Growth Metrics

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Gross Margin of 73.71% for Q1 2026, down 53.0% year-over-year from 156.84% in Q1 2025, and down 2.04% on a QoQ basis from 75.25% in Q4 2025.

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 73.71% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 53.0% year-over-year to 73.71% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 74.13% (up 18.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 74.29%, up 524.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin eased to 73.71% in Q1 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from 75.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 75.25% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 64.31% in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 70.64% (2024), against an average of 70.27%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin tumbled 294 bps; it then surged 677 bps in 2024.
  • Tracing WLY's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 66.92% in 2022, then advanced by 2 bps to 68.42% in 2023, then advanced by 9 bps to 74.92% in 2024, then gained by 0 bps to 75.25% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 73.71% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest WLY Gross Margin figures stand at 73.71% (Q1 2026), 75.25% (Q4 2025), and 72.46% (Q3 2025).

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 73.71%
Oct 31, 2025 75.25%
Jul 31, 2025 72.46%
Apr 30, 2025 74.93%
Jan 31, 2025 74.24%
Oct 31, 2024 74.92%
Jul 31, 2024 72.95%
Apr 30, 2024 73.67%
Jan 31, 2024 68.82%
Oct 31, 2023 68.42%
Apr 30, 2023 66.90%
Jan 31, 2023 64.58%
Oct 31, 2022 66.92%
Jul 31, 2022 64.31%
Apr 30, 2022 65.73%
Jan 31, 2022 66.48%
Oct 31, 2021 67.21%
Jul 31, 2021 66.02%
Apr 30, 2021 68.67%
Jan 31, 2021 67.36%
Oct 31, 2020 68.46%
Jul 31, 2020 66.43%
Apr 30, 2020 68.28%
Jan 31, 2020 67.05%
Oct 31, 2019 69.24%
Jul 31, 2019 66.21%
Apr 30, 2019 69.36%
Jan 31, 2019 67.98%
Oct 31, 2018 70.45%
Jul 31, 2018 68.91%
Apr 30, 2018 71.38%
Jan 31, 2018 70.08%
Oct 31, 2017 73.46%
Jul 31, 2017 72.10%
Apr 30, 2017 64.76%
Jan 31, 2017 73.33%
Oct 31, 2016 73.78%
Jul 31, 2016 71.93%
Apr 30, 2016 74.71%
Jan 31, 2016 72.45%
Oct 31, 2015 73.10%
Jul 31, 2015 71.69%
Apr 30, 2015 86.73%
Jan 31, 2015 73.33%
Oct 31, 2014 71.79%
Jul 31, 2014 71.67%
Apr 30, 2014 72.40%
Jan 31, 2014 71.49%
Apr 30, 2013 70.03%
Jan 31, 2013 69.98%
Oct 31, 2012 70.00%
Jul 31, 2012 69.02%
Apr 30, 2012 69.43%
Jan 31, 2012 68.49%
Oct 31, 2011 70.32%
Jul 31, 2011 69.85%
Apr 30, 2011 69.36%
Jan 31, 2011 69.21%
Oct 31, 2010 68.42%
Jul 31, 2010 69.29%
Apr 30, 2010 67.80%
Jan 31, 2010 68.76%
Oct 31, 2009 69.02%
Jul 31, 2009 68.71%