Last 48 quarters of trend data · Communication Services · Publishing
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 11.42 | — | 4.03 | 13.94 | 10.97 | 43.86 | 8.73 | — | 16.66 | — | 20.42 | — | — | — | 7.90 | — | 15.51 | — | 16.74 | 20.14 | 13.68 |
| — | — | -53.8% | — | -34.1% | — | -57.3% | — | — | — | +158.3% | — | — | — | -52.8% | — | +13.4% | — | -14.2% | -31.1% | +115.6% | |
| P/S Ratio | 1.49 | 1.71 | 1.22 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.11 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.29 | 1.15 | 1.49 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.43 |
| — | +30.6% | -9.4% | -26.5% | -26.2% | -18.4% | +21.0% | +35.6% | +87.3% | +53.3% | +7.9% | -22.2% | -26.5% | -29.7% | -21.9% | -6.7% | -19.6% | -12.4% | -12.3% | +4.3% | +61.8% | |
| P/B Ratio | 2.98 | 3.32 | 2.57 | 2.19 | 2.67 | 2.84 | 3.16 | 3.22 | 3.58 | 3.64 | 2.81 | 2.48 | 1.92 | 2.02 | 2.07 | 2.48 | 2.20 | 2.69 | 2.52 | 2.56 | 2.76 |
| — | +17.0% | -18.7% | -32.0% | -25.5% | -21.9% | +12.4% | +30.0% | +86.2% | +80.2% | +35.7% | +0.1% | -12.6% | -24.9% | -17.7% | -3.1% | -20.3% | -12.9% | -14.7% | +5.8% | +61.9% | |
| P/FCF | 11.90 | — | 3.78 | 2.69 | — | — | 4.75 | 4.42 | — | — | 3.35 | 5.53 | — | — | 2.82 | 6.08 | — | — | 5.00 | 3.55 | — |
| — | — | -20.3% | -39.2% | — | — | +41.7% | -20.0% | — | — | +18.9% | -9.1% | — | — | -43.7% | +71.4% | — | — | +2.9% | +10.0% | — | |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.30 | 24.33 | — | 5.80 | 6.23 | 10.34 | 6.27 | 8.20 | 8.82 | 12.64 | 5.66 | 7.17 | 5.92 | 10.51 | 5.33 | 9.21 | 6.80 | 14.98 | 8.38 | 9.53 | 8.15 |
| — | +135.3% | — | -29.3% | -29.3% | -18.2% | +10.7% | +14.4% | +49.0% | +20.2% | +6.2% | -22.1% | -12.9% | -29.8% | -36.4% | -3.4% | -16.6% | +31.9% | -7.3% | +11.4% | +48.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 11.51 | 726.04 | 6.86 | 10.95 | 10.30 | 25.44 | 12.55 | 23.64 | 14.57 | 24.86 | 11.06 | — | — | — | 7.65 | — | 14.72 | — | 16.33 | 19.93 | 13.84 |
| — | +2754.2% | -45.3% | -53.7% | -29.3% | +2.3% | +13.5% | — | — | — | +44.6% | — | — | — | -53.2% | — | +6.3% | — | -5.3% | +21.4% | +49.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 74.3% | 73.9% | 84.3% | 70.5% | 72.1% | 69.1% | 72.0% | 71.0% | 71.9% | 69.8% | 70.8% | 65.9% | 65.7% | 61.7% | 63.2% | 60.5% | 63.0% | 60.1% | 61.9% | 62.4% | 63.2% |
| — | +6.9% | +17.1% | -0.8% | +0.3% | -0.9% | +1.7% | +7.8% | +9.5% | +13.1% | +12.1% | +8.9% | +4.2% | +2.7% | +2.2% | -3.0% | -0.3% | -2.6% | -4.3% | -1.6% | -2.8% | |
| Operating Margin | 16.5% | 0.8% | 21.0% | 17.0% | 18.7% | 8.6% | 20.1% | 14.2% | 15.9% | 8.1% | 17.0% | 10.9% | 14.5% | 5.0% | 16.5% | 8.5% | 13.9% | 2.1% | 10.7% | 9.0% | 13.6% |
| — | -91.1% | +4.4% | +20.0% | +18.0% | +5.4% | +18.0% | +30.3% | +9.7% | +63.3% | +3.4% | +28.7% | +4.4% | +141.2% | +54.5% | -6.3% | +1.9% | -75.2% | -4.3% | -20.8% | -6.9% | |
| Net Margin | 13.2% | -3.0% | 30.2% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 2.9% | 15.4% | -5.7% | 9.5% | -0.4% | 5.4% | -24.7% | -3.9% | -20.5% | 13.0% | -14.5% | 7.4% | -3.7% | 7.9% | 6.9% | 10.5% |
| — | -202.9% | +96.4% | +227.6% | +12.2% | +929.2% | +185.3% | +77.0% | +340.4% | +98.3% | -58.5% | -69.9% | -153.2% | -459.3% | +64.3% | -312.2% | -29.3% | -229.2% | +2.6% | +49.4% | -24.7% |
