John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) reported Gross Margin of 73.71% for Q1 2026, down 53.0% year-over-year from 156.84% in Q1 2025, and down 2.04% quarter-over-quarter from 75.25% in Q4 2025.
John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 73.71% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 73.71%, down 53.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 74.13% (up 18.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 74.29%, up 524.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin slipped to 73.71% in Q1 2026 per WLYB's latest filing, from 75.25% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 75.25% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 64.31% in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of 70.27% and a median of 70.64% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin sank 294 bps in 2022, then jumped 677 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 66.92% in 2022, then grew by 2 bps to 68.42% in 2023, then grew by 9 bps to 74.92% in 2024, then climbed by 0 bps to 75.25% in 2025, then dropped by 2 bps to 73.71% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows WLYB's Gross Margin at 73.71% in Q1 2026, 75.25% in Q4 2025, and 72.46% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearson | 13.48 Bn | 13.03 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | New York Times | 12.54 Bn | 11.90 Bn | -372.70 Mn | -46.45% |
| 3 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.34 Bn | 2.24 Bn | 302.26 Mn | 73.71% |
| 4 | Usa Today | 1.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 221.13 Mn | 40.32% |
| 5 | Scholastic | 1.03 Bn | 926.92 Mn | 178.80 Mn | 54.33% |
| 6 | Lee Enterprises | 142.56 Mn | 91.60 Mn | 59.21 Mn | 48.55% |
| 7 | TNL Mediagene | 97.70 Mn | 95.77 Mn | - | - |
| 8 | Educational Development | 11.90 Mn | 10.56 Mn | 2.47 Mn | 59.10% |
| 9 | Pearson | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | - | - | 302.26 Mn | 73.71% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 73.71% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 75.25% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 72.46% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 74.93% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 74.24% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 74.92% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 72.95% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 73.67% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 68.82% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 68.42% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 66.90% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 64.58% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 66.92% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 64.31% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 65.73% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 66.48% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 67.21% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 66.02% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 68.67% |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 67.36% |