What is John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s contract liabilities?

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) reported contract liabilities of -$142.89M in Q3 2025.

How has John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s contract liabilities changed year-over-year?

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s contract liabilities decreased by 13.6% year-over-year, from -$125.82M to -$142.89M.

What does contract liabilities mean?

The total balance of obligations to customers for which consideration has been received but performance obligations remain unsatisfied. This represents the company's backlog of service or product delivery commitments.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WLY Contract Liabilities

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$447.9M+1.2%

Gross profit$337.9M+1.9%

Operating income$110.1M+44.0%

Net income$135.3M+98.8%

EPS (diluted)$2.54+105%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$75.6M-11.9%

Total debt$768.9M-14.5%

Total equity$848.2M+12.8%

Total assets$2.6B-3.7%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$157.2M+4.6%

CapEx$13.2M-31.1%

Free cash flow$144.0M+9.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.27B-9.6%

Enterprise value$2.97B-11.0%

P/E10.3×-19.6×

P/S1.4×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.3%0.0pp

Operating margin16.5%+3.3pp

Net margin13.2%+8.2pp

FCF margin12.5%+4.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity27.7%+16.4pp

Debt / equity0.9×-0.3×

Current ratio0.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept jwa:IncreaseDecreaseInContractWithCustomerLiabilityIncludingForeignExchange.

The official record: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed December 5, 2025, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s contract liabilities?: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) reported contract liabilities of -$142.89M in Q3 2025.
How has John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s contract liabilities changed year-over-year?: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s contract liabilities decreased by 13.6% year-over-year, from -$125.82M to -$142.89M.
What does contract liabilities mean?: The total balance of obligations to customers for which consideration has been received but performance obligations remain unsatisfied. This represents the company's backlog of service or product delivery commitments.