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NYSE: WLY NYSE Publishing Next results ~December 3, 2026

C+ Fundamentals grade

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is a US-listed company in the publishing industry. Its financial year ends in April.

Stock price today

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Fair value per share

~$37

Cash-flow model

Base case. Range ~$22–$57 across our lower- and higher-growth cases (-3%–7% a year).

Price vs value

Modestly overvalued

The price is inside our value range, 38% above our base value.

Price used: $51.12, November 2, 2026

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. valuation: adjust assumptions and compare models →

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Funds136 adding, 108 cuttingOf 40 active managers that changed their stake, 23 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter John Wiley & Sons files

Where John Wiley & Sons stands after its latest 10-Q

Revenue for the twelve months to July 2026 was $1.67bn, down 0.3% on a year earlier, about the same pace as a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin rose to 14.4% from 8.8% a year earlier. The diluted share count is down 4.2% on a year earlier, which lifts each remaining share. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades C+. It passes 2 of our 7 financial-health checks. Our cash-flow model value is $35.74 a share, against a share price of $53.40. At that price, our model says the market is pricing in about 6.6% a year of cash-flow growth for five years, faster than the -4.4% a year revenue growth it has delivered.

Source: 10-Q filed September 4, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~December 3, 2026 (estimated)

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s trailing-twelve-month revenue fell 0.3% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 14.4%. Where it stands out: gross margin of 74.6% ranks 1 of 5 publishing companies we cover. Where it lags: stock pay as % of revenue of 1.2% ranks 7 of 8 publishing companies we cover.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$37 per share in the base case (~$22–$57 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Free cash flow diverging from earnings: TTM free cash flow grew 62.8% while net income grew 103.7%: a 41pp divergence.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Highlights

How we pick these

Strengths

  • Shrinking share count. Diluted shares fell 4.2% in a year, so each share owns more of the business.
  • Beating expectations. Earnings per share beat the analysts' consensus estimate in each of the last four quarters.

Things to watch

  • Priced above our value. The share price of $51.12 is 28% above our value per share of $37.
  • Revenue shrinking. Revenue fell 0.3% over the last 12 months.
  • Below peers: stock pay as % of revenue. Stock pay as % of revenue of 1.2% ranks 7 of 8 publishing companies we cover (median 0.6%).
  • Heavily shorted. 14.9% of the shares available to trade are sold short (7.3 days of average volume to cover).

Latest results: FY2027 Q1

Filed September 4, 2026
Earnings per share
$0.44 against an average estimate of $0.40: beat by 10.0%
Revenue
$386m, down 2.6% on a year earlier
Share reaction
-5.6% in the first session after the results on September 3, 2026, against +0.7% for the S&P 500
Next report
December 3, 2026; average EPS estimate $1.24

John Wiley & Sons' figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day-0.1%
  • 1 week-4.7%
  • 1 month+8.4%
  • This year+70.9%
  • 1 year+43.6%
  • 5 years+13.1%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$1.7B
Operating margin
14.9%
Net margin
11.9%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$3.78

Growth

Revenue growth
−0.3%
Change in growth rate
−0.2 pts
Share count change
−4.2%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
$240M
FCF margin
14.4%
Stock pay % of revenue
1.2%

Earnings

Last results
September 3, 2026
Next results (est.)
December 3, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Shareholder vote
  2. Results
  3. Leadership

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

Valuation

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. valuation models and calculator

What the price is pricing in

The share price implies about 5.9% a year of cash-flow growth for five years.That is faster than the -4.4% a year revenue growth John Wiley & Sons has delivered.

