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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.NYSE:WLYB Stock Report

Market Cap US$2.1b
Share Price
US$40.69
My Fair Value
US$63.17
35.6% undervalued intrinsic discount
1Y-19.1%
7D0.7%
Portfolio Value
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

NYSE:WLYB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.1b

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

WLYB fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation0/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends5/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for John Wiley & Sons
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$40.69
52 Week HighUS$52.90
52 Week LowUS$37.27
Beta1.04
1 Month Change3.20%
3 Month Change-4.19%
1 Year Change-19.11%
3 Year Change6.41%
5 Year Change24.51%
Change since IPO478.70%

Recent News & Updates

John Wiley & Sons: Strong Absolute Valuation

Jul 28

Recent updates

John Wiley & Sons: Strong Absolute Valuation

Jul 28

John Wiley & Sons: (Still) Less Compelling Than Treasuries

Oct 16

John Wiley & Sons: Still Less Compelling Than Treasuries

Jun 14

John Wiley & Sons: Closer But Not Yet

Feb 17

Shareholder Returns

WLYBUS MediaUS Market
7D0.7%-0.5%1.1%
1Y-19.1%-10.1%18.9%

Return vs Industry: WLYB underperformed the US Media industry which returned -10.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: WLYB underperformed the US Market which returned 18.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is WLYB's price volatile compared to industry and market?
WLYB volatility
WLYB Average Weekly Movementn/a
Media Industry Average Movement9.1%
Market Average Movement6.4%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.3%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.0%

Stable Share Price: WLYB's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: Insufficient data to determine WLYB's volatility change over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18075,200Matt Kissnerwww.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

How do John Wiley & Sons's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
WLYB fundamental statistics
Market capUS$2.07b
Earnings (TTM)US$97.30m
Revenue (TTM)US$1.67b
21.1x
P/E Ratio
1.2x
P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
WLYB income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.67b
Cost of RevenueUS$431.39m
Gross ProfitUS$1.24b
Other ExpensesUS$1.14b
EarningsUS$97.30m

Last Reported Earnings

Jul 31, 2025

Next Earnings Date

Dec 04, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.83
Gross Margin74.18%
Net Profit Margin5.82%
Debt/Equity Ratio113.1%

How did WLYB perform over the long term?

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Dividends

3.7%
Current Dividend Yield
78%
Payout Ratio

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When do you need to buy WLYB by to receive an upcoming dividend?
John Wiley & Sons dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateOct 07 2025
Dividend Pay DateOct 23 2025
Days until Ex dividend1 day
Days until Dividend pay date15 days

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/07 02:43
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/01 00:00
Earnings2025/07/31
Annual Earnings2025/04/30

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* 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.

Analysis Model and Snowflake

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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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.

AnalystInstitution
Michael HartnettBofA Global Research
Daniel MooreCJS Securities, Inc.
David LewisJ.P. Morgan