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WLY · NYSE

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Publishing · United States

USD 48.021.0% daily changeQuote 2026-09-28 · USD
Market cap (USD)
US$2.43B
Trailing P/E
12.94x
Forward P/E
9.06x
Quarterly revenue growth
-2.6%
Trailing net margin
11.9%
Indicated dividend yield
3.0%

Snapshot 2026-09-28 · Latest financial period 2026-07-31 · Yahoo Finance. Quotes may be delayed; reporting periods can differ.

Next earnings: 2026-12-03 (provider estimate, not issuer-confirmed).

Company background

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a publisher, provides authoritative content and research intelligence for the advancement of scientific discovery, innovation, and learning in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through Research and Learning segment. The company's Research segment provides scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and life sciences. This segment sells its products direct to research libraries and library consortia, as well as to researchers and professional society members, and other customers; and through independent subscription agents. The company's Learning segment offers scientific, professional, and education print and digital books; digital courseware to support students and instructors, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. This segment sells its products and services to business and leadership, technology, behavioral health, engineering/architecture, science, and professional education categories through brick-and-mortar and online retailers, wholesalers who supply such bookstores, college bookstores, individual practitioners, corporations, distributor networks, and government agencies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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Q4 FY2026

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MetricWLYJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.Snapshot 2026-09-28Financial period: 2026-07-31NYTThe New York Times CompanySnapshot 2026-09-28Financial period: 2026-06-30
Market capMarket value, converted to USDUS$2.43BUS$10.42B
Forward P/EProvider forward earnings estimate9.06x20.58x
EV / EBITDAEnterprise value / trailing EBITDA10.53x17.28x
Revenue growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter-2.6%11.3%
Operating marginLatest reported quarter7.3%17.1%
Free cash flow yieldTrailing cash flow / market cap11.3%4.4%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / trailing EBITDA3.63x-1.19x
Debt / equityTotal debt / positive book equity1.73x—
Trailing P/ETrailing twelve-month earnings12.94x26.92x
Price / bookPrice / positive book equity per share3.06x5.10x
EV / salesEnterprise value / trailing revenue2.21x3.27x
Earnings growthLatest quarter vs prior-year quarter—14.0%
Gross marginTrailing twelve months74.6%51.0%
Net marginTrailing twelve months11.9%13.3%
Return on equityProvider trailing return; positive equity only25.9%19.7%
Free cash flow marginTrailing free cash flow / revenue16.5%15.6%
Dividend yieldIndicated annual dividend / price3.0%1.4%
Earnings payoutProvider trailing dividend payout38.3%32.1%
Current ratioCurrent assets / current liabilities0.64x1.58x
BetaProvider historical market sensitivity0.770.91

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