John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $2.50BP/E 13.2Yield –
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. saw revenue fall 0.3% to $1.67B over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026. Operating income rose 11.4% to $248.83M, moving the operating margin from 13.4% to 14.9%. Free cash flow was $239.89M, up 62.8% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $2.50B, 13.2 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Jul 31, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.50B
- P/E ratio
- 13.2
- Price to sales
- 1.50
- Price to book
- 3.13
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 9.61%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $1.67B
- Net income
- $198.19M
- EPS, diluted
- $3.73
- Free cash flow
- $239.89M
- Book value per share
- $15.70
- Diluted shares
- 51M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Dec 3, 2026 (estimated, during market hours)
- Previous close
- $51.20
- Open
- $51.47
- Day's range
- $49.33 – $51.94
- Volume
- 293,620
- Average volume (20 days)
- 330,370
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since Aug 2023), Russell 2000 (since Jun 2021), Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.83
- 52-week range
- $28.38 – $57.45
- RSI (14 days)
- 50.8
- Volatility (1 year)
- 36.7%
- Relative volume
- 0.60×
- WACC
- 7.7%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | WLY | S&P 500 | Difference | WLY per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -3.7% | -2.7% | −1.0 pts | ||
| 3 months | -0.3% | -1.7% | +1.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +65.2% | +11.9% | +53.4 pts | ||
| 1 year | +38.0% | +12.0% | +26.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +83.4% | +78.2% | +5.2 pts | +22.4% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | +6.9% | +73.2% | −66.3 pts | +1.4% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +25.0% | +309.6% | −284.7 pts | +2.3% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2012 to 2026 and trailing twelve months, USD
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Net income
EPS, diluted
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Press releases
Releases John Wiley & Sons filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About John Wiley & Sons
Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. provides scientific content, research intelligence, and educational tools to support academic discovery and professional learning. The company operates primarily through two segments: Research and Learning. Its Research segment publishes scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, while also offering content platforms, publishing workflow solutions, and licensing for artificial intelligence applications. The Learning segment delivers educational and professional print and digital books, online courseware, and workplace assessment services. Wiley serves institutions, corporations, academic and public libraries, research funders, scientists, instructors, students, and diverse industry professionals worldwide.
Company profile, executives and historyJohn Wiley & Sons stock: common questions
What is John Wiley & Sons's stock price?
WLY closed at $49.44 on Nov 12, 2026, down 3.44% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $28.38 and $57.45.
What is John Wiley & Sons's market cap?
John Wiley & Sons was worth $2.50B at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is WLY's P/E ratio?
WLY trades at 13.2 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $3.73 over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026.
How much revenue does John Wiley & Sons make?
John Wiley & Sons reported revenue of $1.67B for the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, down 0.3% from a year earlier.
Does John Wiley & Sons pay a dividend?
No. John Wiley & Sons has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does John Wiley & Sons report earnings next?
John Wiley & Sons is expected to report Q2 FY2027 results on Dec 3, 2026, during market hours. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has WLY stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, WLY returned +38.0% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
Who are John Wiley & Sons's competitors?
Companies most similar to John Wiley & Sons by business, industry and size include PSO, SCHL, MH, CLVT, ACCO.
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