John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) stock
WLYBNYSEBooks: Publishing or Publishing & PrintingFiscal year ends April 30Also trades as WLY
Financials through Q1 FY2027, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Sep 4, 2026Score 16/3013% below fair value
$51.60−2.63 (-4.86%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $2.62BP/E 13.9Yield –
John Wiley & Sons shares outstanding
Diluted shares outstanding: the weighted share count used for earnings per share, adjusted for stock splits.
John Wiley & Sons's shares outstanding was 51M at Jul 31, 2026. For fiscal 2026 it was 53M, down 2.9% from the year before. Over ten years it grew -1.0% a year on average. The highest annual figure on record is 61M in fiscal 2011.
Annual shares outstanding
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | 53M | -2.9% |
| FY2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | 55M | -0.2% |
| FY2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | 55M | -2.5% |
| FY2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | 56M | -0.4% |
| FY2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | 57M | +0.2% |
| FY2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | 56M | +0.4% |
| FY2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | 56M | -2.8% |
| FY2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | 58M | -0.1% |
| FY2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | 58M | -0.5% |
| FY2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | 58M | -0.9% |
| FY2016 | Apr 30, 2016 | 59M | -1.4% |
| FY2015 | Apr 30, 2015 | 60M | +0.1% |
| FY2014 | Apr 30, 2014 | 60M | -1.2% |
| FY2013 | Apr 30, 2013 | 60M | -1.7% |
| FY2012 | Apr 30, 2012 | 61M | -0.1% |
| FY2011 | Apr 30, 2011 | 61M | +2.8% |
| FY2010 | Apr 30, 2010 | 60M | +100015.8% |
| FY2009 | Apr 30, 2009 | 0M | – |
Quarterly shares outstanding
Change is against the same quarter a year earlier.
| Period | Period end | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2027 | Jul 31, 2026 | 51M | -6.0% |
| Q4 FY2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | 53M | -3.6% |
| Q3 FY2026 | Jan 31, 2026 | 53M | -2.4% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Oct 31, 2025 | 54M | -2.4% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Jul 31, 2025 | 54M | -0.8% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Apr 30, 2025 | 55M | +0.5% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Jan 31, 2025 | 54M | -1.6% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Oct 31, 2024 | 55M | -0.5% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Jul 31, 2024 | 54M | -1.6% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Apr 30, 2024 | 55M | -6.7% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | 55M | -1.3% |
| Q2 FY2024 | Oct 31, 2023 | 55M | -1.9% |
| Q1 FY2024 | Jul 31, 2023 | 55M | -0.8% |
| Q4 FY2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | 59M | +2.8% |
| Q3 FY2023 | Jan 31, 2023 | 56M | -1.6% |
| Q2 FY2023 | Oct 31, 2022 | 56M | -0.3% |
| Q1 FY2023 | Jul 31, 2022 | 56M | -1.5% |
| Q4 FY2022 | Apr 30, 2022 | 57M | -0.4% |
| Q3 FY2022 | Jan 31, 2022 | 56M | +0.1% |
| Q2 FY2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | 56M | +0.4% |
| Q1 FY2022 | Jul 31, 2021 | 57M | +0.7% |
| Q4 FY2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | 57M | +4.4% |
| Q3 FY2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | 56M | -0.3% |
| Q2 FY2021 | Oct 31, 2020 | 56M | -0.9% |
| Q1 FY2021 | Jul 31, 2020 | 56M | -1.3% |
| Q4 FY2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | 55M | -5.1% |
| Q3 FY2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | 57M | -1.9% |
| Q2 FY2020 | Oct 31, 2019 | 57M | -2.1% |
| Q1 FY2020 | Jul 31, 2019 | 57M | -2.1% |
| Q4 FY2019 | Apr 30, 2019 | 58M | -1.1% |
| Q3 FY2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | 58M | -0.4% |
| Q2 FY2019 | Oct 31, 2018 | 58M | +0.5% |
| Q1 FY2019 | Jul 31, 2018 | 58M | +0.7% |
| Q4 FY2018 | Apr 30, 2018 | 58M | +0.2% |
| Q3 FY2018 | Jan 31, 2018 | 58M | -0.2% |
| Q2 FY2018 | Oct 31, 2017 | 58M | +0.0% |
| Q1 FY2018 | Jul 31, 2017 | 58M | – |
| Q4 FY2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | 58M | – |
| Q3 FY2017 | Jan 31, 2017 | 58M | – |
| Q2 FY2017 | Oct 31, 2016 | 58M | – |