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Scholastic vs John Wiley & Sons: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Scholastic brought in $1.6B of revenue in fiscal 2026, John Wiley & Sons $1.7B in fiscal 2026. Revenue changed by -2.7% at Scholastic and -0.1% at John Wiley & Sons on the year before, so John Wiley & Sons grew faster. Scholastic kept 3.6% of its revenue as net profit, John Wiley & Sons 13.2%.

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Side by side, latest fiscal year

SCHLWLYB
Fiscal year endedFY2026 (May 31, 2026)FY2026 (April 30, 2026)
Revenue$1.6B$1.7B
Revenue growth-2.7%-0.1%
Net income$56.7M$221.6M
Net margin3.6%13.2%
Free cash flown/a$209.4M
Free cash flow marginn/a12.5%
Earnings per share (diluted)$2.34$4.16
Cash$134.9M$75.6M
Debt$75M$683.4M
Price to earnings13.811.5
Market value$613.5M$2.4B
Dividend yield2.47%n/a
Rank by revenue in sector#393 of 778 · Consumer discretionary#382 of 778 · Consumer discretionary

Over the years

Revenue
SCHL FY2019: $1.7BSCHL FY2020: $1.5BSCHL FY2021: $1.3BSCHL FY2022: $1.6BSCHL FY2023: $1.7BSCHL FY2024: $1.6BSCHL FY2025: $1.6BSCHL FY2026: $1.6BWLYB FY2019: $1.8BWLYB FY2020: $1.8BWLYB FY2021: $1.9BWLYB FY2022: $2.1BWLYB FY2023: $2BWLYB FY2024: $1.9BWLYB FY2025: $1.7BWLYB FY2026: $1.7BFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
SCHL $1.6BWLYB $1.7B
Net income
SCHL FY2019: $15.6MSCHL FY2020: -$43.8MSCHL FY2021: -$11MSCHL FY2022: $80.9MSCHL FY2023: $86.3MSCHL FY2024: $12.1MSCHL FY2025: -$1.9MSCHL FY2026: $56.7MWLYB FY2019: $168.3MWLYB FY2020: -$74.3MWLYB FY2021: $148.3MWLYB FY2022: $148.3MWLYB FY2023: $17.2MWLYB FY2024: -$200.3MWLYB FY2025: $84.2MWLYB FY2026: $221.6MFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
SCHL $56.7MWLYB $221.6M
Net margin
SCHL FY2019: 0.9%SCHL FY2020: -2.9%SCHL FY2021: -0.8%SCHL FY2022: 4.9%SCHL FY2023: 5.1%SCHL FY2024: 0.8%SCHL FY2025: -0.1%SCHL FY2026: 3.6%WLYB FY2019: 9.3%WLYB FY2020: -4.1%WLYB FY2021: 7.6%WLYB FY2022: 7.1%WLYB FY2023: 0.9%WLYB FY2024: -10.7%WLYB FY2025: 5.0%WLYB FY2026: 13.2%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
SCHL 3.6%WLYB 13.2%
Revenue growth
SCHL FY2020: -10.1%SCHL FY2021: -12.6%SCHL FY2022: +26.3%SCHL FY2023: +3.7%SCHL FY2024: -6.7%SCHL FY2025: +2.3%SCHL FY2026: -2.7%WLYB FY2020: +1.7%WLYB FY2021: +6.0%WLYB FY2022: +7.3%WLYB FY2023: -3.0%WLYB FY2024: -7.3%WLYB FY2025: -10.4%WLYB FY2026: -0.1%FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
SCHL -2.7%WLYB -0.1%
Free cash flow
SCHL FY2019: $21.4MWLYB FY2019: $173.7MWLYB FY2020: $199.8MWLYB FY2021: $282.5MWLYB FY2022: $250.3MWLYB FY2023: $195.9MWLYB FY2024: $131.6MWLYB FY2025: $141.1MWLYB FY2026: $209.4MFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
SCHL $21.4MWLYB $209.4M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Scholastic and John Wiley & Sons

Which is bigger by revenue, Scholastic or John Wiley & Sons?

John Wiley & Sons is bigger by revenue: $1.7B in fiscal 2026, against $1.6B for Scholastic in fiscal 2026.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Scholastic or John Wiley & Sons?

Scholastic had a net margin of 3.6% in fiscal 2026; John Wiley & Sons had 13.2% in fiscal 2026.

Which grew revenue faster, Scholastic or John Wiley & Sons?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by -2.7% at Scholastic and -0.1% at John Wiley & Sons.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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