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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WLYB

Communication Services · Publishing · United States
https://www.wiley.com
Company Profile ↓
$54.28
+42.44% 1Y
Mkt Cap$475.46M
P/E13.05
P/B3.16
Div. Yield2.67%
52W High$54.73
52W Low$29.15
Book Value$16.68
EPS (TTM)$4.16

Company Overview

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a publisher, provides authoritative content and research intelligence for the advancement of scientific discovery, innovation, and learning in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through Research and Learning segment. 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.

Why Investors Should Care

Strong Return on Equity

Generates a return on equity of 27.7%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.

Healthy Capital Returns

Return on capital employed stands at 16.3%.

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 134.3% per year over the last five years.

Reasonable Valuation

Trades at a P/E of 13.1, below the sector median of 14.9.

Healthy Margins

Operating margin of 24.7% supports profitability.

Dividend Income

Offers a dividend yield of 2.67%.

Recent Developments

  • Apr 2026 Revenue of $1.68B (-0.1% YoY); net profit $221.62M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +1.2%, earnings +108.4%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -6.0%, profit CAGR 134.3%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:-6.02%
1 Year:1.20%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:134.29%
1 Year:108.40%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+42.44%
6 Months:+72.34%
3 Months:+32.63%
1 Month:+1.85%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 98% of range
$29.15 $54.73
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)72.99 · Overbought
Price Performance
1M+1.85%
3M+32.63%
6M+72.34%
1Y+42.44%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 13.05 is below the sector median of 14.95 — relatively cheaper than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Strong return on equity of 27.7%.
  • Profit CAGR of 134.3% over 5 years.
  • Attractive dividend yield of 2.67%.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

  • Revenue declined at -6.0% CAGR over 5 years.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
13.05
Industry PE
14.95
Forward P/E est.
6.53
PEG Ratio
13.40
Book Value
$16.68
Price to Book
3.16
P/S
1.59
EV/EBITDA
9.67
Dividend Yield
2.67%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-6.02%
Profit 5Y
134.29%
Revenue (YoY)
1.20%
Earnings (YoY)
108.40%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
16.33%
ROE
27.69%
ROA
6.77%
Profit Margin
13.22%
Op Margin
24.71%
Gross Margin
74.26%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$2.61
EPS (TTM)
$4.16

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.91
Quick Ratio
0.41
Current Ratio
0.54
Debt
$769.77M
Total Assets
$2.59B
Current Assets
$419.67M
Working Capital
$-359.28M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
94.22%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
2.59%
Chg in FII Hold
-

