WLYB
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
NYSEUSDEQUITY
Communication Services
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+17/100
Last price
48.00
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Open
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Prev close
48.00
Day high
48.36
Day low
48.36
Volume
49
Market cap
$2.43B
P/E (TTM)
12.94
52W range
29.62 – 55.51
Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
+3.69%
+1.7%
1M
-8.30%
-9.5%
3M
-5.76%
-10.3%
6M
+27.50%
+9.3%
YTD
+60.41%
+46.2%
1Y
+23.78%
+7.4%
3Y
+32.20%
-50.1%
5Y
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Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
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Insider net activity
Net shares
0
Net selling
Buy transactions
0
0 shares
Sell transactions
0
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Net transactions
0
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
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Not enough filings
Insider-held shares
47.76M
Total on file
Fundamentals
Market cap$2.43B
Enterprise value$3.72B
Revenue (TTM)$1.67B
Gross profit$1.24B
EBITDA$349.38M
Net income$198.19M
EPS (TTM)$3.71
Free cash flow$275.35M
Total cash$106.65M
Total debt$1.38B
Book value / share$16.68
Shares outstanding8.76M
Float37.91M
Short % of float0.31%
Dividend yield2.89%
Beta (5Y)0.75
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E12.94
Forward P/E—
PEG ratio13.40
Price / sales—
Price / book2.88
EV / revenue2.23
EV / EBITDA10.65
Gross margin74.60%
Operating margin7.29%
Profit margin11.90%
Return on equity25.91%
Return on assets6.25%
Debt / equity172.53
Current ratio0.64
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $1.68B | $1.68B | $1.87B | $2.02B | — | -0.1% |
| Operating revenue | $1.68B | $1.68B | $1.87B | $2.02B | — | -0.1% |
| Cost of revenue | $431.51M | $431.38M | $579.72M | $692.54M | — | +0.0% |
| Gross profit | $1.25B | $1.25B | $1.29B | $1.33B | — | -0.1% |
| Selling, general & admin | — | — | $1.01B | $1.04B | $1.08B | — |
| Total operating expense | $948.96M | $999.26M | $1.07B | $1.12B | — | -5.0% |
| Operating income | $296.06M | $246.97M | $223.75M | $205.08M | — | +19.9% |
| Net interest income | -$43.85M | -$52.55M | -$49.00M | -$37.74M | — | +16.6% |
| Pre-tax income | $215.09M | $142.88M | -$187.05M | $33.10M | — | +50.5% |
| Tax provision | -$6.53M | $58.72M | $13.27M | $15.87M | — | -111.1% |
| Net income | $221.62M | $84.16M | -$200.32M | $17.23M | — | +163.3% |
| Net income to common | $221.62M | $84.16M | -$200.32M | $17.23M | — | +163.3% |
| Basic EPS | 4.22 | 1.56 | -3.65 | 0.31 | — | +170.5% |
| Diluted EPS | 4.16 | 1.53 | -3.65 | 0.31 | — | +171.9% |
| EBIT | $258.93M | $195.43M | -$138.04M | $70.84M | — | +32.5% |
| EBITDA | $405.18M | $343.63M | $40.16M | $284.90M | — | +17.9% |
| Basic shares | 52.47M | 54.05M | 54.95M | 55.56M | — | -2.9% |
| Diluted shares | 53.25M | 54.83M | 54.95M | 56.35M | — | -2.9% |
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $75.62M | $85.88M | $83.25M | $106.71M | -11.9% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $75.62M | $85.88M | $83.25M | $106.71M | -11.9% |
| Accounts receivable | $244.16M | $228.41M | $224.20M | $310.12M | +6.9% |
| Inventory | $19.27M | $22.88M | $26.22M | $30.73M | -15.8% |
| Total current assets | $419.67M | $439.88M | $454.04M | $541.28M | -4.6% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $193.39M | $228.25M | $261.51M | $338.35M | -15.3% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $1.71B | $1.72B | $1.71B | $2.06B | -0.3% |
| Total assets | $2.59B | $2.69B | $2.73B | $3.11B | -3.7% |
| Total current liabilities | $778.95M | $820.86M | $873.28M | $895.55M | -5.1% |
| Current debt | $12.50M | $10.00M | $7.50M | $5.00M | +25.0% |
| Long-term debt | $670.90M | $789.43M | $767.10M | $743.29M | -15.0% |
| Total debt | $768.89M | $899.20M | $887.28M | $883.50M | -14.5% |
| Total liabilities | $1.74B | $1.94B | $1.99B | $2.06B | -10.1% |
| Retained earnings | $1.74B | $1.59B | $1.58B | $1.86B | +9.2% |
