John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Operating Income came in at $2.94 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 90.5% from $30.96 million a year earlier and down 97.3% from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, John Wiley & Sons reported Operating Income of $248.83 million, up 11.4% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $276.86 million, up 25.0% from FY2025.
- Operating Income carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Income was $221.41 million in FY2025 (+323.7%), $52.26 million in FY2024 (-6.5%), $55.89 million in FY2023 (-74.5%) and $219.28 million in FY2022 (+18.2%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Income since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Income increased in six of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 6.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Income over five years came in fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 44.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2027 (a decline of 90.5%).
- Business Quant data shows WLY's Operating Income at $110.14 million (Q4 2026), $62.76 million (Q3 2026) and $73 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 237.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 922.50 Mn |
| 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 | 118.02 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 472.00 Mn |
| 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 | 2.94 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2.94 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 110.14 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 62.76 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 73.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 30.96 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 76.47 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 51.83 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 64.13 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 28.97 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 68.78 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -46.41 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 46.25 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 82.47 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -67.06 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 57.44 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -16.97 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 58.43 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 45.99 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 73.89 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 40.97 Mn |
John Wiley & Sons Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();