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FCF Margin for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) 1990-2026

As of · Reported

Metric

TTM

10.5%

YoY change

+3.40pp

Trough year (FY1997)

-17.2%

Peak year (FY2005)

22.2%

FCF Margin history chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 2017 to 2026

Latest: 10.5%

FCF Margin change chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 2017 to 2026

Latest: +3.40pp

FCF Margin history table for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1990 to 2026

  • FY202610.5%+3.40pp
  • FY20257.1%+1.49pp
  • FY20245.7%-2.78pp
  • FY20238.4%-2.00pp
  • FY202210.4%-1.24pp
  • FY202111.7%+0.87pp
  • FY202010.8%+1.69pp
  • FY20199.1%-3.84pp
  • FY201813.0%+1.11pp
  • FY201711.9%-2.98pp
  • FY201614.8%-0.86pp
  • FY201515.7%-0.68pp
  • FY201416.4%—
  • FY201217.5%-0.92pp
  • FY201118.4%+5.76pp
  • FY201012.7%-5.65pp
  • FY200918.3%+11.35pp
  • FY20087.0%-2.17pp
  • FY20079.1%-9.05pp
  • FY200618.2%-4.05pp
  • FY200522.2%+2.42pp
  • FY200419.8%+7.42pp
  • FY200312.4%-2.13pp
  • FY200214.5%-2.14pp
  • FY200116.7%-2.83pp
  • FY200019.5%+0.45pp
  • FY199919.1%+12.32pp
  • FY19986.7%+23.97pp
  • FY1997-17.2%-25.02pp
  • FY19967.8%+4.15pp
  • FY19953.7%+0.90pp
  • FY19942.8%-1.86pp
  • FY19934.6%-4.29pp
  • FY19928.9%-10.81pp
  • FY199119.7%+12.51pp
  • FY19907.2%—

FCF Margin values are taken from John Wiley & Sons's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About FCF Margin at John Wiley & Sons (WLY)

According to John Wiley & Sons's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported free cash flow margin is 10.5%. Free cash flow margin is free cash flow divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar that converts into cash after capital expenditures. Because free cash flow cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting, FCF margin is a clean read on how efficiently a business turns revenue into deployable cash.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) most recent annual free cash flow margin stands at 10.54% (2026) – expanded 3.4 percentage points year-over-year.

The highest annual free cash flow margin of 22.24% was reported in 2005. The lowest in the available history was -17.22% in 1997.

John Wiley & Sons FCF Margin by Year

John Wiley & Sons FCF Margin 2026: 10.5%

John Wiley & Sons posted free cash flow margin of 10.54% in 2026, expanded 3.4 percentage points from 2025.

John Wiley & Sons FCF Margin 2025: 7.1%

In 2025, John Wiley & Sons reported free cash flow margin of 7.14%, expanded 1.5 percentage points from 2024.

John Wiley & Sons FCF Margin 2024: 5.7%

John Wiley & Sons free cash flow margin in 2024 was 5.65%, contracted 2.8 percentage points from 2023.

John Wiley & Sons FCF Margin 2023: 8.4%

2023's free cash flow margin for John Wiley & Sons came in at 8.44%, contracted 2.0 percentage points from 2022.

John Wiley & Sons FCF Margin 2022: 10.4%

John Wiley & Sons free cash flow margin in 2022 was 10.44%.

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