NYSE$WLY

John Wiley & Sons Inc · Q3 2026 earnings

Q3 2026 earnings · · Before market open · Investor relations

Briefing

WLY reported Q3 2026, revenue of $5.40B, net income of $29.7M, diluted EPS of $0.56.

For Q3 2026, WLY reported revenue of $5.40B, net income of $29.7M, diluted EPS was $0.56. Management discusses segment performance, capital allocation, and macro risks in the quarterly filing.

  • Revenue $5.40B.
  • Net income $29.7M.
  • Diluted EPS $0.56.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$410M

Previous: $405M+1.3%
EPS (adj)

$0.56

Previous: -$0.43+230.2%
Adjusted Operating Margin

17.0%

Previous: 14.2%+19.7%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

25.7%

Previous: 23.2%+10.8%
Research EBITDA Margin

33.1%

Previous: 32.7%+1.2%
Learning EBITDA Margin

35.6%

Previous: 35.4%+0.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$38M

Previous: -$42.3M+10.3%
Free Cash Flow

$65.3M

No prior period
Net Income

$29.7M

Previous: -$23M+229.3%
Operating Income

$62.8M

Previous: $52M+20.7%
Gross Profit

$302M

No prior period
Cash & Equivalents

$95.1M

No prior period
Total Assets

$2.56B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

Wiley · Revenue · Quarterly

$410M

Q3 2026+1.3%vs Q3 2025
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Wiley · $407M total across 2 segments · Q2 2024

  • Research
    $258M-4.9%
  • Learning
    $149M-2.4%

Forward guidance

The quarterly filing discusses operating priorities, capital returns, and sector risks; numeric multi-quarter bridges vary by issuer.

Tailwinds

  • MD&A highlights liquidity, capital, and core business trends.
  • Segment or product commentary supports the earnings narrative.

Headwinds

  • Macro, rates, or input costs may pressure near-term margins.
  • One-time items can affect year-over-year comparability.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2026

Historical avgQ3 2026

-1.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.7%

Avg return

30 days after

44%

18 / 41 earnings

Positive

+15.1%

Q3 2025

Best reaction

-17.4%

Q3 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026+4.1%+7.8%
Q3 2026+13.9%+20.2%+28.2%
Q2 2026-9.4%-18.6%-22.1%
Q1 2026-4.1%+5.2%+0.5%
Q4 2025+0.0%+12.7%+12.4%
Q3 2025+15.1%+23.3%+10.8%
Q2 2025-7.5%-7.1%-13.2%
Q1 2025-9.3%-9.8%+5.6%
Q4 2024+11.4%+9.3%+26.5%
Q3 2024+11.5%+12.8%+15.9%
Q2 2024-0.3%+1.2%+2.3%
Q1 2024+1.5%+2.3%-2.1%
Q4 2023-11.4%-10.8%-5.7%
Q3 2023-17.4%-18.6%-12.8%
Q2 2023-5.2%-7.8%-6.4%
Q1 2023-9.8%+0.8%-19.4%
Q4 2022+0.4%+7.2%+10.5%
Q3 2022-0.7%+3.6%+4.6%
Q2 2022+0.1%+0.3%+1.8%
Q1 2022-1.1%+2.0%-9.1%
Q4 2021-4.9%-12.0%-8.3%
Q3 2021-0.5%+7.5%+8.4%
Q2 2021+13.8%+18.8%+31.4%
Q1 2021+5.1%+3.6%+4.1%
Q4 2020-11.5%-0.3%-12.7%
Q3 2020+5.4%+2.1%-2.2%
Q2 2020+1.8%+2.3%+1.7%
Q1 2020-4.6%-1.3%-3.6%
Q4 2019+5.1%+5.8%+4.0%
Q3 2019-16.4%-13.6%-13.5%
Q2 2019+0.0%-6.0%-10.3%
Q1 2019-11.0%-11.8%-5.1%
Q4 2018+2.8%-1.5%-4.4%
Q3 2018+0.7%+0.0%-0.8%
Q2 2018+2.7%+7.2%+13.1%
Q1 2018-2.7%-2.1%-1.2%
Q4 2017+4.6%+2.3%+1.3%
Q3 2017-1.1%+1.1%+0.6%
Q2 2017+2.7%+3.2%+0.9%
Q1 2017-6.8%-14.4%-12.2%
Q4 2016-6.4%-3.5%+6.8%
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