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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%0.0pp74.1%+0.2pp74.3%+1.7pp74.2%+3.3pp74.3%+5.2pp
Operating margin16.5%+3.3pp14.6%+2.0pp13.9%+7.4pp13.4%+8.0pp13.2%+10.4pp
Net margin13.2%9.2%
EBITDA margin25.1%+3.1pp23.2%+1.4pp22.7%+6.6pp22.1%+7.4pp22%+9.7pp
Free cash flow margin12.5%+4.1pp11.8%+1.5pp9.8%+2.2pp8.8%+1.7pp8.4%+1.4pp
Returns
Return on equity27.7%21.5%
Return on assets8.4%6%
Return on invested capital17.8%+3.6pp15.6%+2.4pp13.7%+7.3pp13.8%+8.3pp14.2%+11.1pp
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×+2.9×19.4×+2.9×17.7×+0.8×18.1×-0.9×17.6×-2.8×
Liquidity
Current ratio0.5×0.0×0.6×0.0×0.7×0.0×0.6×+0.1×0.5×0.0×
Quick ratio0.5×0.0×0.6×+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×-0.2×1.3×-0.1×1.3×-0.2×1.2×0.0×
Debt-to-assets0.3×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.4×0.0×0.3×0.0×
Net debt / EBITDA1.6×-0.6×2.1×-0.3×2.4×-1.1×2.3×-1.2×2.2×-1.3×
Interest coverage6.3×+2.1×5.3×+1.3×4.8×+2.6×4.4×+2.5×4.2×+3.1×
Per Share
Book value per share$15.93+16.1%$14.24+12.1%$13.83+0.4%$13.58+3.5%$13.72+1.9%
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.11B-9.6%$1.69B-24.1%$2.03B-24.1%$2.08B-20.0%$2.34B+13.6%
Enterprise value$2.81B-11.0%$2.49B-19.9%$2.93B-20.2%$2.93B-17.6%$3.15B+10.1%
Price / earnings9.5×10.9×
Price / sales1.3×-0.1×-0.3×1.2×-0.3×1.2×-0.2×1.4×+0.3×
Price / book2.5×-0.6×2.3×-1.0×2.7×-0.8×2.8×-0.8×3.1×+0.3×
EV / EBITDA6.7×-1.9×6.4×-1.9×7.8×-5.2×7.9×-5.3×8.6×-3.9×
EV / sales1.7×-0.2×1.5×-0.3×1.8×-0.3×1.8×-0.2×1.9×+0.4×
Free cash flow yield9.9%+3.9pp11.6%+3.8pp8%+3.1pp7.1%+2.1pp6%-0.4pp
Earnings yield10.5%9.1%
Dividend yield3.5%+0.3pp4.4%+1.0pp3.7%+0.9pp3.6%+0.7pp3.3%-0.5pp

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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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