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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · John Wiley & Sons (WLY)

Wiley Q1 revenue falls 3% to $386 million; GAAP loss of $0.23 per share

Negative Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Wiley reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue of $386 million, down 3% from $397 million a year earlier, and a GAAP diluted loss of $0.23 per share compared with diluted earnings of $0.22. Adjusted EPS fell 10% to $0.44, and the company reaffirmed its full-year fiscal 2027 outlook. Shareholders face lower quarterly revenue and profit, higher debt after the Emerald acquisition, and a full-year outlook that depends on a second-half recovery the company expects.

Key points

  • Revenue of $386 million vs. $397 million a year earlier, down 3%; AI licensing revenue of $14 million vs. $29 million in the prior year
  • GAAP diluted EPS of $(0.23) vs. $0.22; adjusted EPS of $0.44 vs. $0.49, down 10%
  • Full-year fiscal 2027 outlook reaffirmed, including adjusted EPS of $4.60 to $5.05
  • Net debt rose to $1,185 million from $746 million after the June 1 Emerald acquisition; net debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 2.7x

The filing

CompanyJohn Wiley & Sons (WLY)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 3, 2026, 9:08 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-060252

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 03, 2026.

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