John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) reported Operating Margin of 0.76% for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 7.04 percentage points from 7.80% a year earlier and down 23.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jul 31, 2026, John Wiley & Sons' Operating Margin came in at 14.94%, up 1.56 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at 16.51%, up 3.32 percentage points from FY2025.
- Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +6.96 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Operating Margin came in at 13.20% in FY2025 (+10.41 pp), 2.79% in FY2024 (+0.02 pp), 2.77% in FY2023 (-7.76 pp) and 10.53% in FY2022 (+0.97 pp).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.60 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 22.88 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q3 2023 (a drop of 22.56 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 came in at 24.59% (Q4 2026), 15.31% (Q3 2026) and 17.31% (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 28.82 Bn | 14.63 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.67 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 17.01 Bn | 8.49 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.88 Bn | 8.99 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.21 Bn | 8.69 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.15 Bn | 8.73 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.71 Bn | -6.33 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.65 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 0.76% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.76% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 24.59% |
| 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% |
John Wiley & Sons Operating Margin API
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url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();