John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) reported Operating Income of $62.8 million for Q1 2026, up 21.08% year-over-year from $51.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 14.03% quarter-over-quarter from $73.0 million in Q4 2025.

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has 18 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $62.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at $62.8 million, up 21.08% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $243.2 million (up 13.79% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $221.4 million, up 323.66% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income slipped to $62.8 million in Q1 2026 per WLYB's latest filing, from $73.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Income peaked at $82.5 million in Q2 2023 and troughed at -$67.1 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $38.6 million and a median of $54.6 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Income sank 245.81% in 2023, then soared 211.68% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $57.4 million in 2022, then decreased by 19.49% to $46.2 million in 2023, then surged by 38.68% to $64.1 million in 2024, then gained by 13.82% to $73.0 million in 2025, then retreated by 14.03% to $62.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLYB's Operating Income at $62.8 million in Q1 2026, $73.0 million in Q4 2025, and $31.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 161.58 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 62.76 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 68.16 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn -26.90 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 8.54 Mn
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -2.29 Mn
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 62.76 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 62.76 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 73.00 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 30.96 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 76.47 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 51.83 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 64.13 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 28.97 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 68.78 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 -46.41 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 46.25 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 82.47 Mn
Jan 31, 2023 -67.06 Mn
Oct 31, 2022 57.44 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 -16.97 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 58.43 Mn
Jan 31, 2022 45.99 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 73.89 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 40.97 Mn
Apr 30, 2021 51.20 Mn
Jan 31, 2021 34.33 Mn