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John Wiley & Sons Stock

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

WLYBNYSEMarkt
US$52.53
+1.8% today

Company data

Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Publishing
Country
United States
CEO
Matthew S. Kissner
Employees
4,500
Market cap
$2.7 B
IPO
14/09/1982

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is a publishing company in the Communication Services sector, headquartered in Hoboken, US. Founded in 1807, the company provides authoritative content, data-driven insights, and knowledge services to advance science, innovation, and learning across the United States, China, the United Kingdom,…

Company description based on the data provider's company data, AI-assisted, created on 16/10/2026. Not investment advice.

John Wiley & Sons stock: price history

16/10/25+40.6 %16/10/26

1D

+1.8%

1W

+9.7%

1M

+7.8%

6M

+34.0%

YTD

+70.1%

1Y

+40.6%

2Y

+5.0%

5Y

-1.1%

10Y

-4.8%

Next earnings date

Next earnings date

03/12/2026 (in 47 days)

Volatility around earnings

~124% stronger price swings than usual

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Analyst assessment of John Wiley & Sons

0

STRONG BUY

1

BUY

2

HOLD

0

SELL

0

STRONG SELL

3

TOTAL · Hold

As of: 07/09/2022

ANALYST FIRMRATINGACTIONDATE
CJS SecuritiesMarket Perform → Market Outperformupgrade07/09/2022 (older than 12 months)
CJS SecuritiesMarket Outperform → Market Performdowngrade28/08/2022 (older than 12 months)
StifelHoldmaintain24/08/2020 (older than 12 months)
StifelHoldmaintain04/03/2020 (older than 12 months)
Stifel NicolausBuy → Holddowngrade08/04/2014 (older than 12 months)

John Wiley & Sons stock metrics

P/E

13.98

P/B

3.36

EV/EBITDA

10.41

RETURN ON EQUITY

-1.5%

NET MARGIN

-3.0%

DEBT/EQUITY

1.72

DIVIDEND YIELD

2.7%

AS OF

31/07/2026

Free float & liquidity

FREE FLOAT

8.4%

FLOAT SHARES

4,260,136

AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)

2,922

Insider transactions (SEC)

ROLETRANSACTIONSHARESPRICEPLAN TYPEDATE

WILEY DEBORAH E

10% ownerGift25,000–Spontaneous13/10/2026

Wiley Bradford

10% ownerGift65,000–Spontaneous06/10/2026

PESCE WILLIAM J

DirectorOption exercise3,27547.75Spontaneous25/09/2026

Weber Andrew

OfficerTax settlement4,16848.51Spontaneous01/07/2026

Kissner Matthew

OfficerTax settlement19,95748.51Spontaneous01/07/2026
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Institutional holders

FUND / INSTITUTIONSHARESCHANGEAS OF
MORGAN STANLEY65,007+030/06/2026
PFG Investments, LLC53,551+1630/06/2026
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA27,950+030/06/2026
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC20,000+030/06/2026
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC14,491-3130/06/2026
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Dividends & Stock splits

Dividends

EX-DATEPAY DATEAMOUNTYIELD
06/10/202622/10/2026US$0.362.9 %
07/07/202623/07/2026US$0.362.7 %
07/04/202623/04/2026US$0.363.7 %
30/12/202515/01/2026US$0.364.6 %
07/10/202523/10/2025US$0.363.5 %
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Stock splits

DATERATIO
01/06/19992:1
19/10/19982:1
19/10/19952:1
14/07/19942:1

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Frequently asked questions about John Wiley & Sons stock

What does John Wiley & Sons do?

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is a company in the Communication Services sector, Publishing industry, headquartered in United States.

The CEO is Matthew S. Kissner, the company employs around 4,500 people.

The IPO was on 14/09/1982; the stock trades on NYSE under the ticker WLYB.

What do analysts say about John Wiley & Sons stock?

3 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Hold (as of 07/09/2022).

This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.

When does John Wiley & Sons report next?

The next earnings date is 03/12/2026.

Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 124% stronger than usual.

Does John Wiley & Sons pay a dividend?

Yes. The last dividend was US$0.36 per share, ex-date 06/10/2026, paid on 22/10/2026.

The dividend yield is 2.7% (as of 31/07/2026).

Which stocks are comparable to John Wiley & Sons?

Comparable stocks include Informa, Pearson, Pearson, TX Group, Alphabet, Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Netflix.

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