M
Oct '22	$515M	$38M	66.9%	11.2%	3.5%	1.2%	-$7M	$1.0B	$118M
Jul '22	$488M	-$18M	64.3%	-3.5%	-1.6%	-0.6%	-$108M	$939M	$104M
Apr '22	$546M	$43M	65.7%	10.7%	3.8%	1.3%	$152M	$787M	$100M
Jan '22	$516M	$35M	66.5%	8.9%	3.2%	1.0%	$211M	$918M	$109M
Oct '21	$533M	$56M	67.2%	13.9%	5.1%	1.7%	-$11M	$1.0B	$101M

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.

The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 13.3× (Mar '23) to 11.6× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.9× (Mar '23) to 1.5× (Sep '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 3.9% (Mar '23) to 2.9% (Sep '26).

Price / earnings (P/E)

P/E

Price / sales (P/S)

P/S

Dividend yield (%)

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 Sep '26, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 11.6× (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.