  • Priced in5.9%
  • Last 12 months-0.3%
  • 3 years a year-5.6%
  • 5 years a year-4.4%

Our cash-flow model with every input fixed except growth over the next five years, solved for the growth at which the model value equals the share price ($50.70, Nov 3, 2026). Cash-flow growth then fades to 2.5% a year; discount rate 8.5%. Delivered figures are revenue growth from SEC filings. This is a model exercise, not investment advice or a forecast of the share price. All companies

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03
Sell12-month view
12-month price target
~$37
Price used
$50.70close November 3, 2026
Implied change
▼ 27%
Uncertainty
High

How we got here: a discounted-cash-flow model of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s free cash flow after stock-based pay with after-tax interest added back ($183M, FY2027 Q1 TTM), growing 3.9% and 2.2% in the next two years (forecasts, guidance and its record), then back to 2% by year five, and fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%. Lower and higher growth cases span ~$22–~$57 ; that spread sets a 35% margin before we rate Buy or Sell.

Produced by Fundamentalytics' automated valuation model on November 3, 2026, using delayed market prices. Rating meanings, methodology and conflicts: recommendations disclosure and research disclaimer. General research, not personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances. Prices can fall as well as rise.

Our value per share comes from a discounted-cash-flow model of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s free cash flow after stock-based pay ( $183M, FY2027 Q1 TTM, with after-tax interest added back): growth for five years as below (the first two years from forecasts, guidance and the company's record), fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%, then cash added and debt and other claims subtracted. These are model values under stated assumptions, not price targets or recommendations.

Valuation models

We value John Wiley & Sons, Inc. as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 8.2%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 0.73 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Cash-flow model (DCF) Free cash flow to the firm (after stock pay, with after-tax interest added back), grown then faded to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5% as the firm rate, less debt and other claims. ~$37 ~$22–$57 Primary model, counts double
Price-to-earnings vs peers Earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) price-to-earnings. — Does not apply: fewer than 5 peers with a usable multiple
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$13 ~$9.5–$17 Included
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. ~$12 ~$11–$14 Included
Combined value Weighted average of the models that apply: the primary model (cash-flow model (dcf)) counts double. Models more than 5x or less than 0.2x the share price, or more than 3x away from the other models' median, are left out. ~$25 ~$12–$37 3 models

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare John Wiley & Sons, Inc. with Publishing in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

What moves the value

  • Revenue growth 5 points lower ▼ −34%
  • Revenue growth 5 points higher ▲ +45%
  • Free-cash-flow margin 1 point lower ▼ −8%
  • Last year's free-cash-flow margin change, if it persists ▲ +85%
  • Discount rate 1 point higher ▼ −19%
Value per share under different assumptions
Discount rate ↓ / growth → −5% growth0% growth5% growth10% growth15% growth20% growth
7% $28$47$71$104$146$201
8.5% $16$29$47$70$101$140
10% $8$19$32$50$73$103

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

At fiscal year end 20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Now
Share price$36.05$39.23$50.19$36.04$30.23$47.40$43.43$34.06$34.53$41.40$40.35$51.12
Market value$2.1bn$2.3bn$2.9bn$2.1bn$1.7bn$2.7bn$2.5bn$1.9bn$1.9bn$2.3bn$2.1bn$2.7bn
+ Net debt (− = net cash)$241m$306m$190m$386m$573m$728m$687m$642m$692m$714m$608m$1.2bn
Enterprise value$2.4bn$2.6bn$3.1bn$2.5bn$2.3bn$3.4bn$3.1bn$2.6bn$2.6bn$3.0bn$2.8bn$3.9bn
Multiples
Price / sales 1.2x1.3x1.6x1.2x0.9x1.4x1.2x1.0x1.0x1.4x1.3x1.6x
Price / earnings 14.5x20.1x15.1x12.4x—18.1x16.6x111.4x—27.0x9.7x13.5x
Price / free cash flow 8.0x10.9x10.8x12.0x8.5x9.5x9.8x9.8x14.4x16.1x10.3x11.2x
EV / EBITDA 6.9x7.0x8.0x6.4x18.8x8.8x7.2x9.5x11.3x8.1x6.6x9.8x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

52 /100

Moderate moat

How hard John Wiley & Sons's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 11 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 9.4% of total assets over 8 years.

