HIGHBuilt-inProduct / Revenue mix
64%
Research
“10-K Item 1: 'Research revenue accounted for approximately 64% of our consolidated revenue in the year ended April 30, 2025, with a 32.1% Adjusted EBITDA margin.'”
WLYB · Concentration risk · 10-K extracted
John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) concentration risks
Updated
The most significant concentration John Wiley & Sons discloses is Research at 64%, 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%
outside the US
“10-K Item 1: 'In the year ended April 30, 2025, 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 such as research institutions or foundations'”
TrendMatrix Research · concentration synthesis
What these concentrations mean together
updated 2026-09-06Wiley's concentration risk centers on its core business line, with meaningful geographic and partner-based exposures layered on top. Research revenue accounted for approximately 64% of consolidated revenue in the year ended April 30, 2025, a high-share structural concentration that makes the Research segment's performance the primary determinant of overall results. Geographically, approximately 49% of consolidated revenue came from outside the U.S. in the same year, a medium-share structural exposure tying nearly half the business to international markets, currency, and regulatory conditions. Within Journal Subscriptions specifically, approximately 46% of revenue is derived from publication rights owned by professional societies and other publishing partners such as research institutions or foundations — a medium-share dependency on third parties who control the underlying content rights rather than Wiley itself. None of the three exposures names a single dominant counterparty; the risk is concentrated in a business line, a broad international revenue base, and a class of rights-holding partners. The publishing-partner dependency is the one line where a shift in society relationships, rather than a market or macro shock, could 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.