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$475.46M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$1.68B
EBITDA
$351.80M
Free Cash Flow
$202.07M
Operating Cash Flow
$260.52M
Shares Outstanding
8.76M
Gross Margin
74.26%
Payout Ratio
34.13%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 54.28 13.05 $475.46M 2.67% 16.33% 27.69% -6.02% 134.29%
2 WBD Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. NDXSPX 25.97 -37.10 $65.11B 0.00% 1.49% -4.96% 43.97% -18.87%
3 TLK Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk 14.80 14.95 $14.61B 8.33% 16.02% 17.68% -0.13% -5.52%
4 SATS EchoStar Corporation SPXR2K 92.03 -1.83 $14.58B 0.00% -56.67% -112.28% -6.97% -228.37%
5 TME Tencent Music Entertainment Group 9.53 11.35 $7.67B 2.54% 11.07% 11.95% 5.10% 44.33%
6 Z Zillow Group, Inc. 36.10 144.40 $6.51B 0.00% -0.64% 1.33% 9.67% -
7 WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. R2K 54.46 13.09 $2.29B 2.73% 16.33% 27.69% 0.25% 3.48%
8 ZD Ziff Davis, Inc. R2K 52.72 45.06 $1.94B 0.00% 7.07% 2.08% 11.86% -2.63%
9 ZG Zillow Group, Inc. 36.89 147.56 $1.56B 0.00% -0.64% 1.33% 9.67% -
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jul 2015Oct 2015Jan 2016Jul 2016Oct 2016Jan 2017Apr 2017Jul 2017Oct 2017Jan 2018Apr 2018Jul 2018Oct 2018Jan 2019Apr 2019Jul 2019Oct 2019Jan 2020Apr 2020Jul 2020Oct 2020Jan 2021Apr 2021Jul 2021Oct 2021Jan 2022Jul 2022Oct 2022Jan 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Jan 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jul 2025Oct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026
Revenue -------411.40M451.70M455.70M477.30M410.90M448.60M449.40M491.20M423.50M466.20M467.10M474.70M431.33M491.01M482.91M536.30M488.39M533.00M515.88M487.57M514.84M491.37M451.01M492.81M460.70M403.81M426.60M-442.58M396.80M421.75M410.04M447.94M
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------110.94M109.26M104.39M107.78M110.08M
Gross Profit ---290.80M314.00M320.10M332.90M285.50M319.60M319.30M340.70M283.10M316.00M305.50M340.70M280.40M322.80M313.20M324.10M286.50M336.20M325.30M368.20M------------331.64M287.54M317.36M302.25M337.86M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------242.68M253.54M238.34M232.44M224.64M
Operating Income 44.91M60.27M39.62M43.80M47.70M51.20M63.50M12.60M80.80M65.40M72.70M36.10M57.50M50.30M80.10M4.50M63.40M48.50M-170.70M30.04M69.91M34.33M51.20M40.97M73.89M45.99M-16.96M57.44M-67.06M-16.36M46.24M-46.41M28.97M64.13M-88.96M34.00M79.03M69.81M113.22M
EBITDA -----------------------------------101.30M65.19M105.61M91.48M142.90M
Interest Expense -----------------------------------11.27M11.04M11.67M11.49M9.65M
Pretax Income -----------------------------------52.27M17.71M58.01M44.40M94.97M
Tax Provision ------------------------------------15.83M6.01M13.12M14.72M-40.37M
Net Income 32.46M43.60M35.52M31.00M-11.50M47.40M46.70M9.20M60.00M68.80M54.20M26.30M43.80M34.90M63.30M3.60M44.70M35.40M-158.00M16.33M68.43M22.16M41.40M13.83M55.97M35.37M-17.84M38.19M-71.47M-92.26M-19.45M-113.88M-1.44M40.46M-68.09M11.70M44.89M29.68M135.35M
Diluted EPS 0.550.740.610.53-0.200.820.810.161.041.190.930.450.760.611.100.060.790.63-2.830.291.220.390.730.240.990.63-0.320.68-1.29-1.67-0.35-2.08-0.030.74-1.250.220.840.562.61

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Apr 2009Apr 2010Apr 2011Apr 2012Apr 2013Apr 2014Apr 2015Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025Apr 2026
Revenue 1.61B1.70B1.74B1.78B1.76B1.78B1.82B1.73B1.72B1.80B1.80B1.83B1.94B-2.02B1.87B1.68B1.68B
Cost of Revenue --------------692.54M579.72M431.38M431.51M
Gross Profit --1.20B1.24B1.23B1.27B--1.26B1.27B1.25B1.24B1.32B-1.33B1.29B1.25B1.25B
Operating Expenses --------------1.12B1.07B999.26M948.96M
Operating Income 218.48M242.59M248.15M280.42M199.43M206.67M237.74M188.11M211.47M231.46M223.99M-54.29M185.51M-205.08M223.75M246.97M296.06M
EBITDA --------------284.90M40.16M343.63M405.18M
Interest Expense --------------37.74M49.00M52.55M43.85M
Pretax Income --------------33.10M-187.05M142.88M215.09M
Tax Provision --------------15.87M13.27M58.72M-6.53M
Net Income 128.26M143.54M171.89M212.75M144.22M160.51M176.87M145.78M113.64M192.19M168.26M-74.29M148.26M-17.23M-200.32M84.16M221.62M
Diluted EPS 2.152.412.803.472.392.702.972.481.953.322.91-1.322.632.620.31-3.651.53-

