Bloomsbury Publishing reported revenue of £361 million, or $484.0 million, for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2025, marking a 5% increase over the previous year, and posted profits of £42 million, or $56.3 million, down from £48 million, or $64.4 million, in fiscal year 2024. The U.S. division provided £194.7 million, or $264.5 million in revenue—representing nearly all the growth for the company last year.

Speaking to the results, founder and chief executive Nigel Newton said that the company is "making significant progress in executing our Bloomsbury 2030 vision focused on our growth, portfolio, and people."

Bloomsbury's consumer division generated £256 million, or $343.3 million, in revenue during the year—up just 3% from the prior year, after posting a 49% increase in the previous year. (Its adult trade group, part of the consumer division, was named Publisher of the Year at last week's British Book Awards ceremony.) The publisher’s non-consumer division grew 12%, to £105 million, or $140.8 million.

Academic and professional publishing revenue increased 18%, to £83.3 million, or $111.7 million, though organic revenue in this segment declined 10%. The company attributed the decline to budgetary pressures in both the U.K. and U.S. markets, as well as the continued shift from print to digital formats.

Bloomsbury completed its acquisition of U.S. publisher Rowman & Littlefield's academic division, which Newton described as the company's largest acquisition to date, during the period. R&L's sales contributed £19.8 million ($26.5 million) in revenue to Bloomsbury, where integration of the division, per the company, is proceeding as planned.

Bloomsbury's international expansion has driven revenues overseas up to 78% of its total revenue, reflecting the publisher’s expanding geographic diversification strategy. It plans to open an office in Singapore this year to expand its presence in Asian markets and, Newton said, "to further capitalize on the growing student population in the region, building on the success of our established offices in India and Australia."

The company’s digital resources division reported revenue growth of 2%, to £27 million ($36.2 million), keeping the company on track to hit its target of £41 million ($55.0 million) in division revenue by the 2027/28 fiscal year. Audio revenue at the company increased 57% in the year, bolstered by the distribution partnership Bloomsbury inked with Spotify last fall.

Throughout the year, Bloomsbury carried out several infrastructure improvements as part of its 2030 vision, per the report. Those include transitioning to Hachette UK Distribution in April, deploying a new global royalty system, and establishing a dedicated U.S. key account sales team to replace third-party commission sales agents last fall.

In his remarks on the results, Newton indicated that trading for the 2025/26 fiscal year is expected to align with current market expectations. The company reported net cash on hand of £17 million ($22.8 million) following the Rowman & Littlefield acquisition, compared to £65.8 million ($88.2 million) in the previous year.

Looking ahead, Bloomsbury has appointed a head of AI Innovation to develop the company's artificial intelligence strategy and explore monetization opportunities for academic content through AI partnerships. The publisher's diversification approach spans both consumer and academic publishing across multiple formats and territories, creating what Newton described as "a portfolio of portfolios—a model that provides resilient growth and cash generation." He also expects the publisher to benefit from projected growth in global higher education enrollment, with estimates suggesting 600 million students by 2040, more than 60% of whom will be located in Asia.