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accession: "0000107140-25-000200"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WLY"
cik: "0000107140"
company_name: "JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC."
filed_at: "2025-12-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:37:06.794896+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wiley boosts FY2026 share repurchase allocation to $100M; reaffirms guidance

## Summary
- FY2026 share repurchase allocation increased to $100M, up from $60M in FY2025 and $45M in FY2024.
- $35M already repurchased in H1; objective to execute $65M through rest of FY2026.
- Q2 FY2026 adjusted operating margin improved 250 bps to 18.8%; Research drove growth.
- AI content licensing generated $35M year-to-date; nearly $100M since 2024; 8 corporate AI subscription customers.
- Reaffirmed FY2026 guidance: Adj EBITDA margin 25.5%-26.5%, Adj EPS $3.90-$4.35, FCF ~$200M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000107140-25-000200
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WLY
- cik: 0000107140
- company_name: JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-12-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714025000200/0000107140-25-000200-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714025000200/jwa-20251210.htm

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