WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Common Stock

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$50.66
Price · Jul 10, 2026
Fundamentals as of Jun 24, 2026
52W Range
$30–$54
88% of range
Analyst Rating
BUY
5 analysts
Price Target
—
P/E (TTM)
9.9
ROE
27.9%
Net Profit Margin
13.2%

WLYB Stock Snapshot Price, market cap, P/E, EPS, ROE, debt/equity, 52-week range

Price
$50.66
Market Cap
—
P/E (TTM)
9.9
EPS (TTM)
$4.16
Revenue (TTM)
$1.68B
Div Yield
—
ROE
27.9%
Debt/Equity
0.8
52W Range
$30 – $54

WLYB Stock Price Chart Daily OHLCV with technical indicators — pan, zoom, and customize your view

10-Year Performance Revenue, net income, margins and EPS trends

Revenue & Net Income $1.68B
3-point trend, -10.5%
2024-04-30 → 2026-04-30
EPS $4.16
3-point trend, +214.0%
2024-04-30 → 2026-04-30
Free Cash Flow $209M
2026-04-30 → 2026-04-30
Margins 13.2%

Valuation P/E, P/S, P/B, EV/EBITDA ratios — is the stock expensive or cheap?

Metric
5Y trend
WLYB
Peer Median
P/E (TTM)
9.9
13.5

Profitability Gross, operating and net margins; ROE, ROA, ROIC

Metric
5Y trend
WLYB
Peer Median
Operating Margin
16.5%
—
Net Profit Margin
13.2%
9.2%
ROA
8.4%
6.0%
ROE
27.9%
13.9%
ROIC
18.6%
—

Financial Health Debt, liquidity, solvency — balance sheet strength

Metric
5Y trend
WLYB
Peer Median
Debt / Equity
0.8
39.4
Current Ratio
0.5
0.8
Quick Ratio
0.4
—

Growth Revenue, EPS and net income growth: YoY, 3Y CAGR, 5Y CAGR

Metric
5Y trend
WLYB
Peer Median
Revenue YoY
3-point trend, -10.5%
-0.06%
—
EPS YoY
3-point trend, +214.0%
171.9%
—
Net Income YoY
3-point trend, +210.6%
163.3%
—

Per Share Metrics EPS, book value per share, cash flow per share, dividend per share

Metric
5Y trend
WLYB
Peer Median
EPS (Diluted)
3-point trend, +214.0%
$4.16
—

Capital Efficiency Asset turnover, inventory turnover, receivables turnover

Metric
5Y trend
WLYB
Peer Median
Payout Ratio
33.6%
—

Dividends Yield, payout ratio, dividend history, 5Y CAGR

Dividend Yield
—
Payout Ratio
33.6%
5Y Div CAGR
—
Ex-dateAmount
July 7, 2026$0.3575
April 7, 2026$0.3550
Dec. 30, 2025$0.3550
Oct. 7, 2025$0.3550
July 8, 2025$0.3550
April 8, 2025$0.3525
Dec. 26, 2024$0.3525
Oct. 8, 2024$0.3525
July 9, 2024$0.3525
April 8, 2024$0.3500
Dec. 26, 2023$0.3500
Oct. 6, 2023$0.3500
July 5, 2023$0.3500
April 10, 2023$0.3475
Dec. 23, 2022$0.3475
Oct. 7, 2022$0.3475
July 5, 2022$0.3475
April 4, 2022$0.3450
Dec. 27, 2021$0.3450
Oct. 8, 2021$0.3450

WLYB Analyst Consensus Bullish and bearish analyst opinions, 12-month price target, upside

BUY 5 analysts
  • Strong Buy 1 20.0%
  • Buy 3 60.0%
  • Hold 1 20.0%
  • Sell 0 0.0%
  • Strong Sell 0 0.0%

Earnings History EPS actual vs estimate, surprise %, beat rate, next earnings date

Avg Surprise
0.06%
Period EPS Actual EPS Est Surprise
June 30, 2026 $1.67 $1.67 0.00%
March 31, 2026 $0.97 $0.87 0.10%
Dec. 31, 2025 $1.10 $0.98 0.12%
Sept. 30, 2025 $0.49 $0.51 -0.01%
June 30, 2025 $1.37 $1.28 0.09%

Peer Comparison Key metrics vs sector peers

Ticker Market Cap P/E Rev YoY Net Margin ROE Gross Margin
WLYB — 9.9 -0.06% 13.2% 27.9% —
NWSA — — — — — —
NYT — 33.2 9.2% 12.2% 17.3% —
WLY — 28.5 -10.4% 5.0% 11.7% —
TDAY $758M 515.0 -8.2% 0.08% 1.1% —
SCHL $418M -246.7 2.2% -0.12% -0.20% —
LEE $35M -0.9 -8.0% -6.7% 141.3% —

Full Fundamentals All metrics by year — income statement, balance sheet, cash flow