  • Pricing power 19 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 69.4%, moving by 3.0 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 2 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 10.0%; its worst year was -1.6%.

  • Cash conversion 16 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 11.9% of revenue.

  • Discipline 19 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 7.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 1.2% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (67 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: December 3, 2026, before the open. Analysts expect revenue of $448m and EPS of $1.24 (range $1.24 to $1.24) for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $4.80 +15% $1.8bn +5%
Next $5.30 +10% $1.8bn +3%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved +3.9% in 90 days, across 1 analysts.

Earnings against estimates

Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jul 2026 $0.40 $0.44 +10.0%
Apr 2026 $1.65 $1.67 +1.2%
Jan 2026 $0.86 $0.97 +12.8%
Oct 2025 $0.97 $1.10 +13.4%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

How our valuation uses these forecasts

Our cash-flow model grows John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s revenue by +3.9% next year and +2.2% the year after, then fades back toward its own record by year five. Next year's rate weighs analysts' consensus (+6.2%, weight 45%) and the company's own record (+2.0%, weight 55%) . How the weights are set.

Analyst recommendations

1 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy1100%
Hold00%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 202611
  2. Sep 202611

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering John Wiley & Sons, Inc., by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
14.9%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
7.33
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
−2%
to September 30, 2026
Held by institutions
—
of shares
Held by insiders
10.5%
of shares
Employees
4,500
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

Market data may be delayed

Recent prices are available. Older price history and the statistics that need it are being loaded in the background.

What moved the share price

Last 12 months +43.6%

$35.60 on October 31, 2025 to $51.12

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $1.7bn $1.7bn −0.3%
Net margin 5.8% 11.9% +104.2%
P/E multiple 20.0x 13.5x −32.5%
Share count 55m 52m +4.4%

Biggest factor: net margin.

Last 3 years +84.4%

$27.72 on November 3, 2023 to $51.12

ThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $2.0bn $1.7bn −16.0%
P/S multiple 0.8x 1.6x +104.7%
Share count 56m 52m +7.2%

Biggest factor: p/s multiple. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
WLY+29%−28%−18%+42%−27%+71%
Industry peers (median)+15%−39%+16%+28%−1%+15%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
WLY50%42%50%58%25%73%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
WLY−20%−34%−39%−17%−33%−16%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since October 29, 2015: 53% from June 12, 2018 to October 29, 2020. Getting back needed a 115% gain, reached on June 1, 2021, 215 days after the low.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$28.12 – $55.31
From 52-week high
−7.6%
vs 50-day average
+2.0%
vs 200-day average
+19.0%
Volatility (1 year)
37%
Beta vs S&P 500
0.11

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
7 up, 5 down
typical move ±10.3%
After a week
8 up, 4 down
typical move ±10.3%
After a month
9 up, 3 down
typical move ±13.6%
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
September 3, 2026 −5.6% +0.7% −7.9% −4.9%
June 16, 2026 +4.8% −1.8% +2.2% +18.4%
March 5, 2026 +23.0% −1.9% +19.4% +26.4%
December 4, 2025 −14.5% +0.3% −16.1% −17.1%
September 4, 2025 +0.2% +0.5% +6.0% +0.5%
June 17, 2025 +14.9% −0.9% +17.0% +7.0%
March 6, 2025 +21.8% −1.2% +15.4% +10.8%
December 5, 2024 −7.6% 0.0% −7.1% −14.2%
September 5, 2024 −9.3% −1.9% −5.2% +5.6%
June 13, 2024 +10.0% +0.3% +9.5% +33.5%
March 7, 2024 +11.7% +0.4% +11.9% +16.8%
December 6, 2023 −0.3% +0.4% +5.8% +7.5%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Options strategies

All options ideas

How John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’s listed options are priced, and three ways to use them that follow from our valuation. Quotes are delayed, read November 2, 2026. Check the live chain at your broker before trading.

