John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WLY R2K
Communication Services · Publishing · United States
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a publisher, provides authoritative content, data-driven insights, and knowledge services for the advancement of science, innovation, and learning in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and internationally. The company's Research segment provides scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and life sciences. This segment sells its products direct to research libraries and library consortia, as well as to researchers and professional society members, and other customers; and through independent subscription agents. The company's Learning segment offers scientific, professional, and education print and digital books; digital courseware to support students and instructors, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. This segment sells its products and services to business and leadership, technology, behavioral health, engineering/architecture, science, and professional education categories through brick-and-mortar and online retailers, wholesalers who supply such bookstores, college bookstores, individual practitioners, corporations, distributor networks, and government agencies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.
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Market & Price
Market Cap
$2.16B
Current Price
$42.08
High / Low (52W)
$43.49 / $28.52
Beta
0.79
Valuation
Stock P/E
14.71
Industry PE
23.46
Forward P/E
8.86
PEG Ratio
13.05
Book Value
$14.54
Price to Book
2.90
P/S
1.29
EV/EBITDA
9.09
Dividend Yield
3.37%
Profitability & Returns
ROCE
10.45%
ROE
21.51%
ROA
6.35%
Profit Margin
9.24%
Op Margin
16.41%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.56
EPS (TTM)
$2.86
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Debt/Equity
1.20
Quick Ratio
0.43
Current Ratio
0.59
Debt
$899.55M
Total Assets
$2.69B
Current Assets
$439.88M
Working Capital
$-380.97M
Ownership
Promoter Holding
9.73%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
103.52%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.00%
Financial Snapshot
Enterprise Value
$2.96B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.67B
EBITDA
$325.94M
Free Cash Flow
$158.72M
Operating Cash Flow
$253.65M
Shares Outstanding
42.56M
Gross Margin
74.13%
Payout Ratio
49.56%
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
-6.96%
Profit 5Y
-17.21%
Revenue (YoY)
1.30%
Earnings (YoY)
-
PROS
- Strong return on equity of 21.5%.
- Attractive dividend yield of 3.37%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Revenue declined at -7.0% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -17.2% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. R2K | 42.08 | 14.71 | $2.16B | 3.37% | 10.45% | 21.51% | -6.96% | -17.21% |
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2015 | Jul 2015 | Oct 2015 | Jan 2016 | Jul 2016 | Oct 2016 | Jan 2017 | Apr 2017 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Apr 2018 | Jul 2018 | Oct 2018 | Jan 2019 | Apr 2019 | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Jan 2020 | Apr 2020 | Jul 2020 | Oct 2020 | Jan 2021 | Apr 2021 | Jul 2021 | Oct 2021 | Jan 2022 | Jul 2022 | Oct 2022 | Jan 2023 | Jul 2023 | Oct 2023 | Jan 2024 | Jul 2024 | Oct 2024 | Jan 2025 | Apr 2025 | Jul 2025 | Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 411.40M | 451.70M | 455.70M | 477.30M | 410.90M | 448.60M | 449.40M | 491.20M | 423.50M | 466.20M | 467.10M | 474.70M | 431.33M | 491.01M | 482.91M | 536.30M | 488.39M | 533.00M | 515.88M | 487.57M | 514.84M | 491.37M | 451.01M | 492.81M | 460.70M | 403.81M | - | 404.63M | 442.58M | 396.80M | 421.75M | 410.04M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 104.22M | 110.94M | 109.26M | 104.39M | 107.78M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | 290.80M | 314.00M | 320.10M | 332.90M | 285.50M | 319.60M | 319.30M | 340.70M | 283.10M | 316.00M | 305.50M | 340.70M | 280.40M | 322.80M | 313.20M | 324.10M | 286.50M | 336.20M | 325.30M | 368.20M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 300.41M | 331.64M | 287.54M | 317.36M | 302.25M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 243.00M | 242.68M | 253.54M | 238.34M | 232.44M |
