Wiley Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

*High-single digit revenue growth in Learning from favorable market conditions and AI licensing
*Low single digit revenue growth in Research from solid demand to publish and modest improvement in Research Solutions offsetting a large year-over-year swing in legacy print and licensing revenue
*Continued strong margin improvement and EPS growth
*GAAP Results: Revenue of $427 million vs. $493 million in prior year due to foregone revenue from divested businesses, Operating Income of $64 million (+39%)

“ Continuous improvement is a way of life for us now, and it’s beginning to pay off in our quality growth and margin expansion,” said Matthew Kissner, Wiley President and CEO. “Learning has had a good year so far, both Academic and Professional, and Research delivered low-single digit growth with leading indicators and favorable comparisons signaling a better second half ahead. Additionally, we continue to see interest from tech companies and other corporate LLM developers for our high-value content and data to train and commercialize AI models.”
details at: https://newsroom.wiley.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2024/Wiley-Reports-Second-Quarter-2025-Results/default.aspx

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