Growth Metrics

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

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.07% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales rose 13.0% to 0.07% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.09% through Jan 2026, up 7.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.05% for FY2025, 16.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 was 0.07% at John Wiley & Sons, down from 0.11% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.15% in Q2 2025, with the low at 0.25% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.02%, with a median of 0.05% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales fell -21bps in 2023, then increased 19bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.07% in 2022, then plummeted by -153bps to 0.04% in 2023, then surged by 340bps to 0.09% in 2024, then increased by 12bps to 0.11% in 2025, then crashed by -32bps to 0.07% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.07%, 0.11%, and 0.03% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.