| Operating Income | 54.04M | 44.91M | 60.27M | 39.62M | 43.80M | 47.70M | 51.20M | 63.50M | 12.60M | 80.80M | 65.40M | 72.70M | 36.10M | 57.50M | 50.30M | 80.10M | 4.50M | 63.40M | 48.50M | -170.70M | 30.04M | 69.91M | 34.33M | 51.20M | 40.97M | 73.89M | 45.99M | -16.96M | 57.44M | -67.06M | -16.36M | 46.24M | -46.41M | 28.97M | - | 57.41M | 88.96M | 34.00M | 79.03M | 69.81M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 69.17M | 101.30M | 65.19M | 105.61M | 91.48M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.03M | 11.27M | 11.04M | 11.67M | 11.49M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18.67M | 52.27M | 17.71M | 58.01M | 44.40M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 41.63M | -15.83M | 6.01M | 13.12M | 14.72M |
| Net Income | 42.55M | 32.46M | 43.60M | 35.52M | 31.00M | -11.50M | 47.40M | 46.70M | 9.20M | 60.00M | 68.80M | 54.20M | 26.30M | 43.80M | 34.90M | 63.30M | 3.60M | 44.70M | 35.40M | -158.00M | 16.33M | 68.43M | 22.16M | 41.40M | 13.83M | 55.97M | 35.37M | -17.84M | 38.19M | -71.47M | -92.26M | -19.45M | -113.88M | -1.44M | - | -22.95M | 68.09M | 11.70M | 44.89M | 29.68M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.74 | 0.61 | 0.53 | -0.20 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.16 | 1.04 | 1.19 | 0.93 | 0.45 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 1.10 | 0.06 | 0.79 | 0.63 | -2.83 | 0.29 | 1.22 | 0.39 | 0.73 | 0.24 | 0.99 | 0.63 | -0.32 | 0.68 | -1.29 | -1.67 | -0.35 | -2.08 | -0.03 | - | -0.43 | 1.25 | 0.22 | 0.84 | 0.56 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.72B | 1.80B | 1.80B | 1.83B | 1.94B | 2.08B | 2.02B | 1.87B | 1.68B |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 700.66M | 692.54M | 579.72M | 431.38M |
| Gross Profit | - | - | 1.20B | 1.24B | 1.23B | 1.27B | - | - | 1.26B | 1.27B | 1.25B | 1.24B | 1.32B | 1.38B | 1.33B | 1.29B | 1.25B |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.16B | 1.12B | 1.07B | 999.26M |
| Operating Income | 218.48M | 242.59M | 248.15M | 280.42M | 199.43M | 206.67M | 237.74M | 188.11M | 211.47M | 231.46M | 223.99M | -54.29M | 185.51M | 217.85M | 205.08M | 223.75M | 246.97M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 444.63M | 284.90M | 40.16M | 343.63M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19.80M | 37.74M | 49.00M | 52.55M |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 209.66M | 33.10M | -187.05M | 142.88M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61.35M | 15.87M | 13.27M | 58.72M |
| Net Income | 128.26M | 143.54M | 171.89M | 212.75M | 144.22M | 160.51M | 176.87M | 145.78M | 113.64M | 192.19M | 168.26M | -74.29M | 148.26M | 148.31M | 17.23M | -200.32M | 84.16M |
| Diluted EPS | 2.15 | 2.41 | 2.80 | 3.47 | 2.39 | 2.70 | 2.97 | 2.48 | 1.95 | 3.32 | 2.91 | -1.32 | 2.63 | 2.62 | 0.31 | -3.65 | 1.53 |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -6.96% |
| 1 Year: | 1.30% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -17.21% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +11.79% |
| 6 Months: | +19.11% |
| 3 Months: | +36.92% |
| 1 Month: | +3.59% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2008 | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 2.31B | 2.43B | 2.53B | 2.81B | 3.08B | 3.00B | 2.92B | 2.61B | 2.84B | 2.95B | 3.17B | 3.45B | 3.36B | 3.11B | 2.73B | 2.69B |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 550.87M | 541.28M | 454.04M | 439.88M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 59.31M | 102.83M | 153.51M | 201.85M | 259.83M | 334.14M | 486.38M | 457.44M | 363.81M | 58.52M | 169.77M | 92.89M | 202.46M | 93.80M | 100.40M | 106.71M | 83.25M | 85.88M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36.59M | 30.73M | 26.22M | 22.88M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 331.96M | 310.12M | 224.20M | 228.41M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.60B | 1.65B | 1.77B | 2.24B | 2.36B | 2.22B | 2.06B | 1.99B | 1.94B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 666.78M | 756.37M | 640.93M | 667.17M | 729.59M | 803.68M | 781.81M | 787.86M | 874.31M | 882.33M | 927.27M | 988.97M | 969.42M | 895.55M | 873.28M | 820.86M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 559.00M | 330.50M | 475.00M | 673.00M | 700.10M | 650.09M | 605.01M | 365.00M | 360.00M | 478.79M | 765.65M | 809.09M | 768.28M | 743.29M | 767.10M | 789.43M |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 940.14M | 883.50M | 887.28M | 899.20M |