Income Statement 14
Annual Income Statement data for WLYB
Metric Trend 202620252024
Revenue 3-point trend, -10.5% $1.68B $1.68B $1.87B
Cost of Revenue 3-point trend, -25.6% $432M $431M $580M
SG&A Expense 3-point trend, -11.6% $896M $947M $1.01B
Operating Expenses 3-point trend, -23.1% $1.40B $1.46B $1.82B
Operating Income 3-point trend, +429.8% $277M $221M $52M
Other Non-op 3-point trend, -65.1% $-7M $5M $-4M
Pretax Income 3-point trend, +215.0% $215M $143M $-187M
Income Tax 3-point trend, -149.2% $-7M $59M $13M
Net Income 3-point trend, +210.6% $222M $84M $-200M
EPS (Basic) 3-point trend, +215.6% $4.22 $1.56 $-3.65
EPS (Diluted) 3-point trend, +214.0% $4.16 $1.53 $-3.65
Shares (Basic) 3-point trend, -4.5% 52,466,000 54,054,000 54,945,000
Shares (Diluted) 3-point trend, -3.1% 53,247,000 54,830,000 54,945,000
EBITDA $420M · ·
Balance Sheet 26
Annual Balance Sheet data for WLYB
Metric Trend 202620252024
Cash & Equivalents 2-point trend, -11.9% $76M $86M ·
Receivables 2-point trend, +6.9% $244M $228M ·
Inventory 2-point trend, -15.8% $19M $23M ·
Prepaid Expense 2-point trend, -21.5% $81M $103M ·
Current Assets 2-point trend, -4.6% $420M $440M ·
PP&E (Net) 2-point trend, -16.0% $136M $162M ·
PP&E (Gross) 2-point trend, +5.5% $843M $799M ·
Accum. Depreciation 2-point trend, +11.0% $707M $637M ·
Goodwill 3-point trend, +3.8% $1.13B $1.12B $1.09B
Intangibles 2-point trend, -2.7% $579M $595M ·
Other Non-current Assets 2-point trend, -12.8% $267M $307M ·
Total Assets 2-point trend, -3.7% $2.59B $2.69B ·
Accounts Payable 2-point trend, +10.3% $67M $61M ·
Current Liabilities 2-point trend, -5.1% $779M $821M ·
Capital Leases 2-point trend, -14.7% $70M $81M ·
Deferred Tax 2-point trend, -5.9% $99M $105M ·
Other Non-current Liabilities 2-point trend, -6.7% $66M $70M ·
Total Liabilities 2-point trend, -10.1% $1.74B $1.94B ·
Long-term Debt 2-point trend, -14.5% $683M $799M ·
Total Debt $683M · ·
Paid-in Capital 2-point trend, +1.1% $487M $482M ·
Retained Earnings 2-point trend, +9.2% $1.74B $1.59B ·
Treasury Stock 2-point trend, +10.1% $1.02B $925M ·
AOCI 2-point trend, +7.7% $-442M $-479M ·
Stockholders' Equity 3-point trend, +14.7% $848M $752M $740M
Liabilities + Equity 2-point trend, -3.7% $2.59B $2.69B ·
Cash Flow 17
Annual Cash Flow data for WLYB
Metric Trend 202620252024
D&A 3-point trend, -18.9% $143M $147M $177M
Stock-based Comp 3-point trend, -17.5% $21M $22M $25M
Deferred Tax 3-point trend, -97.1% $-75M $939.0K $-38M
Amort. of Intangibles 3-point trend, -5.3% $53M $52M $56M
Other Non-cash $-50M · ·
Operating Cash Flow 3-point trend, +25.5% $261M $203M $208M
CapEx 3-point trend, -32.7% $51M $61M $76M
Investing Cash Flow 3-point trend, +126.4% $28M $-94M $-107M
Debt Issued 3-point trend, -18.5% $965M $1.20B $1.18B
Net Debt Issued $-120M · ·
Stock Repurchased 3-point trend, +122.2% $100M $60M $45M
Net Stock Activity $-100M · ·
Dividends Paid 3-point trend, -3.4% $74M $76M $77M
Financing Cash Flow 3-point trend, -178.2% $-298M $-125M $-107M
Net Change in Cash 3-point trend, -32.9% $-10M $-14M $-8M
Taxes Paid 3-point trend, +14.9% $58M $54M $51M
Free Cash Flow $209M · ·
Profitability 7
Annual Profitability data for WLYB
Metric Trend 202620252024
Operating Margin 16.5% · ·
Net Margin 13.2% · ·
Pretax Margin 12.8% · ·
EBITDA Margin 25.1% · ·
ROA 8.4% · ·
ROE 27.9% · ·
ROIC 18.6% · ·
Liquidity & Solvency 4
Annual Liquidity & Solvency data for WLYB
Metric Trend 202620252024
Current Ratio 0.5 · ·
Quick Ratio 0.4 · ·
Debt / Equity 0.8 · ·
LT Debt / Equity 0.8 · ·
Efficiency 3
Annual Efficiency data for WLYB
Metric Trend 202620252024
Asset Turnover 0.6 · ·
Inventory Turnover 20.5 · ·
Receivables Turnover 7.1 · ·
Per Share 3
Annual Per Share data for WLYB
Metric Trend 202620252024
Revenue / Share $31.49 · ·
Cash Flow / Share $4.89 · ·
EPS (TTM) $4.16 · ·
Growth Rates 3
Annual Growth Rates data for WLYB
Metric Trend 202620252024
Revenue YoY 2-point trend, +99.4% -0.06% -10.4% ·
EPS YoY 171.9% · ·
Net Income YoY 163.3% · ·
Valuation (TTM) 6
Annual Valuation (TTM) data for WLYB
Metric Trend 202620252024
Revenue TTM $1.68B · ·
Net Income TTM $222M · ·
P/E 9.9 · ·
Earnings Yield 10.1% · ·
Payout Ratio 33.6% · ·
Annual Payout $74M · ·

Financial Statements Income statement, balance sheet, cash flow — annual, last 5 years

Income Statement
2026-04-302025-04-302024-04-30
Revenue $1.68B$1.68B$1.87B
Operating Margin % 16.5%——
Net Income $222M$84M$-200M
Diluted EPS $4.16$1.53$-3.65
Balance Sheet
2026-04-302025-04-302024-04-30
Debt / Equity 0.8——
Current Ratio 0.5——
Quick Ratio 0.4——
Cash Flow
2026-04-302025-04-302024-04-30
Free Cash Flow $209M——

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