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 27.7% | -1.4% | 16.9% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 9.5% | -3.2% | 5.5% | -0.2% | 3.4% | -14.1% | -2.2% | -9.3% | 6.6% | -6.8% | 3.5% | -1.6% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 5.1% |
| — | -190.5% | +78.8% | +225.0% | +10.6% | +897.3% | +179.0% | +77.4% | +355.6% | +97.9% | -48.5% | -107.6% | -160.9% | -480.6% | +72.9% | -313.7% | -31.0% | -225.7% | -0.5% | +49.4% | -25.4% | |
| ROA | 8.4% | -0.4% | 5.3% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.4% | 2.6% | -0.9% | 1.5% | -0.1% | 0.9% | -4.2% | -0.7% | -3.1% | 2.2% | -2.3% | 1.2% | -0.5% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% |
| — | -191.3% | +104.1% | +233.9% | +17.0% | +940.1% | +176.7% | +78.8% | +325.6% | +98.3% | -57.4% | -82.3% | -156.7% | -465.0% | +70.6% | -316.4% | -28.0% | -233.2% | +6.5% | +53.0% | -25.8% | |
| ROIC | 13.4% | 0.1% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.5% |
| — | -92.5% | +7.1% | +26.5% | +24.3% | +6.5% | +14.9% | +22.3% | +4.4% | +68.5% | +8.5% | +39.3% | +10.6% | +142.4% | +60.1% | -5.0% | +3.6% | -74.7% | -2.6% | -21.2% | -11.5% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q1 '27 | Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.91 | 1.72 | 0.91 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.44 | 1.41 | 1.46 | 1.21 | 1.37 | 1.25 | 1.11 | 0.85 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 0.82 | 0.98 | 1.11 |
| — | +36.9% | -24.2% | -17.1% | -7.8% | -14.0% | -1.5% | +5.5% | +13.5% | +32.2% | +43.5% | +29.4% | +17.4% | +10.4% | +2.7% | +7.5% | -4.8% | -6.2% | -9.3% | -7.8% | +12.4% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.97 | 34.15 | — | 8.51 | 8.38 | 13.06 | 7.07 | 10.49 | 10.19 | 14.85 | 7.03 | 10.53 | 9.60 | 15.29 | 6.41 | 11.41 | 9.15 | 16.72 | 8.48 | 10.88 | 9.60 |
| — | +161.4% | — | -18.8% | -17.8% | -12.0% | +0.6% | -0.4% | +6.2% | -2.9% | +9.7% | -7.7% | +4.9% | -8.5% | -24.4% | +4.9% | -4.7% | +40.3% | -2.4% | +1.3% | +15.6% | |
| Current Ratio | 0.54 | 0.64 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.78 |
| — | -1.8% | +0.5% | +7.9% | +7.0% | +13.6% | +3.1% | +2.1% | -5.4% | -15.7% | -14.0% | -22.7% | -8.4% | +5.5% | +6.4% | +16.6% | -2.0% | +2.2% | +6.8% | +1.7% | +3.3% | |
| Quick Ratio | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.57 | 0.67 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.61 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.71 |
| — | -0.7% | +1.2% | +9.9% | +8.9% | +15.2% | +3.7% | +3.1% | -5.7% | -15.9% | -14.1% | -23.7% | -8.3% | +5.9% | +7.5% | +19.0% | -1.1% | +4.2% | +8.5% | +1.8% | +4.3% | |
| Interest Coverage | 5.91 | 0.10 | 10.85 | 4.86 | 5.97 | 2.60 | 5.64 | 2.33 | 4.38 | 2.80 | 5.73 | -7.43 | -0.70 | -8.42 | 9.11 | -5.72 | 6.18 | -2.69 | 11.24 | 9.47 | 15.13 |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s current P/E is 11.4x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 9.6x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s current operating margin is 16.5%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.