| Shareholder equity | $848.24M | $752.21M | $739.72M | $1.05B | +12.8% |
| Working capital | -$359.28M | -$380.97M | -$419.24M | -$354.27M | +5.7% |
| Net tangible assets | -$863.11M | -$964.34M | -$967.35M | -$1.01B | +10.5% |
| Shares issued | 83.18M | 83.18M | 83.18M | 83.18M | -0.0% |
| Line item | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $221.62M | $84.16M | -$200.32M | $17.23M | +163.3% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $146.25M | $148.21M | $178.20M | $214.06M | -1.3% |
| Stock-based compensation | $20.61M | $22.22M | $24.98M | $26.50M | -7.3% |
| Change in working capital | -$118.20M | -$132.59M | -$130.07M | -$112.84M | +10.9% |
| Operating cash flow | $260.52M | $202.59M | $207.64M | $277.07M | +28.6% |
| Capital expenditure | -$83.85M | -$82.77M | -$101.76M | -$106.69M | -1.3% |
| Investing cash flow | $28.11M | -$94.02M | -$106.64M | -$98.40M | +129.9% |
| Share buybacks | -$100.08M | -$60.42M | -$45.05M | -$35.00M | -65.6% |
| Dividends paid | -$74.36M | -$76.10M | -$76.96M | -$77.30M | +2.3% |
| Financing cash flow | -$298.30M | -$125.33M | -$107.22M | -$168.57M | -138.0% |
| Free cash flow | $176.67M | $119.82M | $105.88M | $170.38M | +47.5% |
| End cash position | $75.67M | $85.93M | $99.54M | $107.26M | -11.9% |
| Line item | 2026-07-31 | 2026-04-30 | 2026-01-31 | 2025-10-31 | 2025-07-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $386.36M | $447.94M | $410.04M | $421.75M | $396.80M | -13.7% |
| Operating revenue | $386.36M | $447.94M | $410.04M | $421.75M | $396.80M | -13.7% |
| Cost of revenue | $100.87M | $110.08M | $107.78M | $104.39M | $109.26M | -8.4% |
| Gross profit | $285.49M | $337.86M | $302.25M | $317.36M | $287.54M | -15.5% |
| Total operating expense | $254.99M | $224.64M | $232.44M | $238.34M | $253.54M | +13.5% |
| Operating income | $30.50M | $113.22M | $69.81M | $79.03M | $34.00M | -73.1% |
| Net interest income | -$13.93M | -$9.65M | -$11.49M | -$11.67M | -$11.04M | -44.4% |
| Pre-tax income | -$12.58M | $94.97M | $44.40M | $58.01M | $17.71M | -113.2% |
| Tax provision | -$850.00K | -$40.37M | $14.72M | $13.12M | $6.01M | +97.9% |
| Net income | -$11.73M | $135.35M | $29.68M | $44.89M | $11.70M | -108.7% |
| Net income to common | -$11.73M | $135.35M | $29.68M | $44.89M | $11.70M | -108.7% |
| Basic EPS | -0.23 | 2.65 | 0.57 | 0.85 | 0.22 | -108.7% |
| Diluted EPS | -0.23 | 2.61 | 0.56 | 0.84 | 0.22 | -108.8% |
| EBIT | $1.35M | $104.62M | $55.89M | $69.68M | $28.75M | -98.7% |
| EBITDA | $38.67M | $142.90M | $91.48M | $105.61M | $65.19M | -72.9% |
| Basic shares | 50.75M | 51.11M | 52.24M | 53.09M | 53.38M | -0.7% |
| Diluted shares | 50.75M | 51.91M | 52.66M | 53.52M | 53.97M | -2.2% |
| Line item | 2026-07-31 | 2026-04-30 | 2026-01-31 | 2025-10-31 | 2025-07-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $106.43M | $75.62M | $95.11M | $67.40M | $81.85M | +40.7% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $106.43M | $75.62M | $95.11M | $67.40M | $81.85M | +40.7% |
| Accounts receivable | $210.73M | $244.16M | $200.22M | $209.68M | $220.32M | -13.7% |
| Inventory | $18.47M | $19.27M | $19.30M | $21.39M | $21.95M | -4.1% |
| Total current assets | $438.22M | $419.67M | $411.25M | $381.22M | $420.30M | +4.4% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $188.04M | $193.39M | $202.15M | $208.95M | $216.06M | -2.8% |
| Goodwill & intangibles | $2.24B | $1.71B | $1.73B | $1.70B | $1.70B | +31.1% |
| Total assets | $3.13B | $2.59B | $2.56B | $2.47B | $2.52B | +20.9% |
| Total current liabilities | $688.82M | $778.95M | $692.41M | $540.35M | $648.84M | -11.6% |
| Current debt | $13.75M | $12.50M | $11.25M | $10.00M | $10.00M | +10.0% |
| Long-term debt | $1.28B | $670.90M | $796.29M | $861.71M | $818.27M | +90.4% |
| Total debt | $1.37B | $768.89M | $897.39M | $964.63M | $923.98M | +78.8% |
| Total liabilities | $2.34B | $1.74B | $1.81B | $1.73B | $1.79B | +33.9% |
| Retained earnings | $1.71B | $1.74B | $1.62B | $1.61B | $1.58B | -1.7% |
| Shareholder equity | $797.04M | $848.24M | $749.98M | $740.19M | $733.06M | -6.0% |