Cash-secured put

Not offered: rated Sell.

We suggest selling a put only on well-rated companies, at a strike where the price you would pay if assigned (strike less premium) is at or below our fair value.

Covered call

Not offered: no liquid call at or above our price target — the model says the upside is worth more than any listed strike.

For holders: sell a call at a strike at or above our fair value, so the shares are only sold at a price the model calls full value.

Collar

Not offered: no liquid put and call pair for the same expiry.

For holders of a stock trading at or above our fair value: buy a put for a floor and sell a call to pay for it.

General research, not personal advice. Options can lose you more than you expect and are not suitable for everyone: put sellers can be made to buy shares that keep falling, call sellers give up gains above the strike, and results or news can move prices sharply. Chances shown are approximations from each option’s delta. Spreads, fees and early assignment are not modelled.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in five measures

Fundamentals grade C+
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet Value

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
$1.6B $1.7B $1.8B $1.9B $2B FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $2B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $1.9B Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $1.9B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $1.8B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $1.8B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q4: $1.7B Revenue (TTM), FY27 Q1: $1.7B $1.7B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY24 Q2 $2B
FY24 Q3 $1.9B
FY24 Q4 $1.9B
FY25 Q1 $1.8B
FY25 Q2 $1.8B
FY25 Q3 $1.7B
FY25 Q4 $1.7B
FY26 Q1 $1.7B
FY26 Q2 $1.7B
FY26 Q3 $1.7B
FY26 Q4 $1.7B
FY27 Q1 $1.7B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
-15% -10% -5% 0% FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -5.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -5.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: -7.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: -7.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: -10.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: -11.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: -10.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: -8.5% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: -5.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: -1.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q4: -0.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY27 Q1: -0.3% -0.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY24 Q2 -5.0%
FY24 Q3 -5.3%
FY24 Q4 -7.3%
FY25 Q1 -7.9%
FY25 Q2 -10.3%
FY25 Q3 -11.8%
FY25 Q4 -10.4%
FY26 Q1 -8.5%
FY26 Q2 -5.3%
FY26 Q3 -1.9%
FY26 Q4 -0.1%
FY27 Q1 -0.3%
Operating margin (TTM) John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 2.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 3.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 2.8% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 5.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 6.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 12.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 13.2% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 13.4% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 13.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 14.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 16.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY27 Q1: 14.9% 14.9%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY24 Q2 2.3%
FY24 Q3 3.4%
FY24 Q4 2.8%
FY25 Q1 5.3%
FY25 Q2 6.6%
FY25 Q3 12.5%
FY25 Q4 13.2%
FY26 Q1 13.4%
FY26 Q2 13.9%
FY26 Q3 14.6%
FY26 Q4 16.5%
FY27 Q1 14.9%
FCF margin (TTM) John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% FY24 Q2 FY25 Q1 FY25 Q4 FY27 Q1 FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: 9.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 8.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 7.0% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: 7.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 7.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 10.2% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 8.4% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 8.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 9.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 11.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 12.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY27 Q1: 14.4% 14.4%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY24 Q2 9.5%
FY24 Q3 8.6%
FY24 Q4 7.0%
FY25 Q1 7.2%
FY25 Q2 7.5%
FY25 Q3 10.2%
FY25 Q4 8.4%
FY26 Q1 8.8%
FY26 Q2 9.8%
FY26 Q3 11.8%
FY26 Q4 12.5%
FY27 Q1 14.4%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q, 10-Q/A. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Where the money goes

FY2026, from the 10-K

Each dollar John Wiley & Sons took in during FY2026, followed through to profit: what it cost to make, what went on running the business, and what was left after tax.

