John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Gross Profit (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted Gross Profit of $285.49 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 0.7% from $287.54 million a year earlier and down 15.5% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Gross Profit (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jul 31, 2026, Gross Profit at John Wiley & Sons was $1.24 billion, up 0.3% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $1.25 billion, down 0.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Profit has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, John Wiley & Sons' Gross Profit was $1.25 billion in FY2025 (-3.6%), $1.29 billion in FY2024 (-2.6%), $1.33 billion in FY2023 (-4.0%) and $1.38 billion in FY2022 (+5.0%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Gross Profit since fiscal Q1 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Profit increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Profit in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with growth of 6.6%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a decline of 7.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Profit for the three prior fiscal quarters was $337.86 million (Q4 2026), $302.26 million (Q3 2026) and $317.36 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 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 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 285.49 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 337.86 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 302.26 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 317.36 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 287.54 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 331.64 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 300.41 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 319.60 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 294.59 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 345.12 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 317.04 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 337.19 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 351.97 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 317.32 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 344.53 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 313.54 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 358.65 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 342.97 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 358.22 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 322.43 Mn |
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John Wiley & Sons Gross Profit API
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params = {"slug": "gross-profit", "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=gross-profit&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();