TTM
71.0%
YoY change
+5.14pp
Trough year (2023)
61.5%
Peak year (2000)
73.4%
Latest annual
71.2%
Gross Margin history chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 71.2%
Gross Margin change chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +5.14pp
Gross Margin history table for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 71.2% | +5.14pp | ||
| 2024 | 66.1% | +4.55pp | ||
| 2023 | 61.5% | -0.78pp | ||
| 2022 | 62.3% | -1.66pp | ||
| 2021 | 63.9% | -0.38pp | ||
| 2020 | 64.3% | -1.83pp | ||
| 2019 | 66.1% | -1.60pp | ||
| 2018 | 67.7% | -2.55pp | ||
| 2017 | 70.3% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2016 | 70.1% | +0.37pp | ||
| 2015 | 69.8% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2014 | 68.9% | +1.54pp | ||
| 2013 | 67.4% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2012 | 67.5% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2011 | 67.5% | +1.03pp | ||
| 2010 | 66.5% | +0.84pp | ||
| 2009 | 65.7% | +0.07pp | ||
| 2008 | 65.6% | +1.36pp | ||
| 2007 | 64.2% | -1.69pp | ||
| 2006 | 65.9% | +0.41pp | ||
| 2005 | 65.5% | -1.02pp | ||
| 2004 | 66.5% | +0.36pp | ||
| 2003 | 66.2% | -0.72pp | ||
| 2002 | 66.9% | -2.88pp | ||
| 2001 | 69.8% | -3.64pp | ||
| 2000 | 73.4% | +1.51pp | ||
| 1999 | 71.9% | +0.75pp | ||
| 1998 | 71.1% | +1.03pp | ||
| 1997 | 70.1% | -1.16pp | ||
| 1996 | 71.3% | -0.28pp | ||
| 1995 | 71.5% | -0.72pp | ||
| 1994 | 72.3% | +0.12pp | ||
| 1993 | 72.2% | +1.97pp | ||
| 1992 | 70.2% | +0.79pp | ||
| 1991 | 69.4% | +0.42pp | ||
| 1990 | 69.0% | +0.30pp | ||
| 1989 | 68.7% | +0.62pp | ||
| 1988 | 68.1% | +0.88pp | ||
| 1987 | 67.2% | +1.34pp | ||
| 1986 | 65.8% | — |
- 202571.2%+5.14pp
- 202466.1%+4.55pp
- 202361.5%-0.78pp
- 202262.3%-1.66pp
- 202163.9%-0.38pp
- 202064.3%-1.83pp
- 201966.1%-1.60pp
- 201867.7%-2.55pp
- 201770.3%+0.16pp
- 201670.1%+0.37pp
- 201569.8%+0.84pp
- 201468.9%+1.54pp
- 201367.4%-0.07pp
- 201267.5%-0.07pp
- 201167.5%+1.03pp
- 201066.5%+0.84pp
- 200965.7%+0.07pp
- 200865.6%+1.36pp
- 200764.2%-1.69pp
- 200665.9%+0.41pp
- 200565.5%-1.02pp
- 200466.5%+0.36pp
- 200366.2%-0.72pp
- 200266.9%-2.88pp
- 200169.8%-3.64pp
- 200073.4%+1.51pp
- 199971.9%+0.75pp
- 199871.1%+1.03pp
- 199770.1%-1.16pp
- 199671.3%-0.28pp
- 199571.5%-0.72pp
- 199472.3%+0.12pp
- 199372.2%+1.97pp
- 199270.2%+0.79pp
- 199169.4%+0.42pp
- 199069.0%+0.30pp
- 198968.7%+0.62pp
- 198868.1%+0.88pp
- 198767.2%+1.34pp
- 198665.8%—
Gross 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 Gross Margin at John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
According to John Wiley & Sons's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported gross margin is 71.0%. Gross margin is gross profit divided by revenue, expressed as a percentage. It shows how much of each sales dollar survives the direct cost of goods sold — before operating expenses, interest, and taxes. A higher gross margin generally signals pricing power and production efficiency. Margins are most meaningful compared against sector peers and a company's own history.
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 gross margin stands at 71.20% (2025) – expanded 5.1 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual gross margin of 73.40% was reported in 2000. The lowest in the available history was 61.51% in 2023.
John Wiley & Sons Gross Margin by Year
John Wiley & Sons Gross Margin 2025: 71.2%
John Wiley & Sons posted gross margin of 71.20% in 2025, expanded 5.1 percentage points from 2024.
John Wiley & Sons Gross Margin 2024: 66.1%
In 2024, John Wiley & Sons reported gross margin of 66.06%, expanded 4.5 percentage points from 2023.
John Wiley & Sons Gross Margin 2023: 61.5%
John Wiley & Sons gross margin in 2023 was 61.51%, contracted 0.8 percentage points from 2022. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
John Wiley & Sons Gross Margin 2022: 62.3%
2022's gross margin for John Wiley & Sons came in at 62.29%, contracted 1.7 percentage points from 2021.
John Wiley & Sons Gross Margin 2021: 63.9%
John Wiley & Sons gross margin in 2021 was 63.94%.
See more financial history for John Wiley & Sons (WLY).
Sector peers by Gross Margin
Communication Services peers of John Wiley & Sons (WLY), ranked by their latest gross margin
| 81.9% | |
| 79.7% | |
| 60.4% | |
| 58.9% | |
| 54.3% | |
| 49.0% | |
| 37.2% | |
| 32.3% |
- 81.9%
- 79.7%
- 60.4%
- 58.9%
- 54.3%
- 49.0%
- 37.2%
- 32.3%
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