  1. Revenue $1.7B
  2. Cost of revenue $432M · 25.7%
  3. Gross profit $1.2B · 74.3%
  4. Selling, general and admin $896M · 53.4%
  5. Other operating costs $72.3M · 4.3%
  6. Operating income $277M · 16.5%
  7. Interest and other $55.2M · 3.3%
  8. Net income $222M · 13.2%

Shares of revenue. Source: John Wiley & Sons's 10-K for FY2026, as filed with the SEC. "Other" lines are what the reported lines leave unexplained.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year 2010 Apr 2010 2011 Apr 2011 2012 Apr 2012 2013 Apr 2013 2014 Apr 2014 2015 Apr 2015 2016 Apr 2016 2017 Apr 2017 2018 Apr 2018 2019 Apr 2019 2020 Apr 2020 2021 Apr 2021 2022 Apr 2022 2023 Apr 2023 2024 Apr 2024 2025 Apr 2025 2026 Apr 2026 LTM Jul 2026
Income
Revenue 1,699 1,743 1,783 1,761 1,775 1,822 1,727 1,719 1,796 1,800 1,831 1,942 2,083 2,020 1,873 1,678 1,677 1,666
Gross profit — 1,204 1,239 1,229 1,268 — — 1,258 1,265 1,245 1,241 1,316 1,382 1,327 1,293 1,246 1,245 1,243
EBITDA 365 381 419 349 355 392 344 368 385 385 121 386 434 269 229 369 420 393
Operating income 243 248 280 199 207 238 188 211 231 224 −54 186 219 56 52 221 277 249
Net income 144 172 213 144 161 177 146 114 192 168 −74 148 148 17 −200 84 222 198
Diluted EPS $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 $4.16 $3.78
Growth (year on year)
Revenue +5.4% +2.6% +2.3% −1.2% +0.8% +2.7% −5.2% −0.5% +4.5% +0.2% +1.7% +6.0% +7.3% −3.0% −7.3% −10.4% −0.1% −0.3%
EBITDA +44.1% +4.2% +9.9% −16.6% +1.7% +10.4% −12.2% +7.0% +4.7% −0.1% −68.6% +219.2% +12.6% −38.0% −14.8% +60.8% +14.1% +6.3%
Operating income +11.0% +2.3% +13.0% −28.9% +3.6% +15.0% −20.9% +12.4% +9.5% −3.2% −124.2% — +18.2% −74.5% −6.5% +323.7% +25.0% +11.4%
Net income +11.9% +19.7% +23.8% −32.2% +11.3% +10.2% −17.6% −22.0% +69.1% −12.4% −144.1% — +0.0% −88.4% — — +163.3% +103.7%
Diluted EPS +12.1% +16.2% +23.9% −31.1% +13.0% +10.0% −16.5% −21.4% +70.3% −12.3% −145.4% — −0.4% −88.2% — — +171.9% +112.6%
Margins
Gross margin — 69.1% 69.5% 69.8% 71.4% — — 73.2% 70.4% 69.2% 67.7% 67.8% 66.4% 65.7% 69.0% 74.3% 74.3% 74.6%
EBITDA margin 21.5% 21.8% 23.5% 19.8% 20.0% 21.5% 19.9% 21.4% 21.5% 21.4% 6.6% 19.9% 20.9% 13.3% 12.2% 22.0% 25.1% 23.6%
Operating margin 14.3% 14.2% 15.7% 11.3% 11.6% 13.0% 10.9% 12.3% 12.9% 12.4% −3.0% 9.6% 10.5% 2.8% 2.8% 13.2% 16.5% 14.9%
Net margin 8.4% 9.9% 11.9% 8.2% 9.0% 9.7% 8.4% 6.6% 10.7% 9.3% −4.1% 7.6% 7.1% 0.9% −10.7% 5.0% 13.2% 11.9%
Free-cash-flow margin 15.7% 18.4% 17.5% 15.8% 16.4% 15.7% 15.3% 12.2% 14.9% 9.6% 10.9% 14.6% 12.0% 9.7% 7.0% 8.4% 12.5% 14.4%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 315 376 380 337 348 355 350 315 382 251 288 360 339 277 208 203 261 290
Capital spending 48 54 67 59 58 69 86 105 114 77 89 77 89 81 76 61 51 50
Free cash flow 267 321 312 278 291 286 264 210 268 174 200 283 250 196 132 141 209 240
Stock-based pay 25 18 17 12 13 14 16 18 11 18 20 22 26 27 25 22 21 20
Free cash flow after stock pay 242 304 295 266 278 272 247 192 257 155 180 261 225 169 107 119 189 220
Balance sheet
Cash 154 202 260 334 486 457 364 59 170 93 202 94 100 107 83 86 76 106
Total debt — 454 475 673 700 750 605 365 360 479 775 822 787 749 775 800 684 1,291
Net debt (negative = net cash) −154 252 215 339 214 293 241 306 190 386 573 728 687 642 692 714 608 1,185
Diluted shares 60m 61m 61m 60m 60m 60m 59m 58m 58m 58m 56m 56m 57m 56m 55m 55m 53m 52m
Returned to shareholders
Dividends 33 39 48 57 59 68 70 72 74 76 77 77 77 77 77 76 74 74
Buybacks 0 28 87 74 63 62 70 50 40 60 47 16 30 35 45 60 100 102
Total returned 33 67 135 131 122 130 140 122 113 136 123 93 107 112 122 137 174 175

