JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
WLY· NYSE, NYSE· Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- 12.5%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- -2.9%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2026
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 53.2M
- Revenue
- $1.7B
- Free cash flow
- $209.4M
- Owner earnings
- $188.7M
Valuation · FY2026
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2026
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 16.5%
- Net
- 13.2%
- Free cash flow
- 12.5%
- Owner earnings
- 11.3%
- Stock pay
- 1.2%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2026
- –
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2026
- 26.1%
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- 5.0%
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- -6.0%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- -2.9%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- -0.3%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- 137.6%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- 9.6%
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- 8.8%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- 2.2%
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- -5.8%
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- 0.0%
Financial health · FY2026
- Cash and investments
- $75.6M
- Total debt
- $683.4M
- Net debt
- $607.8M
- Debt/Equity
- 0.8x
- Debt/FCF
- 3.3x
Shareholder returns · FY2026
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- 33.6%
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- -1.2%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$1.7B
-0.3% a year over 9 years
FY2017FY2026
Margins
Gross–Operating16.5%Net13.2%
FY2026
FY2017FY2026
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow$209.4MOwner earnings$188.7M
Free cash flow 0.0% a year
FY2017FY2026
Diluted shares
53.2M
-8.5% over 9 years, net buybacks
FY2017FY2026
Return on invested capital
–
FY2026
FY2017FY2026
Net debt (below zero)
-$607.8M
$607.8M more debt than cash
FY2017FY2026
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.7B |
| Revenue growth | -0.5% | 4.5% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 6.0% | 7.3% | -3.0% | -7.3% | -10.4% | -0.1% |
| Gross margin | 73.2% | 70.4% | 69.2% | 67.7% | 67.8% | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | 12.3% | 12.9% | 12.4% | -3.0% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 13.2% | 16.5% |
| Net income | $113.6M | $192.2M | $168.3M | -$74.3M | $148.3M | $148.3M | $17.2M | -$200.3M | $84.2M | $221.6M |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 10.7% | 9.3% | -4.1% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 0.9% | -10.7% | 5.0% | 13.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.95 | $3.32 | $2.91 | $-1.32 | $2.63 | $2.62 | $0.31 | $-3.65 | $1.53 | $4.16 |
| Return on invested capital? | 9.6% | 15.1% | 11.3% | – | 8.6% | 8.5% | 1.7% | – | 8.9% | – |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $314.9M | $382.3M | $250.8M | $288.4M | $359.9M | $339.1M | $277.1M | $207.6M | $202.6M | $260.5M |
| Capital expenditure | $105.1M | $114.2M | $77.2M | $88.6M | $77.4M | $88.8M | $81.2M | $76.1M | $61.5M | $51.2M |
| Free cash flow | $209.8M | $268.1M | $173.7M | $199.8M | $282.5M | $250.3M | $195.9M | $131.6M | $141.1M | $209.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $17.6M | $11.2M | $18.3M | $20.0M | $22.0M | $25.7M | $26.5M | $25.0M | $22.2M | $20.6M |
| Owner earnings? | $192.3M | $256.9M | $155.3M | $179.8M | $260.5M | $224.6M | $169.4M | $106.6M | $118.9M | $188.7M |
| Free cash flow per share | $3.61 | $4.63 | $3.00 | $3.56 | $5.00 | $4.42 | $3.48 | $2.39 | $2.57 | $3.93 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $71.5M | $73.5M | $75.8M | $76.7M | $76.9M | $77.2M | $77.3M | $77.0M | $76.1M | $74.4M |
| Share repurchases | $50.3M | $39.7M | $60.0M | $46.6M | $15.8M | $30.0M | $35.0M | $45.0M | $60.4M | $100.1M |
| Diluted shares | 58.2M | 57.9M | 57.8M | 56.2M | 56.5M | 56.6M | 56.4M | 54.9M | 54.8M | 53.2M |
| Share count change? | -0.9% | -0.5% | -0.1% | -2.8% | 0.4% | 0.2% | -0.4% | -2.5% | -0.2% | -2.9% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $58.5M | $169.8M | $92.9M | $202.5M | $93.8M | $100.4M | $106.7M | $83.2M | $85.9M | $75.6M |
| Short-term investments | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total debt | $365.0M | $360.0M | $478.8M | $775.0M | $821.6M | $787.0M | $748.3M | $774.6M | $799.4M | $683.4M |
| Net debt | $306.5M | $190.2M | $385.9M | $572.6M | $727.8M | $686.6M | $641.6M | $691.3M | $713.6M | $607.8M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $933.6M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $739.7M | $752.2M | $848.2M |
Latest filings
| 2026-09-04 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-09-03 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-08-13 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-06-24 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-06-16 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-03-06 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-03-05 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-12-05 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2025-12-04 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-09-05 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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