John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WLY

Communication ServicesMedia & PublishingUnited States of America

Last close 51.17 USD on Nov 1, 2026, +71.0% year to date

Quant rating

Quant rating A Rank 19 of 135 in Communication Services

Growth C 81 of 135
Valuation B 28 of 135
Quality C 64 of 135
Revisions B 26 of 135
Momentum B 22 of 135

Wall Street consensus Buy (2.00)Average target 68.00 USD +32.9%

Historical valuation

Multiples use consensus estimates for the next twelve months. The dashed line is the 5-year average.

Key data

Market cap: 2.6B
Enterprise value: 3.8B
52-week range: 28.41 – 57.36
3-year range: 28.41 – 57.36
Dividend yield: 2.79%
Beta (5 years): 0.76
Shares outstanding: 50.7M
Next earnings: Dec 2, 2026

About the company

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is a publisher. The Company's content, services, platforms, and knowledge networks are tailored to meet the needs of its customers and partners, including researchers, students, instructors, professionals, institutions, and corporations. Its segments include Research, Learning and Held for Sale or Sold. Research segment provides peer-reviewed scientific, technical, and medical (STM) publishing, content platforms, and related services to academic, corporate, and government customers, academic societies, and individual researchers. Its journal publishing categories include the social sciences and humanities, and life sciences. Learning segment provides scientific, professional, and education print and digital books, digital courseware to libraries, corporations, students, professionals, and researchers, as well as assessment services to businesses and professionals. Its operations are located in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Sri Lanka, and Germany.

Growth and profitability fiscal year ends April 30

Growth and profitability by fiscal year
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	5Y avg
Revenue (mil)	1,677	1,678	1,873	2,020	2,083	–
Revenue growth	−0.1%	−10.4%	−7.3%	−3.0%	7.3%	−2.9%
EPS (basic, normalized)	4.19	3.64	2.78	3.84	4.16	–
EPS growth	15.1%	30.9%	−27.6%	−7.7%	–	–
Gross margin	74.3%	74.3%	70.6%	68.5%	69.4%	71.4%
Net margin	13.2%	5.0%	−10.7%	0.9%	7.1%	3.1%
ROE	27.7%	11.3%	−22.4%	1.6%	13.3%	6.3%

Balance sheet, last quarter
Cash & short-term investments (mil)	106
Current ratio	0.64x
Long-term debt (mil)	1,278
Net debt (mil)	1,185
Total equity (mil)	797
Net debt / equity	1.49x
Net debt / EBITDA	2.69x

Estimates and valuation

Consensus estimates and implied multiples
	Sales (mil)			EBITDA (mil)			EPS
Fiscal year	Mean est.	Growth	EV/Sales	Mean est.	Growth	EV/EBITDA	Mean est.	Growth	P/E
2026 actual	1,677	−0.1%	2.3x	440	+10.7%	8.6x	4.19	+15.1%	12.2x
2027	1,755	+4.7%	2.2x	475	+8.0%	8.0x	4.80	+14.6%	10.7x
2028	1,810	+3.1%	2.1x	500	+5.3%	7.6x	5.30	+10.4%	9.7x

Estimate revisions

Change in consensus estimates over 1, 3 and 6 months
	Sales				EPS
Fiscal year	Estimate (mil)	1M	3M	6M	Estimate	1M	3M	6M
2027	1,755	0.0%	0.0%	+2.2%	4.80	0.0%	0.0%	+1.1%
2028	1,810	0.0%	0.0%	+2.8%	5.30	0.0%	+24.4%	+23.3%
2029	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Earnings surprises EPS beat in 4 of the last 4 quarters

Reported results versus consensus, last 10 fiscal quarters
Quarter ended	Apr 2024	Jul 2024	Oct 2024	Jan 2025	Apr 2025	Jul 2025	Oct 2025	Jan 2026	Apr 2026	Jul 2026
Sales reported (mil)	468	404	427	405	443	397	422	410	448	386
Sales mean (mil)	439	387	420	401	435	375	416	391	450	380
Surprise	+6.8%	+4.2%	+1.6%	+0.9%	+1.8%	+5.8%	+1.3%	+4.9%	−0.5%	+1.6%
EPS reported	1.21	0.47	0.97	0.84	1.37	0.49	1.10	0.97	1.67	0.44
EPS mean	0.81	0.55	0.88	0.65	1.27	0.50	0.97	0.86	1.65	0.40
Surprise	+49.4%	−14.5%	+10.2%	+29.2%	+7.9%	−2.0%	+13.4%	+12.8%	+1.2%	+10.0%

Peer comparison Media & Publishing

Peers in the same industry group, by market capitalization
Company	Market cap	Net debt/EBITDA	Net margin	P/B	FY1 P/E	FY2 P/E	FY1 EV/EBITDA	FY2 EV/EBITDA
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc.	2.6B	2.69x	13.2%	3.26x	10.7x	9.7x	8.0x	7.6x
NWSA News Corporation	16.2B	0.39x	6.3%	1.86x	22.1x	20.0x	9.4x	8.7x
NYT The New York Times Company	11.3B	−1.20x	12.2%	5.54x	24.3x	22.4x	16.5x	14.8x
MGNI Magnite, Inc.	3.1B	0.08x	20.3%	3.29x	18.6x	15.1x	11.1x	9.7x
STGW Stagwell Inc.	2.6B	3.13x	1.0%	3.69x	8.7x	8.0x	7.7x	7.3x
CCO Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.	1.2B	9.75x	−6.8%	−0.36x	−44.0x	–	11.1x	10.7x
Mean		2.47x	7.7%	2.88x	6.7x	15.0x	10.6x	9.8x
Median		1.54x	9.3%	3.27x	14.6x	15.1x	10.2x	9.2x