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

2 of 7 checks passed · July 31, 2026
What it owns · $3.1bn
Short-term assets $438mLonger-term assets $2.7bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $3.1bn
Short-term liabilities $689mLonger-term liabilities $1.6bnShareholders' equity $797m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $438m of assets due within a year against $689m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $438m short-term assets against $1.6bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $106m of cash against $1.3bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 162% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 81% to 162% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $290m of operating cash flow against $1.3bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $249m against $47m of interest.

From John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q1 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$102M
Dividends (TTM)
$73.5M
Returned to shareholders
73%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$206M
Diluted share count
−4.2%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
6.8%
dividends 2.8% + buybacks 3.9% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
37%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
53.7%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
46 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in publishing
Last 12 months unless stated WLY SCHL TDAY NYT LEE NWSA Median
Revenue, last 12 months $1.7bn $1.6bn $2.2bn $3.0bn $517m $9.0bn $1.6bn
Revenue growth, last 12 months −0.3% −2.5% −6.7% 10.8% −11.1% 6.8% −2.5%
Revenue growth, 3-year average −5.6% −2.0% −7.2% 8.0% −10.5% 4.1% −3.8%
Revenue growth, latest quarter −2.6% −3.9% −8.3% 11.2% −10.8% 10.8% −3.3%
Gross margin 74.6% 56.5% 39.5% 73.4% — — 58.3%
Operating margin 14.9% 1.0% 0.7% 16.0% 4.0% — 4.0%
Operating margin, 3-year average 11.2% 1.1% 0.3% 14.4% 2.0% — 6.0%
Net margin 11.9% 3.6% −1.8% 13.2% −1.8% 6.3% 3.6%
Cash from operations / revenue 17.4% 2.4% 5.1% 22.1% −0.0% 13.7% 5.1%
Free-cash-flow margin 14.4% −0.9% 2.8% 20.9% −0.1% 9.0% 2.8%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 10.1% 2.4% 2.2% 17.3% −0.8% 8.2% 7.9%
Stock pay / revenue 1.2% 0.6% 0.4% 2.6% 0.2% 0.5% 0.5%
Change in share count −4.2% −15.7% 19.8% −0.6% 99.6% −2.0% 0.1%

Median of all 9 companies we cover in publishing. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

