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How John Wiley & Sons, Inc. stacks up
WLY · against 129 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
69/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #44 of 130 · scores higher than 65% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score19 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including WLY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 69?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, operating margin and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 65% of peers. Return on invested capital: 9.9% vs peer median 6.0%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 69% of peers. Operating margin: 14.9% vs peer median 8.2%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 78% of peers. Return on assets: 6.3% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WLY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WLY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 119 reported | 9.9% | 7.4% | 64% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 129 reported | 14.9% | 10.3% | 67% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 126 reported | 6.3% | 3.2% | 77% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 123 reported | 25.9% | 6.9% | 89% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 130 reported | 74.6% | 47.6% | 80% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WLY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.9B GBP (≈$5.1B) | 99 | 68 | |
| 2 | 736.3B JPY (≈$5.0B) | 98 | 69 | |
| 2 | 385.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 2 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 5 | 2.9B USD | 97 | 80 | |
| 41 | 5.0B AUD (≈$3.3B) | 70 | 49 | |
| 41 | 4.5B USD | 70 | 64 | |
| 44 | 4.6B USD | 69 | 39 | |
| 44 | 6.4B ILS (≈$1.7B) | 69 | 53 | |
| 44 | 2.6B USD | 69 | 54 | |
| 47 | 3.6B NZD (≈$2.1B) | 67 | 53 | |
| 47 | 3.2B USD | 67 | 57 | |
| 49 | 3.9B USD | 66 | 52 | |
| 49 | 29.5B ZAR (≈$1.6B) | 66 | 59 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score