John Wiley & Sons B (WLYB) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q1 2027
- Period end
- Jul 31, 2026
- EPS actual
- $0.44
- EPS estimate
- $0.40
- EPS surprise
- +10.00%
- Revenue surprise
- +1.62%
- Revenue
- $386.4M
- Revenue estimate
- $380.2M
- Reported
- Sep 3, 2026
Wiley's latest results, shown here for its Class B shares, cover fiscal Q1 2027 and were reported on September 3, 2026. Earnings per share came in at $0.44, ahead of the $0.40 consensus by 10.00%. Revenue was $386.4 million, above the $380.2 million estimate. A year earlier, in Q1 2026, EPS was $0.49 on revenue of $396.8 million, so EPS fell about 10% and revenue about 3%.
The fiscal year ends in April, and the fourth quarter is usually the largest. Annual EPS went from $3.86 in fiscal 2023 to $2.80 in 2024, $3.65 in 2025 and $4.23 in 2026. The highest quarter in the table was Q4 2026, at $1.67 per share. Annual revenue declined over the same years, from $2.02 billion in fiscal 2023 to $1.68 billion in 2025 and 2026, and Q1 2027 was the smallest revenue quarter shown. Over the last 20 quarters, Wiley topped the EPS estimate 17 times, including every quarter since Q2 2025.
Fiscal Q2 results came out between December 4 and December 7 in each of the past five years. That points to early December 2026 for the next report. It will show whether revenue stabilises and whether EPS keeps beating estimates.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2027 | Sep 3, 2026 | $0.40 | $0.44 | +10.00% | $386.4M | SEC |
| Q4 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | $1.65 | $1.67 | +1.21% | $447.9M | SEC |
| Q3 2026 | Mar 5, 2026 | $0.86 | $0.97 | +12.79% | $410.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2026 | Dec 4, 2025 | $0.78 | $1.10 | +41.03% | $421.8M | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Sep 4, 2025 | $0.32 | $0.49 | +53.13% | $396.8M | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Jun 17, 2025 | $1.27 | $1.37 | +7.87% | $442.6M | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Mar 6, 2025 | $0.65 | $0.84 | +29.23% | $404.6M | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Dec 5, 2024 | $0.88 | $0.97 | +10.23% | $427.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Sep 5, 2024 | $0.55 | $0.47 | −14.55% | $403.8M | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Jun 13, 2024 | $0.81 | $1.21 | +49.38% | $468.5M | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Mar 7, 2024 | $0.45 | $0.59 | +31.11% | $460.7M | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Dec 6, 2023 | $0.56 | $0.73 | +30.36% | $493.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | Sep 7, 2023 | −$0.06 | $0.27 | +550.00% | $451.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | $0.99 | $1.45 | +46.46% | $526.1M | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Mar 9, 2023 | $0.91 | $0.85 | −6.59% | $491.4M | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Dec 7, 2022 | $1.03 | $1.20 | +16.50% | $514.8M | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Sep 7, 2022 | $0.67 | $0.36 | −46.27% | $487.6M | — |
| Q4 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | $0.97 | $1.08 | +11.34% | $545.7M | — |
| Q3 2022 | Mar 8, 2022 | $0.93 | $0.95 | +2.15% | $515.9M | — |
| Q2 2022 | Dec 7, 2021 | $1.15 | $1.29 | +12.17% | $533.0M | — |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did John Wiley & Sons B (WLYB) last report earnings?
John Wiley & Sons B last reported on Sep 3, 2026, covering fiscal Q1 2027.
Did WLYB beat earnings estimates?
Yes. John Wiley & Sons B reported EPS of $0.44 for Q1 2027 against a $0.40 estimate — a 10.00% beat.
How much revenue did WLYB report last quarter?
John Wiley & Sons B reported $386.4M in revenue for Q1 2027, against a consensus estimate of $380.2M.
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