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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WLY Ratios & Valuation

TTM Q4 '26TTM Q3 '26TTM Q2 '26TTM Q1 '26TTM Q4 '25
Profitability
Gross margin74.3%+0.1pp74.1%-0.1pp74.3%+0.1pp74.2%-0.1pp74.3%+0.3pp
Operating margin16.5%+2.0pp14.6%+0.6pp13.9%+0.6pp13.4%+0.2pp13.2%+0.7pp
Net margin13.2%+4.0pp9.2%
EBITDA margin25.1%+1.9pp23.2%+0.5pp22.7%+0.5pp22.1%+0.2pp22%+0.1pp
Free cash flow margin12.5%+0.7pp11.8%+2.0pp9.8%+0.9pp8.8%+0.4pp8.4%-1.8pp
Returns
Return on equity27.7%+6.2pp21.5%
Return on assets8.4%+2.4pp6%
Return on invested capital17.8%+2.2pp15.6%+1.9pp13.7%-0.1pp13.8%-0.4pp14.2%+1.1pp
Efficiency
Asset turnover0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.6×0.0×
Inventory turnover20.5×+1.1×19.4×+1.7×17.7×-0.4×18.1×+0.5×17.6×+1.0×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.5×-0.1×0.6×-0.1×0.7×+0.1×0.6×+0.1×0.5×0.0×
Quick ratio0.5×-0.1×0.6×-0.1×0.7×+0.1×0.6×+0.1×0.5×0.0×
Cash ratio0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×0.1×0.0×
Leverage
Debt-to-equity0.9×-0.3×1.2×-0.1×1.3×0.0×1.3×+0.1×1.2×-0.2×
Debt-to-assets0.3×-0.1×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA1.6×-0.4×2.1×-0.3×2.4×+0.1×2.3×+0.1×2.2×-0.2×
Interest coverage6.3×+1.0×5.3×+0.5×4.8×+0.4×4.4×+0.2×4.2×+0.2×
Per Share
Book value per share$15.93+11.8%$14.24+3.0%$13.83+1.8%$13.58-1.0%$13.72+8.0%
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.11B+25.1%$1.69B-16.9%$2.03B-2.4%$2.08B-10.9%$2.34B+5.1%
Enterprise value$2.81B+12.7%$2.49B-15.0%$2.93B+0.2%$2.93B-7.2%$3.15B+1.4%
Price / earnings9.5×-1.4×10.9×
Price / sales1.3×+0.3×-0.2×1.2×0.0×1.2×-0.1×1.4×+0.1×
Price / book2.5×+0.2×2.3×-0.5×2.7×-0.1×2.8×-0.3×3.1×-0.1×
EV / EBITDA6.7×+0.3×6.4×-1.3×7.8×-0.2×7.9×-0.6×8.6×+0.2×
EV / sales1.7×+0.2×1.5×-0.3×1.8×0.0×1.8×-0.1×1.9×+0.1×
Free cash flow yield9.9%-1.7pp11.6%+3.6pp8%+0.9pp7.1%+1.0pp6%-1.8pp
Earnings yield10.5%+1.3pp9.1%
Dividend yield3.5%-0.9pp4.4%+0.7pp3.7%+0.1pp3.6%+0.4pp3.3%-0.2pp

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Questions, answered.

What are John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s profit margins?
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) runs a 74.3% gross margin and a 16.5% operating margin, with a 13.2% net margin.
Where do John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s ratios come from?
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