John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Operating Margin of 15.31% for Q1 2026, up 250.0% year-over-year from 4.37% in Q1 2025, and down 11.57% on a QoQ basis from 17.31% in Q4 2025.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 15.31% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 250.0% year-over-year to 15.31% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 14.55% (up 201.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.2%, up 1041.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin declined to 15.31% in Q1 2026 per WLY's latest filing, from 17.31% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 17.31% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 13.65% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 10.93% (2022), against an average of 8.5%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin tumbled 2256 bps; it then surged 2288 bps in 2025.
- Tracing WLY's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.16% in 2022, then dropped by 16 bps to 9.38% in 2023, then soared by 60 bps to 15.03% in 2024, then climbed by 15 bps to 17.31% in 2025, then slipped by 12 bps to 15.31% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WLY Operating Margin figures stand at 15.31% (Q1 2026), 17.31% (Q4 2025), and 7.8% (Q3 2025).
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 15.31% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 17.31% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 7.80% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 17.28% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 12.81% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 15.03% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 7.17% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 14.68% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | -10.07% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 9.38% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 15.68% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | -13.65% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 11.16% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | -3.48% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 10.71% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 8.91% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 13.86% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 8.39% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 9.55% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 7.11% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 14.24% |
| Jul 31, 2020 | 6.96% |
| Apr 30, 2020 | -35.96% |
| Jan 31, 2020 | 10.38% |
| Oct 31, 2019 | 13.60% |
| Jul 31, 2019 | 1.06% |
| Apr 30, 2019 | 16.31% |
| Jan 31, 2019 | 11.19% |
| Oct 31, 2018 | 12.82% |
| Jul 31, 2018 | 8.79% |
| Apr 30, 2018 | 15.23% |
| Jan 31, 2018 | 14.35% |
| Oct 31, 2017 | 17.89% |
| Jul 31, 2017 | 3.06% |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 14.04% |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 11.73% |
| Oct 31, 2016 | 11.21% |
| Jul 31, 2016 | 10.83% |
| Apr 30, 2016 | 9.97% |
| Jan 31, 2016 | 9.08% |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 13.91% |
| Jul 31, 2015 | 10.62% |
| Apr 30, 2015 | 6.60% |
| Jan 31, 2015 | 11.60% |
| Oct 31, 2014 | 15.93% |
| Jul 31, 2014 | 11.33% |
| Apr 30, 2014 | 10.39% |
| Jan 31, 2014 | 16.02% |
| Apr 30, 2013 | 3.12% |
| Jan 31, 2013 | 17.70% |
| Oct 31, 2012 | 14.57% |
| Jul 31, 2012 | 9.50% |
| Apr 30, 2012 | 15.34% |
| Jan 31, 2012 | 17.40% |
| Oct 31, 2011 | 16.11% |
| Jul 31, 2011 | 14.00% |
| Apr 30, 2011 | 8.45% |
| Jan 31, 2011 | 15.56% |
| Oct 31, 2010 | 17.59% |
| Jul 31, 2010 | 15.47% |
| Apr 30, 2010 | 9.95% |
| Jan 31, 2010 | 15.98% |
| Oct 31, 2009 | 16.81% |
| Jul 31, 2009 | 14.33% |