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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000107140-25-000071"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WLY"
cik: "0000107140"
company_name: "JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC."
filed_at: "2025-06-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T04:11:41.976614+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wiley beats FY2025 adjusted EPS guidance; revenue up 3% ex-divestitures; AI licensing grows to $40M

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $1.53 vs ($3.65); Adjusted EPS $3.64, +31% YoY, exceeds guidance.
- Adjusted revenue +3% constant currency ex-divestitures; Research +3%, Learning +2%.
- AI licensing revenue $40M in FY2025 vs $23M prior year; deal with third large tech company.
- FY2026 outlook: Adj. EPS $3.90-$4.35, Adj. EBITDA margin 25.5-26.5%, FCF ~$200M.
- Net debt-to-EBITDA 1.8x; $137M returned to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000107140-25-000071
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WLY
- cik: 0000107140
- company_name: JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-06-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714025000071/0000107140-25-000071-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714025000071/jwa-20250617.htm

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