| Total Equity | 689.12M | 513.52M | 722.44M | 977.89M | 1.02B | 988.36M | 1.18B | 1.06B | 1.04B | 1.00B | 1.19B | 1.18B | 933.62M | 1.09B | 1.14B | 1.05B | 739.72M | 752.21M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 83.18M | 83.18M | 83.18M | 83.18M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 256.01M | 315.01M | 375.62M | 379.65M | 337.04M | 348.22M | - | 349.96M | 314.90M | 382.32M | 250.83M | 288.44M | 359.92M | 339.10M | 277.07M | 207.64M | 202.59M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -116.39M | -106.12M | -113.03M | -212.05M | -342.47M | -149.35M | - | -151.40M | -243.01M | -177.41M | -301.50M | -346.67M | -433.15M | -194.02M | -98.40M | -106.64M | -94.02M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -89.06M | -156.42M | -230.04M | -104.72M | 90.40M | -53.53M | - | -285.66M | -346.17M | -96.83M | -17.59M | 172.68M | -47.09M | -131.64M | -168.57M | -107.22M | -125.33M |
| Capital Expenditure | -46.01M | -48.11M | -54.39M | -67.38M | -58.70M | -57.56M | -69.12M | -86.40M | -105.06M | -114.22M | -77.17M | -88.59M | -77.41M | -121.70M | -106.69M | -101.76M | -82.77M |
| Free Cash Flow | 210.00M | 266.90M | 321.23M | 312.27M | 278.33M | 290.66M | - | 263.56M | 209.84M | 268.10M | 173.66M | 199.84M | 282.52M | 217.40M | 170.38M | 105.88M | 119.82M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13.44M | 10.11M | -6.23M | -16.76M |
| Share Buybacks | 35.11M | 0 | 27.96M | 87.07M | 73.72M | 63.39M | 61.98M | 69.98M | 50.33M | 39.69M | 59.99M | 46.59M | 15.77M | 30.00M | 35.00M | 45.05M | 60.42M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Apr 2009 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2011 | Apr 2012 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2014 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2017 | Apr 2018 | Apr 2019 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2024 | Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 73.2% | 70.4% | 69.2% | 67.7% | 67.8% | 66.4% | 65.7% | 69.0% | 74.3% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.3% | 12.9% | 12.4% | -3.0% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 14.7% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.6% | 10.7% | 9.3% | -4.1% | 7.6% | 7.1% | 0.9% | -10.7% | 5.0% |
| ROE % | 25.0% | 19.9% | 17.6% | 20.9% | 14.6% | 13.6% | 16.8% | 14.1% | 11.3% | 16.1% | 14.2% | -8.0% | 13.6% | 13.0% | 1.6% | -27.1% | 11.2% |
| ROCE % | - | 14.8% | 14.8% | 14.8% | 9.3% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 8.8% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 10.8% | -2.4% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 12.1% | 13.2% |
Shareholding Pattern
Insiders
9.73%
Institutions
103.52%
Public Float
114.68%
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 14.48% | 6.16M | $259.31M |
| 2 | Neuberger Berman Group, LLC | 7.09% | 3.02M | $126.96M |
| 3 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 5.88% | 2.50M | $105.28M |
| 4 | Schroder Investment Management Group | 5.60% | 2.38M | $100.26M |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 5.11% | 2.18M | $91.56M |
| 6 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 4.30% | 1.83M | $76.99M |
| 7 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.04% | 1.72M | $72.36M |
| 8 | Bank of Montreal /CAN/ | 3.74% | 1.59M | $66.93M |
| 9 | Brown Advisory Inc. | 2.84% | 1.21M | $50.89M |
| 10 | Silvercrest Asset Management Group, LLC | 2.29% | 972.67K | $40.93M |
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