secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLY)
CIK:        0000107140
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-03T13:08:51+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-060252
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Wiley Q1 FY27 revenue down 3%; EPS loss $0.23; reaffirms FY27 outlook
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- Q1 revenue $386M, -3% YoY; operating income $3M vs $31M; diluted EPS -$0.23 vs $0.22.
- Adjusted EPS $0.44 (-10%); adjusted op income $31M (-9%); AI licensing revenue $14M vs $29M prior year.
- Research revenue +4% to $293M, publishing +12% incl. $13M Emerald; Learning revenue -19% to $93M.
- Closed $450M Emerald acquisition (June 1); net debt $1,185M, leverage 2.7x TTM (proforma 2.1x).
- Reaffirms FY27 outlook: adjusted EPS $4.60-$5.05, EBITDA margin 26.5-27.5%, FCF $205M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000162828026060252/0001628280-26-060252-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000162828026060252/jwa-20260903.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-060252

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