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WLY Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026

Trading

Open: $49.50
Previous Close: $50.66
Day's Range: 46.51–51.15
52-Week Range: 28.38–57.45
Volume: 1.05M
Beta: 0.77

Valuation

Market Cap: $2.44B
P/E Ratio: 12.99
Forward P/E: 9.09
PEG Ratio: 13.05
P/S ratio: 1.47
EPS (ttm): 3.71

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $1.68B−0.06%
Net Income (FY): $221.62M+163.33%
Profit margin: 11.90%
Shares Outstanding: 41.93M
1-Year Return: +30.71%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.42+2.95%
Ex-Dividend Date: July 7, 2026
Earnings Date: December 3, 2026estimated
Avg Volume: 559.70K

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

WLY Stock Return by Calendar Year

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

−27.82%+59.88%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	+59.88%
2025	−27.22%
2024	+42.19%
2023	−17.53%
2022	−27.82%
2021	+28.57%
2020	−2.43%
2019	+6.41%
2018	−26.91%
2017	+23.42%
2016 (partial year)	−3.22%

As of September 4, 2026.

WLY Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends April

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$1.68B	$221.62M	13.2%
2024	$1.68B	$84.16M	5.0%
2023	$1.87B	−$200.32M	−10.7%
2022	$2.02B	$17.23M	0.9%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$1.68B	$1.25B	$296.06M	$221.62M	13.2%
2024	$1.68B	$1.25B	$246.97M	$84.16M	5.0%
2023	$1.87B	$1.29B	$223.75M	−$200.32M	−10.7%
2022	$2.02B	$1.33B	$205.08M	$17.23M	0.9%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of April 30, 2026.

WLY Dividend History

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$1.42+0.7% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.71	2	—
2025	$1.42	4	+0.7%
2024	$1.41	4	+0.7%
2023	$1.40	4	+0.7%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.71	2	—
2025	$1.42	4	+0.7%
2024	$1.41	4	+0.7%
2023	$1.40	4	+0.7%
2022	$1.39	4	+0.7%
2021	$1.38	4	+0.7%
2020	$1.37	4	+1.3%
2019	$1.35	4	+3.1%
2018	$1.31	4	+3.1%
2017	$1.27	4	+104.8%
2016	$0.62	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.36 per share, ex-dividend July 7, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

WLY Valuation vs Publishing Median

Median of 10 stocks

Metric	WLY	Publishing median	vs median
P/E	12.99	12.99	0% above
P/S ratio	1.47	0.56	162% above
Profit margin	11.90%	9.26%	2.6 pts above

Medians across 10 Publishing stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) is capitalised at $2.44B on the latest close. The company sits in the Communication Services sector, in the Publishing industry. Headcount on file is 4,500.

The most recent close on file for WLY is $48.19, dated September 4, 2026. That is −$2.47 (−4.88%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $28.38 to $57.45. The latest close sits 69.8% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

Fiscal 2025 revenue came to $1.68B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $1.68B, that is a change of −0.06%. Net income for the same year was $221.62M. That is +163.33% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 11.9%. That is 2.6 percentage points above the Publishing median of 9.26%. Trailing earnings per share are 3.71.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $2.02B in 2022 to $1.68B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 12.99. That is 0% above the Publishing median of 12.99. On forward earnings the ratio is 9.09. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 13.05. The price-to-sales ratio is 1.47. On price-to-sales that is 161.93% above the Publishing median of 0.56. The medians here are taken across 10 Publishing companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year price return is +30.71%. Measured over 10 years, that is +1.07% a year compounded. The reported beta is 0.77. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 32.62%.

Growth & Income

WLY pays a dividend yielding 2.95%. That is 0.2 percentage points above the Publishing median yield of 2.8%. At the indicated rate that is $1.42 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is July 7, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 2 payments totalling $0.71 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.42 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is +59.88% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +42.19%; the weakest is 2022 at −27.82%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) operates in the Publishing industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company	Ticker	Market Cap	P/E Ratio
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	WLY	$2.44B	13.0
The New York Times Company	NYT	$10.85B	27.9
Pearson plc	PSO	$9.60B	23.9
USA TODAY Co., Inc.	TDAY	$929.36M	—

The Publishing industry average P/E ratio is 13.0x. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. trades at a P/E of 13.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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.

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