John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
WLY · Price history
Price at last available close
$50.58
+$2.84 (+5.95%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2026-04-30 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a publisher, provides authoritative content, data-driven insights, and knowledge services for the advancement of science, innovation, and learning in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and internationally. 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.
How they make money
Wiley operates as a global leader in research and learning, generating revenue primarily through digital subscriptions, licensing of scientific and academic content, and professional development services. The company utilizes a recurring revenue model for its digital platforms and research publishing, while also providing specialized recruitment, advertising, and data services to corporate and academic clients.
Products & services
Wiley provides scientific research journals, digital learning platforms, professional development content, and research intelligence tools, alongside recruitment and advertising services for R&D-centric corporations.
Brands & revenue mix
The primary corporate brand under which the company publishes scientific journals and educational materials.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company does not disclose specific major customers, noting that its revenue is diversified across a broad base of academic institutions, corporations, and individual professionals as of the fiscal year ended April 30, 2026.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Paper and printing services — The company relies on third-party vendors for the physical printing and distribution of remaining print-based educational and professional materials.Source
Competitors
- Elsevier (RELX Group) — Competes in the scientific, technical, and medical publishing and research information market.Source
- Springer Nature — Competes in academic and scientific journal publishing and research services.Source
- Pearson — Competes in the educational publishing and digital learning services market.Source
Strengths
Sources
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-07-31.
Quarterly EPS turned negative at -0.23 versus 0.22 a year earlier.
Separate recurring operating losses from noncash or one-time charges, and check cash flow rather than interpreting negative EPS as a cash-outflow amount.
Quarterly net income turned from a profit to a loss versus the same quarter last year.
Identify the causes in the interim report and distinguish operating cash use from accounting charges. Prior profitability is not a guarantee of recovery.
Total debt increased 48.8% versus the same quarter last year.
Compare the added borrowing with available cash, cash generation and maturities. A percentage increase from a small starting balance can look large without measuring the full debt burden.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
37
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
58
Fair
Financial Strength
79
Business Quality / Moat
33
Management
90
Growth Quality
22
Risk / Durability
48
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
14
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
19/100
Building Historical Record
Model Score 19/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for WLY
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •What is driving WLY's revenue decline, and does the latest company filing suggest the weakness is temporary or structural?
- •Is WLY's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is WLY's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify WLY's current valuation?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of WLY's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
37
Opportunity Score
14
Market Cap
$2.56B
P/E Ratio
14.2
EPS
$3.77
52-Week High
$57.45
52-Week Low
$28.38
Beta
0.75
Intrinsic Value
$32.05
Shares Outstanding
53.2M
Total Revenue
$1.67B
Total Debt
$1.37B
Dividend Yield (TTM)
2.79%
Liquidation Value / Share
$14.97
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$1.42
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for WLY
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on WLY.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +High proportion of recurring revenue (48% in FY2026).
- +Strong digital transformation with 85% of revenue from digital products.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Publishing industry.
- −Dependence on the continued growth of global R&D investment.
- −Risks associated with the transition to open access publishing models.
These research factors come from saved company research and financial data, not community votes. They are starting points to verify against filings, not buy or sell recommendations.
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Scores
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Score Changes
3 historical score records availablePrevious Score
38
Oct 1, 2026
Change
-0.6
points
Current Score
37
Oct 26, 2026
Category Changes
WLY decreased 0.6 points because Capital declined by 5 points.
Negative Contributors
- − Capital declined by 5 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
29
Projected Change
-8.0 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 8.0 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
OvervaluedCurrent Price
$50.58
Model Intrinsic Value
$32.05
Difference
+$18.53
+57.8% vs IV
Margin of Safety
-57.8%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.67B | $1.68B | $1.68B | $1.87B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $409.9M | $431.5M | $483.2M | $635.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $1.26B | $1.25B | $1.19B | $1.24B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $894.1M | $895.9M | $947.4M | $1.01B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $1.01B | $968.2M | $947.4M | $1.01B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $378.7M | $405.1M | $343.6M | $40.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $245.8M | $276.9M | $247.0M | $223.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $46.7M | $43.8M | $52.5M | $49.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $184.8M | $215.1M | $142.9M | -$187.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$13.4M | -$6.5M | $58.7M | $13.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $198.2M | $221.6M | $84.2M | -$200.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $3.77 | $4.22 | $1.56 | $-3.65 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 50.75M | 52.47M | 54.05M | 54.95M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 50.75M | 53.25M | 54.83M | 54.95M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$386.4M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
-$0.23
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+48.8%
Cash Change
+30.0%
Margin Change
-6.0 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included cash levels. Pressure indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, debt levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue declined 2.6%. EPS declined 204.5%. Cash increased 30.0%. Total debt increased 48.8%. Net income margin declined by 6.0 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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Dividend History
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