John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Stock Overview
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. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 5/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 2/6 |
| Dividends | 5/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$41.86 |
| 52 Week High | US$45.41 |
| 52 Week Low | US$29.16 |
| Beta | 0.79 |
| 1 Month Change | 9.01% |
| 3 Month Change | 40.52% |
| 1 Year Change | -4.86% |
| 3 Year Change | 14.37% |
| 5 Year Change | -30.55% |
| Change since IPO | 495.34% |
Recent News & Updates
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Shareholder Returns
| WLYB | US Media | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 1.6% | 1.2% | 3.2% |
| 1Y | -4.9% | -12.4% | 31.0% |
Return vs Industry: WLYB exceeded the US Media industry which returned -11.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WLYB underperformed the US Market which returned 29.8% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| WLYB volatility | |
|---|---|
| WLYB Average Weekly Movement | 8.5% |
| Media Industry Average Movement | 9.2% |
| Market Average Movement | 7.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.1% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: WLYB has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: WLYB's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1807 | 5,200 | Matt Kissner | www.wiley.com |
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.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| WLYB fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$2.10b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$154.36m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$1.67b |
Is WLYB overvalued?
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| WLYB income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$1.67b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$432.34m |
| Gross Profit | US$1.24b |
| Other Expenses | US$1.08b |
| Earnings | US$154.36m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jan 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
Jun 16, 2026
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.01 |
| Gross Margin | 74.13% |
| Net Profit Margin | 9.24% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 108.0% |
How did WLYB perform over the long term?
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/05/07 22:35 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/05/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/01/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/04/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Analyst Sources
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is covered by 7 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Michael Hartnett | BofA Global Research |
| Daniel Moore | CJS Securities, Inc. |
| David Lewis | J.P. Morgan |