9 publishing companies
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth -0.3% -2.5% 4 of 9
Change in growth rate Growth -0.2pp +0.1pp 6 of 9
Gross margin Profitability 74.6% 56.5% 1 of 5
Operating margin Profitability 14.9% 4.0% 2 of 7
Net margin Profitability 11.9% 3.6% 2 of 9
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation 14.4% 2.8% 3 of 9
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 1.2% 0.6% 7 of 8
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 40.8% 12.8% 5 of 7
Change in share count Balance sheet -4.2% 0.0% 2 of 8
Days sales outstanding Balance sheet 46 days 43 days 6 of 9

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to April 30, 2026
Geography
Region Revenue Share YoY
United States $855M 51.0% ▲ 0.7%
United Kingdom $490M 29.3% ▼ 1.7%
Germany $192M 11.5% ▲ 5.1%
Other Countries $139M 8.3% ▼ 5.3%

From John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s 10-K filed June 24, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Who owns it

Funds buying and selling
Reported value
$2B
Institutions reporting
264
Shares held vs prior quarter
▼ 0.3%
Positions opened / closed
47 / 31

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 136 institutions bought and 108 sold ; the biggest buyer was LSV Asset Management (+880K shares) and the biggest seller Madison Avenue Partners, LP (−678K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $301M 6.2M 14.8% ▲ 0.6%
Neuberger Berman Group LLC $146M 3.0M 7.2% ▲ 0.1%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $121M 2.5M 6.0% ▼ 0.3%
Schroder Investment Management Group $118M 2.4M 5.8% ▲ 2.2%
State Street Corp $110M 2.3M 5.4% ▲ 4.0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $91.4M 1.9M 4.5% ▲ 2.9%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $80.8M 1.7M 4.0% ▼ 3.1%
Bank Of Montreal $76.6M 1.6M 3.8% ▼ 0.8%
Brown Advisory Inc $61.4M 1.3M 3.0% ▲ 4.7%
LSV Asset Management $49.6M 1.0M 2.4% ▲ 618.4%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $48.8M 1.0M 2.4% ▲ 3.7%
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC $44.8M 924K 2.2% ▼ 5.0%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Insider purchases History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders, last 12 months Insider sales History → $0 0 trades by 0 insiders
Net ▲ $0 net buying

No open-market insider trades reported in the last 12 months.

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around December 3, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • September 3, 2026
  • June 16, 2026
  • March 5, 2026
  • December 4, 2025
  • September 4, 2025
  • June 17, 2025

Recent SEC filings

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in brief

What does John Wiley & Sons, Inc. do?
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is a US-listed company in the publishing industry. Its financial year ends in April.
What is John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s stock ticker?
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. trades under the ticker WLY on NYSE. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. reported revenue of $1.7B, 0.3% lower than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s free cash flow?
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s free-cash-flow margin is 14.4% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 3 of the 9 publishing companies we cover.
What is John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s fair value (intrinsic value) per share?
Our discounted-cash-flow model of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s free cash flow after stock-based pay gives ~$37 per share in the base case, and ~$22–$57 across growth scenarios. These are model values under stated assumptions — not a price target or a recommendation.
Who are John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Neuberger Berman Group LLC and Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is John Wiley & Sons, Inc. buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. spent $102M on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count fell 4.2% over the year.
What is John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s market cap?
On November 2, 2026, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s market capitalisation was about $2.7B, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.5 and net debt of $1.2B. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
Does John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. paid $73.5M in dividends over the trailing twelve months, a dividend yield of 2.83% and a payout ratio of 37.1%.
How much debt does John Wiley & Sons, Inc. have?
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s debt-to-equity ratio is 162.0%, from its latest balance sheet (80.6% five years earlier). The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s competitors?
In our Publishing peer group, the companies closest to John Wiley & Sons, Inc. are Scholastic Corp, USA Today Co., Inc., NEW York Times Co, LEE Enterprises, Inc and News Corp (Class A). The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s.
When is John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s next earnings date?
Around December 3, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announces its own schedule.