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

John Wiley & Sons' (WLYB) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 17.2% in Q3 2026, up 724.0% year-over-year from 2.09% in Q3 2025, and down 153.51% quarter-over-quarter from 32.15% in Q2 2026.

Analysis

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

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has reported FCF Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 17.2% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 724.0% year-over-year to 17.2% in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was 14.4%, a 558.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 12.49%, up 408.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 17.2% for Q3 2026 at John Wiley & Sons, down from 32.15% 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 12.16% and a median of 21.14% in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin tumbled 1837 bps in 2023 and jumped 1312 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 1.33% in 2022, then slumped by 225 bps to 4.34% in 2023, then fell by 7 bps to 4.64% in 2024, then soared by 76 bps to 1.1% in 2025, then tumbled by 1471 bps to 17.2% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 17.2% (Q3 2026), 32.15% (Q2 2026), and 40.72% (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 News 18.43 Bn 16.33 Bn - 11.81%
2 New York Times 10.84 Bn 10.17 Bn 394.61 Mn 24.15%
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn -17.20%
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn -4.24%
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn 18.82%
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 3.65%
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn -
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn 15.75%
10 Ennis 539.73 Mn 490.65 Mn 31.08 Mn 21.17%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 -17.20%
Apr 30, 2026 32.15%
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%