JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.68B | $1.87B | $2.02B | $2.08B | $482.9M | $467.1M |
| Operating income | $221.4M | $52.3M | $55.9M | $219.3M | $34.4M | $48.5M |
| Net income | $84.2M | −$200.3M | $17.2M | $148.3M | $22.2M | $35.4M |
| Total assets | $2.69B | $2.73B | $3.11B | $3.36B | $3.45B | $3.17B |
| Total liabilities | $1.94B | $1.99B | $2.06B | $2.22B | $2.36B | $2.24B |
| Equity | $752.2M | $739.7M | $1.05B | $1.14B | $1.09B | $933.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.53 | $-3.65 | $0.31 | $2.62 | $0.39 | $0.63 |
| Shares out. | 54.8M | 54.9M | 56.4M | 56.6M | 56.5M | 56.2M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2025- Operating margin
- 13.2%
- Net margin
- 5.0%
- Return on equity
- 11.2%
- Return on assets
- 3.1%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- 11.8%
- Liabilities / assets
- 72.1%
- Debt / equity
- 2.58×
- Book value / share
- $13.72
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- −10.4%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- —
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2025- Altman Z″ (distress)
- 1.96grey zone
- Accruals / assets
- −4.4%clean
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.69normal
- Piotroski F-Score
- 8/9strong
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Signs
● 1 severe● 3 warning● 3 good- Filed a late-filing notice (Form NT) — missed an SEC deadline
- Revenue declined year-over-year
- High leverage (liabilities > 70% of assets)
- Altman Z″ in the grey zone
- Operating margin is positive
- Positive operating cash flow
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Risk flags
late SEC filings- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Jun 30, 2021
A Form NT means the company notified the SEC it would file a periodic report late — often an accounting, audit or liquidity warning sign. Also search SEC enforcement actions for this company.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Schroder Investment Management GroupPassive (13G)May 14, 2026
- Clarkston Capital Partners, LlcPassive (13G)May 14, 2026
- State Street CorpPassive (13G)May 12, 2026
- Vanguard Portfolio Management LlcPassive (13G)Apr 29, 2026
- Vanguard Group IncPassive (13G)Mar 27, 2026
- Neuberger Berman Group LlcPassive (13G)Jul 18, 2025
- Wiley Deborah EActivist (13D)May 13, 2025
- Madison Avenue Partners, LpPassive (13G)Feb 14, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 3.7M | 10.3 | +5.4% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.6M | 9.3 | +0.3% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 3.5M | 7.9 | -3.3% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.7M | 6.8 | -7.3% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 4.0M | 5.2 | +1.3% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Director / officer changeMay 6, 2026
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureMar 5, 2026
- Other material eventDec 10, 2025
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureDec 4, 2025
- Shareholder vote · Other material eventOct 1, 2025
- Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureSep 4, 2025
- Director / officer change · Other material eventJun 30, 2025
- Director / officer changeJun 23, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
Recent SEC filings
All filings ↗- 4FORM 4May 28, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 28, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 28, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 28, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 28, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 28, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 28, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13GMay 14, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13G/AMay 14, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 12, 2026
- 3FORM 3May 12, 2026
- SCHEDULE 13GMay 12, 2026
- 8-KMay 6, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 4, 2026
- 4FORM 4May 4, 2026
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