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Apr 2008Apr 2009Apr 2010Apr 2011Apr 2012Apr 2013Apr 2014Apr 2015Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025Apr 2026
Total Assets --2.31B2.43B2.53B2.81B3.08B3.00B2.92B2.61B2.84B2.95B3.17B3.45B-3.11B2.73B2.69B2.59B
Current Assets ---------------541.28M454.04M439.88M419.67M
Cash & Equivalents 59.31M102.83M153.51M201.85M259.83M334.14M486.38M457.44M363.81M58.52M169.77M92.89M202.46M93.80M-106.71M83.25M85.88M75.62M
Inventory ---------------30.73M26.22M22.88M19.27M
Receivables ---------------310.12M224.20M228.41M244.16M
Total Liabilities ---------1.60B1.65B1.77B2.24B2.36B-2.06B1.99B1.94B1.74B
Current Liabilities --666.78M756.37M640.93M667.17M729.59M803.68M781.81M787.86M874.31M882.33M927.27M988.97M-895.55M873.28M820.86M778.95M
Long Term Debt --559.00M330.50M475.00M673.00M700.10M650.09M605.01M365.00M360.00M478.79M765.65M809.09M-743.29M767.10M789.43M670.90M
Total Debt ---------------883.50M887.28M899.20M768.89M
Total Equity 689.12M513.52M722.44M977.89M1.02B988.36M1.18B1.06B1.04B1.00B1.19B1.18B933.62M1.09B-1.05B739.72M752.21M848.24M
Shares Outstanding ---------------83.18M83.18M83.18M83.18M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Apr 2009Apr 2010Apr 2011Apr 2012Apr 2013Apr 2014Apr 2015Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025Apr 2026
Operating Cash Flow 256.01M315.01M375.62M379.65M337.04M348.22M-349.96M314.90M382.32M250.83M288.44M359.92M-277.07M207.64M202.59M260.52M
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--98.40M-106.64M-94.02M28.11M
Financing Cash Flow -89.06M-156.42M-230.04M-104.72M90.40M-53.53M--285.66M-346.17M-96.83M-17.59M172.68M-47.09M--168.57M-107.22M-125.33M-298.30M
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--106.69M-101.76M-82.77M-83.85M
Free Cash Flow 210.00M266.90M321.23M312.27M278.33M290.66M-263.56M209.84M268.10M173.66M199.84M282.52M-170.38M105.88M119.82M176.67M
Net Change in Cash --------------10.11M-6.23M-16.76M-9.68M
Share Buybacks 35.11M027.96M87.07M73.72M63.39M61.98M69.98M50.33M39.69M59.99M46.59M15.77M30.00M35.00M45.05M60.42M100.08M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Apr 2009Apr 2010Apr 2011Apr 2012Apr 2013Apr 2014Apr 2015Apr 2016Apr 2017Apr 2018Apr 2019Apr 2020Apr 2021Apr 2022Apr 2023Apr 2024Apr 2025Apr 2026
Gross Margin % --69.1%69.5%69.8%71.4%--73.2%70.4%69.2%67.7%67.8%-65.7%69.0%74.3%74.3%
Operating Margin % 13.6%14.3%14.2%15.7%11.3%11.6%13.0%10.9%12.3%12.9%12.4%-3.0%9.6%-10.2%11.9%14.7%17.7%
Net Margin % 8.0%8.4%9.9%11.9%8.2%9.0%9.7%8.4%6.6%10.7%9.3%-4.1%7.6%-0.9%-10.7%5.0%13.2%
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%-1.6%-27.1%11.2%26.1%
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%-9.3%12.1%13.2%16.3%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
94.22%
Institutions
2.59%
Public Float
44.80%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Morgan Stanley 0.74% 65.01K $3.42M
2 Pfg Investments, LLC 0.61% 53.55K $2.82M
3 Royal Bank of Canada 0.32% 27.95K $1.47M
4 Cannell & Spears LLC 0.23% 20.00K $1.05M
5 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 0.17% 14.52K $764.73K
6 Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. 0.14% 12.13K $638.98K
7 Neuberger Berman Group, LLC 0.12% 10.16K $535.02K
8 Geode Capital Management, LLC 0.12% 10.64K $560.25K
9 Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.07% 6.42K $337.81K
10 Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co 0.04% 3.50K $184.52K

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WLYB — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB)?

As of 2026-08-05 17:25 PDT, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) trades at $54.28 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $29.15 to $54.73.

What is the market capitalisation of WLYB?

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) has a market capitalisation of $475.46M on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of WLYB?

WLYB trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.05. The industry average P/E is 14.95. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.16.

Does WLYB pay a dividend?

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) currently offers a dividend yield of 2.67%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of WLYB?

WLYB has a return on equity (ROE) of 27.69%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 16.33%.

Is WLYB a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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