john wiley & sons inc. - WLY

WLY

Close Chg Chg %
37.89 -3.27 -8.63%

Closed Market

34.62

-3.27 (8.63%)

Volume: 1.02M

Last Updated:

Dec 4, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: john wiley & sons inc. - WLY

WLY Key Data

Open

$38.58

Day Range

34.29 - 40.20

52 Week Range

32.92 - 49.47

Market Cap

$2.02B

Shares Outstanding

53.20M

Public Float

41.52M

Beta

1.02

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

20.71

EPS

$1.81

Yield

383.99%

Dividend

$0.36

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Oct 7, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

509.31K

 

WLY Performance

1 Week
 
-4.79%
 
1 Month
 
-5.23%
 
3 Months
 
-13.12%
 
1 Year
 
-24.25%
 
5 Years
 
-5.90%
 

WLY Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 1
Full Ratings ➔

About john wiley & sons inc. - WLY

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. engages in the provision of research and learning materials. It operates through the following segments: Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold. The Research segment consists of research publishing and research solutions. The Learning segment includes academic and professional reporting lines and consists of publishing and related knowledge solutions. The Held for Sale or Sold segment offers businesses held-for-sale including Wiley Edge and CrossKnowledge, University Services and Tuition Manager, and Test Prep and Advancement Courses. The company was founded by Charles Wiley in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, NJ.

WLY At a Glance

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
111 River Street
Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
Phone 1-201-748-6000 Revenue 1.68B
Industry Publishing: Books/Magazines Net Income 84.16M
Sector Consumer Services Employees 5,200
Fiscal Year-end 04 / 2026
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WLY Valuation

P/E Current 20.71
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 28.432
Price to Sales Ratio 1.426
Price to Book Ratio 3.098
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 11.81
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.122
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.92
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.284

WLY Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 322,617.115
Income Per Employee 16,184.808
Receivables Turnover 7.345
Total Asset Turnover 0.619

WLY Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.536
Quick Ratio 0.508
Cash Ratio 0.105

WLY Profitability

Gross Margin 71.197
Operating Margin 14.722
Pretax Margin 8.517
Net Margin 5.017
Return on Assets 3.107
Return on Equity 11.282
Return on Total Capital 5.051
Return on Invested Capital 5.22

WLY Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 121.509
Total Debt to Total Capital 54.855
Total Debt to Total Assets 33.959
Long-Term Debt to Equity 115.782
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 52.269
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Annual Financials for John Wiley & Sons Inc. - WLY

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
2.08B 2.02B 1.87B 1.68B
Sales Growth
+7.28% -3.03% -7.27% -10.43%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
785.49M 777.42M 635.72M 483.20M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
220.37M 217.75M 181.49M 149.59M
Depreciation
95.17M 96.01M 98.16M 78.69M
Amortization of Intangibles
120.00M 117.25M 78.83M 69.51M
COGS Growth
+12.21% -1.03% -18.23% -23.99%
Gross Income
1.30B 1.24B 1.24B 1.19B
Gross Income Growth
+4.51% -4.24% -0.42% -3.46%
Gross Profit Margin
+62.29% +61.51% +66.06% +71.20%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
1.08B 1.04B 1.01B 947.44M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
1.08B 1.04B 1.01B 947.44M
SGA Growth
+5.57% -3.91% -2.30% -6.52%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
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Unusual Expense
(1.43M) 149.19M 246.29M 25.56M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
219.28M 55.89M (22.54M) 221.41M
Non Operating Income/Expense
5.99M 19.95M (105.67M) (21.23M)
Non-Operating Interest Income
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
15.60M 42.74M 58.84M 57.30M
Interest Expense Growth
+6.26% +173.97% +37.66% -2.62%
Gross Interest Expense
15.60M 42.74M 58.84M 57.30M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
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Pretax Income
209.66M 33.10M (187.05M) 142.88M
Pretax Income Growth
+19.19% -84.21% -665.10% +176.39%
Pretax Margin
+10.07% +1.64% -9.99% +8.52%
Income Tax
61.35M 15.87M 13.27M 58.72M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
(103.00K) 4.65M 1.81M 7.48M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
57.91M 48.69M 49.36M 50.30M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
(12.33M) (28.78M) (33.13M) (757.00K)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
15.88M (8.71M) (4.77M) 1.70M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
148.31M 17.23M (200.32M) 84.16M
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
148.31M 17.23M (200.32M) 84.16M
Net Income Growth
+0.04% -88.38% -1,262.42% +142.01%
Net Margin Growth
+7.12% +0.85% -10.70% +5.02%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
148.31M 17.23M (200.32M) 84.16M
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
148.31M 17.23M (200.32M) 84.16M
EPS (Basic)
2.6598 0.3102 -3.6458 1.557
EPS (Basic) Growth
+0.34% -88.34% -1,275.31% +142.71%
Basic Shares Outstanding
55.76M 55.56M 54.95M 54.05M
EPS (Diluted)
2.6204 0.3058 -3.6458 1.5349
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-0.21% -88.33% -1,292.22% +142.10%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
56.60M 56.35M 54.95M 54.83M
EBITDA
438.22M 422.83M 405.24M 396.56M
EBITDA Growth
+3.33% -3.51% -4.16% -2.14%
EBITDA Margin
+21.04% +20.93% +21.64% +23.64%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 60.00
Number of Ratings 1 Current Quarters Estimate 0.84
FY Report Date 01 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 3.16
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.10 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 3.64 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 3.64
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 1 1 1 1
Mean Estimate 0.84 1.32 3.16 3.64
High Estimates 0.84 1.32 3.16 3.64
Low Estimate 0.84 1.32 3.16 3.64
Coefficient of Variance N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 1
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 0 0 0
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

Insider Actions for John Wiley & Sons Inc. - WLY

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
May 20, 2025 Bradford Wiley 393,047 Bona fide gift 0.00
May 20, 2025 E.P. Hamilton Trusts LLC Director 462,338 Other acquisition or disposition 0.00
Mar 12, 2025 Karen N. Madden Director 1,874 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 12, 2025 David C. Dobson Director 1,349 Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $46 per share 62,054.00
Mar 12, 2025 David C. Dobson Director N/A Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security Non-derivative transaction at $46.01 per share 0.00

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