HIGHBuilt-inProduct / Revenue mix
67%
Research segment
“10-K Item 1: 'Research revenue accounted for approximately 67% of our consolidated revenue in the year ended April 30, 2026'”
WLYB · Concentration risk · 10-K extracted
John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) concentration risks
Updated
The most significant concentration John Wiley & Sons discloses is Research segment at 67%, classified HIGH by disclosed size. Below: the full set from the latest 10-K — verbatim quotes, filing references, and a synthesis of what these exposures mean together.
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Source: John Wiley & Sons’s SEC Form 10-K filed — view the filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
At a glance
Disclosed-size breakdown · 3 disclosed concentrations
HIGH1
MEDIUM2
LOW0
Disclosed concentrations
Each card carries a disclosed-size chip (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW — how large the exposure is as a share of revenue, not how dangerous it is) and a nature tag: Built-in(the company’s own model, geography, or products) or Outside party (an external customer, supplier, or distributor it relies on).
MEDIUMBuilt-inGeographic
49%
revenue from outside the US
“10-K Item 1: 'approximately 49% of our consolidated revenue was from outside the US'”
MEDIUMOutside partyCounterparty
46%
professional societies and publishing partners
“10-K Item 1: 'Approximately 46% of Journal Subscriptions revenue is derived from publication rights that are owned by professional societies and other publishing partners'”
TrendMatrix Research · concentration synthesis
What these concentrations mean together
updated 2026-10-18Wiley's disclosed concentrations center on one segment and are largely structural. Research revenue accounted for approximately 67% of consolidated revenue in the year ended April 30, 2026, a high-share exposure: the company's results depend heavily on the academic and scientific publishing market, including its subscription and open-access dynamics. Two medium-share exposures sit around it. Approximately 49% of consolidated revenue was from outside the US, which is structural and adds currency and regional-funding sensitivity. The third is a dependency with a named type of counterparty: approximately 46% of Journal Subscriptions revenue is derived from publication rights owned by professional societies and other publishing partners. Because that figure is measured against Journal Subscriptions revenue rather than total revenue, it describes a narrower pool than the other two. Netting them, the segment concentration is the structural backbone, while the partner dependency is the more idiosyncratic risk, since renewals or terms changes with societies would hit a core revenue stream directly. The international mix is a background condition. The partner relationships are the exposure most likely to move the verdict.
For the engine’s reasoning on WLYB’s current verdict — including which dimensions drove the score — see the per-dimension breakdown.
Industry peers · Publishing
Peer concentration profile
| Symbol | Name | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLY | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| WLYB● | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| TDAY | USA TODAY Co., Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NYT | New York Times Company (The) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SCHL | Scholastic Corporation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Concentration counts reflect items disclosed in each peer’s most recent 10-K; disclosed-size classification uses TrendMatrix’s internal 10-K extraction taxonomy.