John Wiley & Sons (WLY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported EBT Margin of -3.26% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 7.72 percentage points from 4.46% a year earlier and down 24.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, John Wiley & Sons' EBT Margin came in at 11.09%, up 2.86 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 12.83%, up 4.31 percentage points from FY2025.
- EBT Margin has a five-year change of +3.77 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, EBT Margin came in at 8.52% in FY2025 (+18.50 pp), -9.99% in FY2024 (-11.63 pp), 1.64% in FY2023 (-8.43 pp) and 10.07% in FY2022 (+1.01 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, EBT Margin gained in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.77 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year EBT Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 28.99 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 24.14 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 21.20% (Q4 2026), 10.83% (Q3 2026) and 13.75% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.11% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.64% |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 16.42% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 14.44% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | -3.26% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -3.26% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 21.20% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 10.83% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 13.75% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 4.46% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 11.81% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 4.61% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 11.47% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 5.70% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 11.53% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -24.37% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -4.47% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 16.27% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -15.76% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 9.39% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -4.80% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 9.50% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 8.38% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.25% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 9.01% |
John Wiley & Sons EBT Margin API
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params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "WLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();