John Wiley & Sons (WLY) financial statements
John Wiley & Sons reported revenue of $1.7B in fiscal 2026, down 0.3% a year over 9 years.
Net income was $222M and the operating margin 16.5%, against 12.3% in 2017.
Free cash flow was $209M, and the company returned $74M in dividends and $100M in net buybacks.
The diluted share count fell 9% over the period (buybacks).
Revenue and free cash flow
Fiscal years, $ billions.
Income statement
Fiscal years, from John Wiley & Sons's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.7B |
| Cost of revenue | $501M | $531M | $555M | $591M | $625M | $701M | $693M | $580M | $431M | $432M |
| Gross profit | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.2B |
| Selling, general and admin | $943M | $953M | $964M | $997M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $947M | $896M |
| Operating income | $211M | $231M | $224M | -$54M | $186M | $219M | $56M | $52M | $221M | $277M |
| Interest expense | $17M | $13M | $16M | $25M | $18M | $20M | $38M | $49M | $53M | $44M |
| Pre-tax income | $191M | $214M | $213M | -$63M | $176M | $210M | $33M | -$187M | $143M | $215M |
| Income tax | $77M | $22M | $45M | $11M | $28M | $61M | $16M | $13M | $59M | -$7M |
| Net income | $114M | $192M | $168M | -$74M | $148M | $148M | $17M | -$200M | $84M | $222M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.95 | $3.32 | $2.91 | -$1.32 | $2.63 | $2.62 | $0.31 | -$3.65 | $1.53 | $4.16 |
| Diluted shares | 58M | 58M | 58M | 56M | 56M | 57M | 56M | 55M | 55M | 53M |
| Gross margin | 73.2% | 70.4% | 69.2% | 67.7% | 67.8% | 66.4% | 65.7% | 69.0% | 74.3% | 74.3% |
| Operating margin | 12.3% | 12.9% | 12.4% | -3.0% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 13.2% | 16.5% |
| Net margin | 6.6% | 10.7% | 9.3% | -4.1% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 0.9% | -10.7% | 5.0% | 13.2% |
Balance sheet
Fiscal years, from John Wiley & Sons's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $59M | $170M | $93M | $202M | $94M | $100M | $107M | $83M | $86M | $76M |
| Receivables | $189M | $212M | $307M | $309M | $312M | $332M | $310M | $224M | $228M | $244M |
| Inventory | $48M | $39M | $36M | $44M | $43M | $37M | $31M | $26M | $23M | $19M |
| Total current assets | $360M | $480M | $503M | $615M | $526M | $551M | $541M | $454M | $440M | $420M |
| Property, plant and equipment | $243M | $290M | $289M | $298M | $282M | $272M | $247M | $192M | $162M | $136M |
| Goodwill | $982M | $1.0B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Total assets | $2.6B | $2.8B | $2.9B | $3.2B | $3.4B | $3.4B | $3.1B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $2.6B |
| Total current liabilities | $788M | $874M | $882M | $927M | $989M | $969M | $896M | $873M | $821M | $779M |
| Long-term debt | $365M | $360M | $479M | $766M | $809M | $768M | $743M | $767M | $789M | $671M |
| Total liabilities | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.8B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $2.2B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.9B | $1.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $934M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $740M | $752M | $848M |
| Net debt | $306M | $190M | $386M | $573M | $728M | $687M | $642M | $691M | $714M | $608M |
Cash flow
Fiscal years, from John Wiley & Sons's 10-K filings with the SEC.
| Fiscal year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $315M | $382M | $251M | $288M | $360M | $339M | $277M | $208M | $203M | $261M |
| Capital spending | $105M | $114M | $77M | $89M | $77M | $89M | $81M | $76M | $61M | $51M |
| Free cash flow | $210M | $268M | $174M | $200M | $283M | $250M | $196M | $132M | $141M | $209M |
| Stock-based compensation | $18M | $11M | $18M | $20M | $22M | $26M | $27M | $25M | $22M | $21M |
| Dividends paid | $72M | $74M | $76M | $77M | $77M | $77M | $77M | $77M | $76M | $74M |
| Share buybacks (net) | -$50M | -$40M | -$60M | -$47M | -$16M | -$30M | -$35M | -$45M | -$60M | -$100M |
| Net borrowing | -$240M | -$9M | $120M | $304M | $31M | -$11M | -$39M | $28M | $14M | -$120M |
| Free cash flow margin | 12.2% | 14.9% | 9.6% | 10.9% | 14.6% | 12.0% | 9.7% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 12.5% |
| Dividends per share | $1.23 | $1.27 | $1.31 | $1.36 | $1.36 | $1.36 | $1.37 | $1.40 | $1.39 | $1.40 |
Questions
What was John Wiley & Sons's revenue in 2026?
$1.7B in fiscal 2026, from its 10-K filing.
How much free cash flow does John Wiley & Sons generate?
$209M in fiscal 2026 (operating cash flow minus capital spending).
From John Wiley & Sons's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.