John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) reported FCF Margin of 40.72% for Q1 2026, up 787.0% year-over-year from 4.59% in Q1 2025, and up 3817.06% quarter-over-quarter from 1.1% in Q4 2025.

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has 18 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 40.72% in Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 40.72%, up 787.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 11.76% (up 152.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 8.41%, up 139.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin grew to 40.72% in Q1 2026 per WLYB's latest filing, from 1.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 40.92% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 25.56% in Q3 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 12.74% and a median of 21.14% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: FCF Margin slumped 1837 bps in 2023, then surged 1312 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 1.33% in 2022, then sank by 225 bps to 4.34% in 2023, then retreated by 7 bps to 4.64% in 2024, then jumped by 76 bps to 1.1% in 2025, then jumped by 3817 bps to 40.72% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLYB's FCF Margin at 40.72% in Q1 2026, 1.1% in Q4 2025, and 24.45% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 19.65%
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 40.72%
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 1.16%
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -13.34%
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn -5.60%
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -50.14%
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 40.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 40.72%
Oct 31, 2025 -1.10%
Jul 31, 2025 -24.45%
Apr 30, 2025 29.65%
Jan 31, 2025 32.85%
Oct 31, 2024 -4.64%
Jul 31, 2024 -25.56%
Apr 30, 2024 35.11%
Jan 31, 2024 19.73%
Oct 31, 2023 -4.34%
Apr 30, 2023 37.98%
Jan 31, 2023 22.55%
Oct 31, 2022 -1.33%
Jul 31, 2022 -22.12%
Apr 30, 2022 27.94%
Jan 31, 2022 40.92%
Oct 31, 2021 -1.99%
Jul 31, 2021 -21.03%
Apr 30, 2021 34.66%
Jan 31, 2021 43.42%