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5. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY)

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) is a research and learning company. It offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals and related content and services. On March 6, the company delivered third-quarter fiscal 2025 results that affirmed significant margin expansion.

While total revenue in the quarter dropped to $405 million from $461 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, adjusted revenue was up by 1.2% at constant currency. A 5.2% revenue increase in the research segment was one of the bright spots that affirmed the long-term prospects of the company’s AI licensing agreements. The increase came as John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY) continued to capitalize on the growing demand for scientific research and responsible AI model development.

“Our recurring revenue Research business has not only proven to be resilient across economic cycles but poised for continued expansion; our authoritative content and data-driven insights are increasingly coveted by corporations for their research and development initiatives, including AI enablement; and our strong execution and cost re-engineering efforts continue to deliver tangible results, with significant margin and cash flow improvement this year and raised margin expectations for Fiscal 2026,” said Matthew Kissner, Wiley President and CEO.