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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

WLYB

NYSECommunication ServicesPublishing

Previous close

$53.00

−$0.19 · -0.36%

Aug 21, 2:26 PM ET

Pre-market

$52.2372

−$0.7628 · -1.44%

Aug 24, 4:09 AM ET

WLYB company overview

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Jul 10, 2026

GoAI score

Buy

Favorable setup — positive multi-factor alignment

Valuation

91

Deep Value

Momentum

61

Gaining

Sentiment

72

Bullish

Risk resilience

58

Elevated Risk

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Company profile

Company website

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.

Industry
Publishing
Sector
Communication Services
Headquarters
US
CEO
Matthew S. Kissner
Listed since
Sep 14, 1982
Employees
4,500

Market position

Day range

Current $53.00

52-week range

Current $53.00

Open
$52.18
Previous close
$53.19
Volume
272
0.25× average
Average volume
1.07K
Average daily volume
Market cap
2.78B USD
Beta
0.74
Market reference 1
50-day average
$50.0682
+5.86% above average
200-day average
$39.4571
+34.32% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
2.85B USD
P/E (TTM)
12.22×
P/B (TTM)
3.19×
P/S (TTM)
1.61×
EV / EBITDA
7.05×
Earnings yield
10.25%
Free cash flow yield
8.17%
Dividend yield
2.76%

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin
74.26%
Operating margin
16.51%
Net margin
13.22%
Return on equity
26.13%
Return on assets
8.55%
Return on invested capital
16.08%

Financial health

Debt / equity
0.91×
Current ratio
0.54×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends83%49%15%-19%Gross margin, FY2022: 66.36%Gross margin, FY2023: 65.71%Gross margin, FY2024: 69.05%Gross margin, FY2025: 74.29%Gross margin, FY2026: 71.10%Operating margin, FY2022: 10.53%Operating margin, FY2023: 10.35%Operating margin, FY2024: 2.79%Operating margin, FY2025: 13.20%Operating margin, FY2026: 17.66%Net margin, FY2022: 7.12%Net margin, FY2023: 0.85%Net margin, FY2024: -10.70%Net margin, FY2025: 5.02%Net margin, FY2026: 13.22%FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Gross margin FY2022 66.36%. Gross margin FY2023 65.71%. Gross margin FY2024 69.05%. Gross margin FY2025 74.29%. Gross margin FY2026 71.10%. Operating margin FY2022 10.53%. Operating margin FY2023 10.35%. Operating margin FY2024 2.79%. Operating margin FY2025 13.20%. Operating margin FY2026 17.66%. Net margin FY2022 7.12%. Net margin FY2023 0.85%. Net margin FY2024 -10.70%. Net margin FY2025 5.02%. Net margin FY2026 13.22%.

Income trends

Revenue

1.68B USD-0.06%

Operating income

296.06M USD+33.72%

Net income

221.62M USD+163.33%
Income trends across reported periods2.31B USD1.4B USD484.66M USD−428.64M USDRevenue, FY2022: 2.08B USDRevenue, FY2023: 2.02B USDRevenue, FY2024: 1.87B USDRevenue, FY2025: 1.68B USDRevenue, FY2026: 1.68B USDOperating income, FY2022: 219.28M USDOperating income, FY2023: 208.96M USDOperating income, FY2024: 52.26M USDOperating income, FY2025: 221.41M USDOperating income, FY2026: 296.06M USDNet income, FY2022: 148.31M USDNet income, FY2023: 17.23M USDNet income, FY2024: −200.32M USDNet income, FY2025: 84.16M USDNet income, FY2026: 221.62M USDFY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026
Revenue FY2022 2.08B USD. Revenue FY2023 2.02B USD. Revenue FY2024 1.87B USD. Revenue FY2025 1.68B USD. Revenue FY2026 1.68B USD. Operating income FY2022 219.28M USD. Operating income FY2023 208.96M USD. Operating income FY2024 52.26M USD. Operating income FY2025 221.41M USD. Operating income FY2026 296.06M USD. Net income FY2022 148.31M USD. Net income FY2023 17.23M USD. Net income FY2024 −200.32M USD. Net income FY2025 84.16M USD. Net income FY2026 221.62M USD.
Metric (USD)FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue1.68B USD1.68B USD1.87B USD2.02B USD2.08B USD
Cost of goods sold484.56M USD431.38M USD579.72M USD692.54M USD700.66M USD
Gross profit1.19B USD1.25B USD1.29B USD1.33B USD1.38B USD
Research and development32.37M USD35.16M USD
Selling, general, and administrative947.44M USD1.01B USD1.09B USD1.13B USD
Operating expenses895.91M USD1.02B USD1.24B USD1.12B USD1.16B USD
Interest expense43.85M USD52.55M USD49M USD37.75M USD19.8M USD
Depreciation and amortization146.25M USD148.21M USD176.99M USD217.75M USD220.37M USD
Operating income296.06M USD221.41M USD52.26M USD208.96M USD219.28M USD
Net income221.62M USD84.16M USD−200.32M USD17.23M USD148.31M USD

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest fiscal-year EPS
4.16
FY2026 · +171.90% year over year
Latest fiscal-year revenue
1.68B USD
FY2026 · -0.06% year over year

Annual EPS trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast
Annual EPS trend4.941.82-1.31-4.43FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Annual revenue trend

Reported history and fiscal-year consensus

ReportedConsensus forecast
Annual revenue trend2.12B1.96B1.8B1.64BFY22FY23FY24FY25FY26

Analyst ratings

Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.

Rating distribution

3 ratings

Limited analyst sample: 3 ratings. Interpret the distribution with caution.

Strong buy00%
Buy133%
Hold267%
Sell00%
Strong sell00%

WLYB news

Corporate actions

Annual dividends per share

Cash distributions grouped by calendar year; partial years are marked.

$1.4175

2025 complete year+2.9% since 2021

2026 partial: $0.7125

* Partial calendar year in the available dividend history.

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 7, 2026

$0.3575

Quarterly

Record Jul 7, 2026 · Payment Jul 23, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 7, 2026

$0.355

Quarterly

Record Apr 7, 2026 · Payment Apr 23, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Dec 30, 2025

$0.355

Irregular

Record Dec 30, 2025 · Payment Jan 15, 2026

Dividend

Ex-dividend Oct 7, 2025

$0.355

Quarterly

Record Oct 7, 2025 · Payment Oct 23, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Jul 8, 2025

$0.355

Quarterly

Record Jul 8, 2025 · Payment Jul 24, 2025

Dividend

Ex-dividend Apr 8, 2025

$0.3525

Quarterly

Record Apr 8, 2025 · Payment Apr 24, 2025

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