Q1 FY2027 · ended Jul 31, 2026 · Revenue $386.36M, -2.6% YoY · Filed Sep 4, 2026
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) files with the SEC under industry code 2731, Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing. In Q1 of fiscal 2027, the quarter ended Jul 31, 2026, it reported revenue of $386.4 million and a net loss of $11.7 million. Free cash flow was -$66.5 million. As of Jul 31, 2026 it held $106.4 million in cash and investments and $1.4 billion in total debt.
Revenue
$386.36M
-2.6% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$-11.73M
-200.2% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$-55.27M
+35.0% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$-66.47M
+31.5% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$-0.23
-204.5% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
None
Shares outstanding
60.88M
+0.1% vs prior quarter
Net cash
$-1.27B
Q1 FY2027
Operating margin
14.9%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing (SIC 2731)
- Listed as
- WLY (NYSE), WLYB (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- April 30
- Incorporated in
- NY
- Headquarters
- Hoboken, NJ
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 107140
- Former names
- WILEY JOHN & SONS, INC. (until Jul 25, 2019); WILEY JOHN & SONS INC (until Aug 8, 2007)
Other Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing companies
- Pearson PLC PSO
- Scholastic Corp SCHL
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q1 FY2027 Jul 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2026 Apr 30, 2026 |
Q3 FY2026 Jan 31, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Oct 31, 2025 |
Q1 FY2026 Jul 31, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $386.4M | $447.9M | $410.0M | $421.8M | $396.8M |
| Operating income | $2.9M | $110.1M | $62.8M | $73.0M | $31.0M |
| Net income | -$11.7M | $135.3M | $29.7M | $44.9M | $11.7M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.23 | $2.56 | $0.56 | $0.84 | $0.22 |
| Operating cash flow | -$55.3M | $157.2M | $179.8M | $8.5M | -$85.0M |
| Free cash flow | -$66.5M | $144.0M | $167.0M | -$4.6M | -$97.0M |
| Total assets | $3.1B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Total liabilities | $2.3B | $1.7B | $1.8B | $1.7B | $1.8B |
| Stockholders' equity | $797.0M | $848.2M | $750.0M | $740.2M | $733.1M |
| Cash and investments | $106.4M | $75.6M | $95.1M | $67.4M | $81.8M |
| Total debt | $1.4B | $768.9M | $897.4M | $964.6M | $924.0M |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K |
Current report
Shareholder vote results
|
Sep 29, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Sep 4, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Sep 3, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| ARS | Annual report to shareholders | Aug 13, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change
|
Jul 9, 2026 | Jul 9, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Other events
|
Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 |
All 1001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.