Technical analysis

1M+8.3%
3M−5.1%
1Y+40.4%
3Y+88.7%

Financial statements in millions of USD

Income statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Income statement, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Total revenue	1,677	1,678	1,873	2,020	2,083	1,942
Cost of revenue	432	431	551	637	638	568
Gross profit	1,245	1,246	1,322	1,383	1,445	1,373
Selling, general & administrative expenses	896	947	1,042	1,093	1,142	1,077
Research & development	–	–	–	–	–	–
Depreciation/amortization	53.0	51.8	56.0	84.9	84.8	74.7
Interest expense (income), operating	–	–	–	–	–	–
Unusual expense (income)	24.0	48.9	355	139	−1.4	35.7
Other operating expenses	0	0	0	0	0	0
Operating income	272	198	−131	66.1	219	186
Net interest income (expense)	−50.4	−60.7	−52.0	−36.9	−13.3	−9.6
Gain (loss) on sale of assets	–	–	–	–	3.7	–
Other non-operating income (expense)	−6.5	5.5	−4.0	3.9	0	0
Net income before taxes	215	143	−187	33.1	210	176
Provision for taxes	−6.5	58.7	13.3	15.9	61.4	27.7
Minority interest	–	–	–	–	–	–
Equity in affiliates	–	–	–	–	–	–
U.S. GAAP adjustment	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income before extraordinary items	222	84.2	−200	17.2	148	148
Extraordinary items	–	–	–	–	–	–
Net income	222	84.2	−200	17.2	148	148
EBIT, normalized	296	247	224	209	218	222
EBITDA, normalized	424	377	378	390	398	387
Basic EPS, normalized	4.19	3.64	2.78	3.84	4.16	–

Balance sheet in millions of USD, fiscal years

Balance sheet, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Assets
Cash & short-term investments	75.6	85.9	83.2	107	100	93.8
Receivables	244	228	224	310	332	312
Total inventory	19.3	22.9	26.2	30.7	36.6	42.5
Prepaid expenses	80.6	103	85.9	93.7	81.9	78.4
Other current assets	0.1	0.1	34.5	0	0	0
Total current assets	420	440	454	541	551	526
Property, plant & equipment	193	228	262	338	383	404
Goodwill	1,132	1,122	1,091	1,204	1,302	1,304
Intangibles	579	595	616	855	931	1,104
Long-term investments	–	–	–	–	–	–
Note receivable	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other long-term assets	267	307	303	170	194	108
Total assets	2,592	2,691	2,725	3,109	3,362	3,446
Liabilities
Accounts payable	67.2	60.9	55.7	84.3	77.4	95.8
Payable/accrued	–	–	–	–	–	–
Accrued expenses	248	287	289	302	335	327
Short-term debt	0	0	0	0	0	0
Current portion of long-term debt	12.5	10.0	7.5	5.0	18.8	12.5
Other current liabilities	451	463	521	505	538	554
Total current liabilities	779	821	873	896	969	989
Long-term debt	671	789	767	743	768	809
Minority interest	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other liabilities	294	329	345	425	482	557
Total liabilities	1,744	1,939	1,986	2,064	2,219	2,355
Shareholders' equity
Preferred stock	0	0	0	–	0	0
Common stock	83.2	83.2	83.2	83.2	83.2	83.2
Additional paid-in capital	487	482	474	470	459	444
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	1,738	1,591	1,583	1,861	1,921	1,850
Treasury stock	−1,018	−925	−873	−840	−813	−796
Other equity	−442	−479	−528	−529	−508	−491
Total equity	848	752	740	1,045	1,142	1,091
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	2,592	2,691	2,725	3,109	3,362	3,446

Cash flow statement in millions of USD, fiscal years

Cash flow statement, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., fiscal years, most recent first
	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021
Operating activities
Net income	222	84.2	−200	17.2	148	148
Depreciation, depletion & amortization	127	131	154	181	180	166
Deferred taxes	–	–	–	–	–	–
Non-cash items	47.4	143	421	218	115	149
Changes in working capital	−136	−155	−167	−139	−104	−103
Cash from operations	261	203	208	277	339	360
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	−51.2	−69.1	−77.9	−81.2	−88.8	−77.4
Other investing cash flows	79.3	−24.9	−28.8	−17.2	−105	−356
Cash from investing	28.1	−94.0	−107	−98.4	−194	−433
Financing activities
Financing cash flow items	−8.0	−7.0	−8.5	−8.0	−7.1	−3.4
Cash dividends paid	−74.4	−76.1	−77.0	−77.3	−77.2	−76.9
Issuance (retirement) of debt, net	–	–	–	–	–	–
Other financing cash flows	−216	−42.3	−21.8	−83.3	−47.3	33.3
Cash from financing	−298	−125	−107	−169	−132	−47.1
Foreign exchange effects	−0.6	3.1	−1.5	−3.6	−7.1	11.6
Net change in cash	−10.3	−13.6	−7.7	6.5	6.4	−109
Free cash flow	209	133	130	196	250	283

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