| Working capital | -$250.60M | -$359.28M | -$281.16M | -$159.13M | -$228.55M | +30.2% |
| Net tangible assets | -$1.45B | -$863.11M | -$983.87M | -$957.98M | -$965.10M | -67.7% |
| Shares issued | 50.72M | 83.18M | 83.18M | 83.18M | 83.18M | -39.0% |
| Line item | 2026-07-31 | 2026-04-30 | 2026-01-31 | 2025-10-31 | 2025-07-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | -$11.73M | $135.35M | $29.68M | $44.89M | $11.70M | -108.7% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $37.32M | $38.28M | $35.59M | $35.93M | $36.45M | -2.5% |
| Stock-based compensation | $4.87M | $3.80M | $5.34M | $5.56M | $5.90M | +28.2% |
| Change in working capital | -$128.84M | $50.26M | $80.75M | -$95.68M | -$153.54M | -356.3% |
| Operating cash flow | -$55.27M | $157.21M | $179.82M | $8.50M | -$85.00M | -135.2% |
| Capital expenditure | -$15.00M | -$15.33M | -$26.83M | -$25.38M | -$16.31M | +2.1% |
| Investing cash flow | -$465.38M | -$17.50M | -$26.83M | -$26.42M | $98.86M | -2,559.2% |
| Share buybacks | -$15.23M | -$30.12M | -$34.88M | -$21.59M | -$13.50M | +49.4% |
| Dividends paid | -$18.17M | -$18.05M | -$18.53M | -$18.79M | -$18.98M | -0.6% |
| Financing cash flow | $552.88M | -$158.33M | -$127.00M | $3.95M | -$16.92M | +449.2% |
| Free cash flow | -$70.27M | $141.88M | $152.99M | -$16.88M | -$101.32M | -149.5% |
| End cash position | $106.48M | $75.67M | $95.17M | $67.45M | $81.90M | +40.7% |
Options analytics
Put / call volume
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Put / call open interest
—
Positioning, not flow
Max pain
—
—
ATM implied vol
—
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
—
—
Call volume
0
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
0
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
—
—
Heaviest put OI
—
—
Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Earnings
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | — | — | $448.00M | +6.2% |
| Next quarter | — | — | $438.90M | +7.0% |
| Current year | — | — | $1.75B | +4.7% |
| Next year | — | — | $1.81B | +3.1% |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target—
High target—
Low target—
Implied upside—
Analyst count—
ConsensusNONE
Strong buy / Buy— / —
Hold—
Sell / Strong sell— / —
Held by insiders94.23%
Held by institutions2.64%
Institutions holding19
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
48.35
-0.73% from price
SMA 20
48.21
+2.75% from price
SMA 50
50.88
-2.64% from price
SMA 100
48.38
-0.78% from price
SMA 200
41.78
+18.57% from price
EMA 12
48.70
-1.43% from price
EMA 26
49.19
-2.41% from price
EMA 50
49.42
-2.88% from price
RSI (14)
52.2
Neutral
MACD (12,26,9)
-0.49
Hist 0.31
ATR (14)
0.72
1.45% of price
Realised vol 30D
37.8%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
49.72
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
46.71
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Golden
50.88 vs 41.78
Trend bias
Above 200
+18.57%
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
0.16
Less volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.05
Largely independent
Realised vol 30D
37.8%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
13.0%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-26.0%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-51.0%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
0.72
1.45% of price
Beta (reported)
0.75
5Y monthly, from filing
Short interest
Shares short
1.69K
Prior 1.73K
Change vs prior
-2.5%
Shorts covering
% of float
0.31%
Normal
% of shares out
0.00%
Against total outstanding
Days to cover
6.3
Crowded exit
Float
37.91M
Freely tradeable shares
Exchanges publish short interest twice a month with a settlement lag, so this is roughly two weeks behind. Days to cover divides shares short by average daily volume — it estimates how long covering would take, not whether it will happen.
Dividends & splits
Forward rate$1.43 / yr
Forward yield2.89%
5-year avg yield3.30%
Payout ratio38.34%
Ex-dividend dateOct 6, 2026
Next pay dateOct 22, 2026
Last split2:1
Split dateJun 1, 1999
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