WLY — John Wiley & Sons Inc. price, chart and key statistics

Price data

Price

$52.72

YTD price return

+72.12%

YTD total return

+76.21%

Next earnings

Dec 3, 2026

Market cap

2.7B2016-12 3.1B2026-10 2.7B-14.8% over the window

Enterprise value

3.9B

Shares outstanding

50.7M2016-07 58.2M2026-07 50.7M-12.9% over the window

52W low

$28.38

52W high

$57.45

From 52W high

-8.23%

From 52W low

+85.76%

52W range

84%

Volume

Rel volume

0.49×

30D volume

493.8K

30D $ vol

24.1M

Fundamentals

Sales (ttm)

1.7B2016-07 1.7B2026-07 1.7B-2.5% over the window

Sales/share

$32.872016-07 $29.372026-07 $32.87+11.9% over the window

EPS (ttm)

$3.782016-07 $2.472026-07 $3.78+53.1% over the window

FCF (ttm)

239.9M2016-07 252.4M2026-07 239.9M-5.0% over the window

FCF/share

$4.732016-07 $4.342026-07 $4.73+9.1% over the window

Book value/share

$15.732016-07 $17.472026-07 $15.73-10.0% over the window

Net margin

11.90%2016-07 8.4%2026-07 11.9%+40.8% over the window

ROE

24.87%2016-07 14.2%2026-07 24.9%+75.1% over the window

ROA

6.33%2016-07 5.3%2026-07 6.3%+20.3% over the window

Debt / equity

1.60×2016-07 0.642026-07 1.60+149.5% over the window

Current ratio

0.642016-07 0.972026-07 0.64-34.3% over the window

Growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

Sales

-0.27%2025-07-31 → 2026-07-311.7B → 1.7B (-0.3% total)-5.64%2023-07-31 → 2026-07-312B → 1.7B (-16.0% total)-3.57%2021-07-31 → 2026-07-312B → 1.7B (-16.6% total)-0.25%2016-07-31 → 2026-07-311.7B → 1.7B (-2.5% total)

Net income

+103.80%2025-07-31 → 2026-07-3197.3M → 198.2M (+103.7% total)n/a+6.33%2021-07-31 → 2026-07-31145.8M → 198.2M (+35.9% total)+3.22%2016-07-31 → 2026-07-31144.3M → 198.2M (+37.3% total)

FCF

+62.89%2025-07-31 → 2026-07-31147.3M → 239.9M (+62.8% total)+6.01%2023-07-31 → 2026-07-31201.4M → 239.9M (+19.1% total)-5.58%2021-07-31 → 2026-07-31319.6M → 239.9M (-24.9% total)-0.51%2016-07-31 → 2026-07-31252.4M → 239.9M (-5.0% total)

Shares

-6.09%2025-07-31 → 2026-07-3154M → 50.7M (-6.1% total)-2.85%2023-07-31 → 2026-07-3155.3M → 50.7M (-8.3% total)-2.18%2021-07-31 → 2026-07-3156.6M → 50.7M (-10.5% total)-1.37%2016-07-31 → 2026-07-3158.2M → 50.7M (-12.9% total)

Per-share growth (CAGR, ttm) · 10Y

EPS

+111.42%2025-07-31 → 2026-07-31$1.79 → $3.78 (+111.3% total)n/a+7.93%2021-07-31 → 2026-07-31$2.58 → $3.78 (+46.5% total)+4.35%2016-07-31 → 2026-07-31$2.47 → $3.78 (+53.1% total)

Sales/share

+6.19%2025-07-31 → 2026-07-31$30.96 → $32.87 (+6.2% total)-2.88%2023-07-31 → 2026-07-31$35.88 → $32.87 (-8.4% total)-1.42%2021-07-31 → 2026-07-31$35.31 → $32.87 (-6.9% total)+1.13%2016-07-31 → 2026-07-31$29.37 → $32.87 (+11.9% total)

FCF/share

+73.45%2025-07-31 → 2026-07-31$2.73 → $4.73 (+73.4% total)+9.11%2023-07-31 → 2026-07-31$3.64 → $4.73 (+29.9% total)-3.47%2021-07-31 → 2026-07-31$5.65 → $4.73 (-16.2% total)+0.87%2016-07-31 → 2026-07-31$4.34 → $4.73 (+9.1% total)

