Growth Metrics

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Return on Equity (2016 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has disclosed Return on Equity for 17 consecutive years, with 0.21% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity rose 15.0% to 0.21% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.21% through Jan 2026, up 15.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.11% for FY2025, 34.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q1 2026 was 0.21% at John Wiley & Sons, up from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.21% in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.15% in Q3 2024.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.06% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity decreased -19bps in 2024, then grew 28bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.09% in 2022, then crashed by -127bps to 0.03% in 2023, then plummeted by -170bps to 0.07% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 305bps to 0.14% in 2025, then soared by 50bps to 0.21% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.21%, 0.14%, and 0.13% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.