secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLY)
CIK:        0000107140
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-16T13:58:03+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-043447
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Wiley FY2026: revenue flat $1.677B, adj EPS $4.19 (+15%), record margins, AI rev $49M (+23%), FY2027 guidance raised
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- GAAP operating income $277M (+25%), diluted EPS $4.16 vs $1.53; adjusted EPS $4.19 (+15%).
- Research revenue $1.13B (+4% CC), AI revenue $49M (+23%) with recurring scaling; acquired Emerald Publishing post-year-end.
- Record adjusted EBITDA margin 26.2% (+220bps), free cash flow $195M (+55%), net debt/EBITDA improved to 1.4x.
- FY2027 guidance: adj EBITDA margin 26.5-27.5%, adj EPS $4.60-$5.05, FCF $205M.
- Appointed Chief AI & Data Analytics Officer (Jan) and new Research GM (May 2026).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000162828026043447/0001628280-26-043447-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000162828026043447/jwa-20260616.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-043447

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