TTM
9.2%
YoY change
+15.71pp
Trough year (2024)
-10.7%
Peak year (2012)
11.9%
Latest annual
5.0%
Net Profit Margin history chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: 5.0%
Net Profit Margin change chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2025
Latest: +15.71pp
Net Profit Margin history table for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2025
| 2025 | 5.0% | +15.71pp | ||
| 2024 | -10.7% | -11.55pp | ||
| 2023 | 0.9% | -6.27pp | ||
| 2022 | 7.1% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2021 | 7.6% | +11.69pp | ||
| 2020 | -4.1% | -13.40pp | ||
| 2019 | 9.3% | -1.35pp | ||
| 2018 | 10.7% | +4.09pp | ||
| 2017 | 6.6% | -1.83pp | ||
| 2016 | 8.4% | -1.26pp | ||
| 2015 | 9.7% | +0.66pp | ||
| 2014 | 9.0% | +0.85pp | ||
| 2013 | 8.2% | -3.74pp | ||
| 2012 | 11.9% | +2.07pp | ||
| 2011 | 9.9% | +1.42pp | ||
| 2010 | 8.4% | +0.49pp | ||
| 2009 | 8.0% | -0.86pp | ||
| 2008 | 8.8% | +0.75pp | ||
| 2007 | 8.1% | -2.50pp | ||
| 2006 | 10.6% | +1.96pp | ||
| 2005 | 8.6% | -1.02pp | ||
| 2004 | 9.6% | -0.59pp | ||
| 2003 | 10.2% | +2.42pp | ||
| 2002 | 7.8% | -1.79pp | ||
| 2001 | 9.6% | +0.79pp | ||
| 2000 | 8.8% | +1.00pp | ||
| 1999 | 7.8% | -0.03pp | ||
| 1998 | 7.8% | +3.14pp | ||
| 1997 | 4.7% | -2.11pp | ||
| 1996 | 6.8% | +1.28pp | ||
| 1995 | 5.5% | +1.42pp | ||
| 1994 | 4.1% | +1.29pp | ||
| 1993 | 2.8% | +1.57pp | ||
| 1992 | 1.2% | -0.48pp | ||
| 1991 | 1.7% | +0.77pp | ||
| 1990 | 1.0% | -0.63pp | ||
| 1989 | 1.6% | -0.38pp | ||
| 1988 | 2.0% | -0.23pp | ||
| 1987 | 2.2% | -1.37pp | ||
| 1986 | 3.6% | — |
- 20255.0%+15.71pp
- 2024-10.7%-11.55pp
- 20230.9%-6.27pp
- 20227.1%-0.52pp
- 20217.6%+11.69pp
- 2020-4.1%-13.40pp
- 20199.3%-1.35pp
- 201810.7%+4.09pp
- 20176.6%-1.83pp
- 20168.4%-1.26pp
- 20159.7%+0.66pp
- 20149.0%+0.85pp
- 20138.2%-3.74pp
- 201211.9%+2.07pp
- 20119.9%+1.42pp
- 20108.4%+0.49pp
- 20098.0%-0.86pp
- 20088.8%+0.75pp
- 20078.1%-2.50pp
- 200610.6%+1.96pp
- 20058.6%-1.02pp
- 20049.6%-0.59pp
- 200310.2%+2.42pp
- 20027.8%-1.79pp
- 20019.6%+0.79pp
- 20008.8%+1.00pp
- 19997.8%-0.03pp
- 19987.8%+3.14pp
- 19974.7%-2.11pp
- 19966.8%+1.28pp
- 19955.5%+1.42pp
- 19944.1%+1.29pp
- 19932.8%+1.57pp
- 19921.2%-0.48pp
- 19911.7%+0.77pp
- 19901.0%-0.63pp
- 19891.6%-0.38pp
- 19882.0%-0.23pp
- 19872.2%-1.37pp
- 19863.6%—
Net Profit 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 Net Profit Margin at John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
According to John Wiley & Sons's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported net margin is 9.2%. Net profit margin is net income divided by revenue — the bottom-line share of each sales dollar that remains after all costs, including operating expenses, interest, and taxes. It is the most comprehensive profitability ratio, though it can swing on one-off items, so read it alongside the multi-year trend below.
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 net margin stands at 5.02% (2025) – expanded 15.7 percentage points year-over-year.
The record annual net margin stands at 11.93%, reached in 2012; the historical low of -10.70% was recorded in 2024.
John Wiley & Sons Net Profit Margin by Year
John Wiley & Sons Net Profit Margin 2025: 5.0%
In 2025, John Wiley & Sons reported net margin of 5.02%, expanded 15.7 percentage points from 2024.
John Wiley & Sons Net Profit Margin 2024: -10.7%
John Wiley & Sons net margin in 2024 was -10.70%, contracted 11.5 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
John Wiley & Sons Net Profit Margin 2023: 0.9%
2023's net margin for John Wiley & Sons came in at 0.85%, contracted 6.3 percentage points from 2022.
John Wiley & Sons Net Profit Margin 2022: 7.1%
John Wiley & Sons posted net margin of 7.12% in 2022, contracted 0.5 percentage points from 2021.
John Wiley & Sons Net Profit Margin 2021: 7.6%
John Wiley & Sons net margin in 2021 was 7.64%.
See more financial history for John Wiley & Sons (WLY).
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