John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Net Margin of -3.04% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 5.98 percentage points from 2.95% a year earlier and down 33.25 percentage points from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, John Wiley & Sons' Net Margin came in at 11.90%, up 6.07 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it was 13.22%, up 8.20 percentage points from FY2025.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of +5.58 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Net Margin came in at 5.02% in FY2025 (+15.71 pp), -10.70% in FY2024 (-11.55 pp), 0.85% in FY2023 (-6.27 pp) and 7.12% in FY2022 (-0.52 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Net Margin since fiscal Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Net Margin gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.59 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 19.04 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 21.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 30.22% (Q4 2026), 7.24% (Q3 2026) and 10.64% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.71% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.67 Bn | 14.48 Bn | - | 16.41% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.64 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.91% |
| 4 | News | 16.98 Bn | 8.47 Bn | - | 7.66% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.26 Bn | 8.74 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 12.25% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.21 Bn | 8.79 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.06% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.71 Bn | -6.33 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.64 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 285.49 Mn | -3.04% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | -3.04% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 30.22% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 7.24% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 10.64% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 2.95% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 15.39% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | -5.67% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 9.48% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | -0.36% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.39% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -24.72% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | -3.95% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 12.99% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -14.54% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 7.42% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -3.66% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 7.91% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 6.86% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.50% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 2.83% |
John Wiley & Sons Net Margin API
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params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();