Book value/share

+15.78%2025-07-31 → 2026-07-31$13.58 → $15.73 (+15.8% total)-2.48%2023-07-31 → 2026-07-31$16.96 → $15.73 (-7.3% total)-3.76%2021-07-31 → 2026-07-31$19.04 → $15.73 (-17.4% total)-1.05%2016-07-31 → 2026-07-31$17.47 → $15.73 (-10.0% total)

Dividend/share

+0.51%2025-07-31 → 2026-07-31$1.39 → $1.40 (+0.5% total)+0.79%2023-07-31 → 2026-07-31$1.37 → $1.40 (+2.4% total)+0.60%2021-07-31 → 2026-07-31$1.36 → $1.40 (+3.0% total)+1.57%2016-07-31 → 2026-07-31$1.20 → $1.40 (+16.8% total)

Price

+42.64%2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16$36.97 → $52.72 (+42.6% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+21.35%2023-10-16 → 2026-10-16$29.50 → $52.72 (+78.7% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+0.00%2021-10-15 → 2026-10-16$52.71 → $52.72 (+0.0% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.+0.25%2016-10-14 → 2026-10-16$51.43 → $52.72 (+2.5% total)Price appreciation from split-adjusted daily closes, excluding dividends; endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close.

Total return

+47.72%2025-10-16 → 2026-10-16$35.70 → $52.72 (+47.7% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+25.62%2023-10-16 → 2026-10-16$26.59 → $52.72 (+98.3% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+3.48%2021-10-15 → 2026-10-16$44.42 → $52.72 (+18.7% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.+3.37%2016-10-14 → 2026-10-16$37.85 → $52.72 (+39.3% total)Total return with dividends reinvested (adjusted daily closes); endpoints are exact trading-day anniversaries of the latest close. The gap against the Price row is the dividend contribution.

Fundamentals end at the last reported quarter; price and total return end at the latest close.

Valuation

P/E (ttm)Price ÷ TTM diluted EPS. Net income carries everything below the operating line, including one-off gains. Negative when the trailing year lost money.

14.0×2016-12 35.152026-10 13.48-61.6% over the window

P/OI (ttm)Price ÷ TTM operating income. Excludes the below-the-line items that make P/E jump — mark-to-market gains, settlements, tax true-ups.

10.7×2016-12 17.982026-10 10.74-40.3% over the window

Fwd P/E

9.3×

P/S (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM revenue.

1.6×2016-12 1.842026-10 1.60-13.0% over the window

P/B (mrq)Market cap ÷ stockholders' equity at the most recent quarter end.

3.4×2016-12 3.192026-10 3.35+4.9% over the window

P/FCF (ttm)Market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow (operating cash flow − capex).

11.1×2016-12 10.542026-10 11.14+5.6% over the window

EV/EBITDA (fy)

10.0×

EV/Sales (ttm)

2.4×

FCF yield (ttm)TTM free cash flow ÷ market cap — the inverse of P/FCF.

8.98%2016-10 9.5%2026-07 9.4%-1.4% over the window

Dividend yield (fwd)Indicated annual dividend ÷ last close: the last regular payment × payments a year, from our own dividend record. Shown only for a company that pays the same amount each time (raises and cuts allowed), whose payments are on schedule and agree with the dividends it reports paying; a company whose payments vary in size, such as an unequal interim and final, has no forward figure — see the ttm yield.

2.71%

Dividend yield (ttm)Dividends paid over the last year ÷ last close: the last full cycle of regular payments in our own dividend record. Below the forward yield after a raise, above it after a cut. Shown only when the record holds that full cycle and it agrees with the dividends the company reports paying; otherwise —.

2.70%

Dividend/share (fwd)The indicated annual dividend: the last regular payment × payments a year, for a company that pays the same amount each time.

$1.43

Buyback yield (cash, ttm)Buybacks net of issuance over the trailing twelve months ($101.8M) ÷ today's market cap ($2.7B). Dollars SPENT over what the company is worth NOW — a stock that fell after buying reads high.

3.81%2016-10 1.5%2026-07 4.0%+167.3% over the window

Shareholder yield (cash, ttm)(TTM buybacks net of issuance $101.8M + TTM dividends $73.5M) ÷ today's market cap ($2.7B). Same caveat as the cash buyback yield.

6.56%2016-10 3.7%2026-07 6.8%+83.0% over the window

Vs own 10Y history

P/E

9th

P/OI

17th

P/S

70th

P/B

92nd

P/FCF

41st