John Wiley & Sons Inc
wiley.comJohn Wiley & Sons (NYSE: WLY) is an academic and professional publishing company that produces research journals, scientific books, digital courseware, and assessment services. Revenue comes from journal subscriptions, open access article publication charges, transformational read-and-publish agreements, print and digital book sales, and digital courseware licensing. The company operates through two segments: Research and Learning. Research generated $1.075 billion in revenue for the year ended April 30, 2025, representing approximately 65% of consolidated revenue, while Learning accounted for approximately 35%. Founded in 1807 and incorporated in New York on January 15, 1904, Wiley publishes over 1,800 academic research journals as of April 30, 2025, delivered primarily through its Wiley Online Library platform. Approximately 46% of Journal Subscriptions revenue derives from publishing alliances. The Learning segment carries a 37.4% Adjusted EBITDA margin for FY2025, and the Research segment produced an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 32.1% for the same period.
Products & Services
Over 1,800 peer-reviewed academic journals (as of April 30, 2025) on Wiley Online Library; hybrid and gold open access publishing; Transformational Agreements bundling read access and open access publishing; scientific, technical, and medical (STM) reference books; higher education textbooks and supplementary materials; digital courseware for students and instructors; assessment services for businesses and professionals; Atypon publishing platform hosting more than 11 million articles from over 2,000 publishers and societies, approximately 29,000 online books, and hundreds of multivolume reference works.
Revenue Model
Journal subscription contracts with research institutions (primarily multi-year, paid in advance), open access article publication charges (APCs) paid by authors or their funders, transformational read-and-publish agreements with library consortia, print and digital book sales (returnable basis for Learning titles), digital courseware licensing, and platform and workflow services for third-party societies and publishers via the Atypon platform.
Customers & Markets
Research institutions and university libraries worldwide (direct and via subscription agents); national and regional library consortia (Transformational Agreements); college and university bookstores and online retailers serving students; individual faculty who adopt textbooks; STM researchers and their funders; professional practitioners, corporations, government agencies, and distributor networks for professional and scientific books; societies and publishers using Atypon workflow services.
Geographic Exposure
Global operations with publishing centers in Australia, Germany, India, the UK, and the US. Journal subscriptions sold directly to research institutions worldwide and indirectly through subscription agents. No specific geographic revenue split is cited in the filing excerpts.
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