| Indicators | Browse All

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY)

Communication Services | Publishing | Hoboken, United States | NYSE
49.80 USD -0.51 (-1.014%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 49.80
Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:37 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is mixed but leans cautiously positive due to a sharp technical rebound. The stock has rallied nearly 13% over the last two months, reclaiming key moving averages, which validates the recent 'earnings rebound' narrative mentioned in headlines. However, the long-term picture remains murky; the business has suffered a structural decline over the last nine years, dropping roughly 20% from its peak, with only three profitable years in that span. While the current yield of 2.8% is attractive and the payout ratio is sustainable, it cannot mask the fact that the company is trading at a premium to book value while failing to generate consistent multi-year growth. The options market confirms this hesitation, with traders buying protection against further downside rather than betting on a breakout. Until the price history shows a sustained recovery above the 2024 highs, this remains a speculative recovery play rather than a core holding.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.061753
MSTL0.063584
AutoTheta0.068066
AutoARIMA0.117589

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 31%
H-stat 40.06
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.015
Excess Kurtosis 0.87
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 90.749
Revenue per Share 31.955
Market Cap 2,527,865,600
Trailing P/E 11.97
Forward P/E 9.40
Beta 0.77
Profit Margins 13.22%
Website https://www.wiley.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume at September expirations, creating a 'pin risk' zone around $30-$45. This suggests a fear of a significant drop or a lack of confidence in a rally breaking past current resistance. Conversely, there is minimal call activity above the money, indicating a lack of aggressive bullish bets despite the recent price recovery.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.68% 3.68% 3.57% 3.44%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-07 0.357500 0.683687
2026-04-07 0.355000 0.927862
2025-12-30 0.355000 1.145901
2025-10-07 0.355000 0.926167
2025-07-08 0.355000 0.832161
2025-04-08 0.352500 0.887462
2024-12-26 0.352500 0.784903
2024-10-08 0.352500 0.714286
2024-07-09 0.352500 0.795711
2024-04-08 0.350000 0.913361
2023-12-26 0.350000 1.086619
2023-10-06 0.350000 1.021301
2023-07-05 0.350000 1.070336
2023-04-10 0.347500 0.915679
2022-12-23 0.347500 0.881980
2022-10-07 0.347500 0.935145
2022-07-05 0.347500 0.749407
2022-04-04 0.345000 0.659908
2021-12-27 0.345000 0.616181
2021-10-08 0.345000 0.656893
2021-07-02 0.345000 0.569871
2021-04-05 0.342500 0.619461
2020-12-29 0.342500 0.742950
2020-10-05 0.342500 1.048683
2020-07-06 0.342500 0.931466
2020-03-30 0.340000 0.912997
2019-12-31 0.340000 0.700742
2019-10-07 0.340000 0.780533
2019-07-09 0.340000 0.738328
2019-04-01 0.330000 0.745594
2018-12-31 0.330000 0.702576
2018-10-05 0.330000 0.555275
2018-07-02 0.330000 0.525896
2018-04-02 0.320000 0.512821
2017-12-22 0.320000 0.487062
2017-10-06 0.320000 0.606635
2017-06-30 0.320000 0.606635
2017-03-31 0.310000 0.576208
2016-12-22 0.310000 0.571429
2016-09-30 0.310000 0.600659
2016-07-01 0.310000 0.592394
2016-04-11 0.300000 0.632778
2015-12-23 0.300000 0.671592
2015-10-08 0.300000 0.583317
2015-07-02 0.300000 0.544959
2015-04-14 0.290000 0.482609
2014-12-24 0.290000 0.487805
2014-09-29 0.290000 0.513729
2014-06-27 0.290000 0.483414
2014-03-21 0.250000 0.440606
2013-12-26 0.250000 0.453391
2013-09-27 0.250000 0.526870
2013-06-27 0.250000 0.624688
2013-03-22 0.240000 0.621279
2012-12-10 0.240000 0.592593
2012-09-27 0.240000 0.517019
2012-07-02 0.240000 0.489896
2012-03-29 0.200000 0.423639
2011-12-27 0.200000 0.451875
2011-09-28 0.200000 0.450958
2011-06-30 0.200000 0.384541
2011-03-30 0.160000 0.315831
2010-12-28 0.160000 0.352967
2010-09-29 0.160000 0.391198
2010-07-01 0.160000 0.418191
2010-03-30 0.140000 0.323326
2009-12-23 0.140000 0.329489
2009-09-29 0.140000 0.404741
2009-07-01 0.140000 0.415800
2009-03-30 0.130000 0.440230
2008-12-24 0.130000 0.401979
2008-09-30 0.130000 0.321384
2008-07-02 0.130000 0.298370
2008-03-28 0.110000 0.286160
2007-12-24 0.110000 0.248139
2007-09-28 0.110000 0.244825
2007-07-02 0.110000 0.224352
2007-03-29 0.100000 0.264971
2006-12-26 0.100000 0.260010
2006-09-28 0.100000 0.277932
2006-06-30 0.100000 0.301205
2006-03-31 0.090000 0.237781
2005-12-23 0.090000 0.229358
2005-09-29 0.090000 0.217339
2005-06-30 0.090000 0.226529
2005-03-31 0.075000 0.212766
2004-12-23 0.075000 0.219170
2004-09-29 0.075000 0.236817
2004-07-01 0.075000 0.231267
2004-03-31 0.065000 0.217173
2003-12-23 0.065000 0.255202
2003-09-30 0.065000 0.250096
2003-07-02 0.065000 0.243902
2003-03-31 0.050000 0.220459
2002-12-19 0.050000 0.221729
2002-09-30 0.050000 0.227169
2002-07-02 0.050000 0.210526
2002-03-27 0.045000 0.169811
2001-12-21 0.045000 0.192308
2001-10-01 0.045000 0.225000
2001-07-03 0.045000 0.195652
2001-03-29 0.040000 0.215633
2000-12-20 0.040000 0.202532
2000-09-29 0.040000 0.174383
2000-07-05 0.040000 0.168862
2000-03-30 0.035600 0.218231
1999-12-21 0.035600 0.207883
1999-09-29 0.035600 0.219916
1999-07-06 0.035600 0.192432
1999-04-01 0.031900 0.157042
1999-03-30 0.031875 0.152235
1998-12-22 0.031900 0.155610
1998-09-30 0.031900 0.207682
1998-07-06 0.031900 0.212667
1998-04-01 0.028200 0.205779
1997-12-23 0.028200 0.207201
1997-10-01 0.028200 0.293934
1997-07-03 0.028200 0.329940
1997-04-02 0.025000 0.326499
1996-12-24 0.025000 0.337519
1996-10-02 0.025000 0.352410
1996-07-02 0.025000 0.344828
1996-04-02 0.021900 0.255751
1995-12-26 0.021900 0.272659
1995-10-03 0.021900 0.296949
1995-07-03 0.021900 0.308712
1995-03-30 0.019400 0.302794
1994-12-21 0.019400 0.352727
1994-09-28 0.019400 0.350731
1994-06-29 0.019400 0.363038
1994-03-29 0.017200 0.305778
1993-12-22 0.017200 0.384891
1993-09-28 0.017200 0.495849
1993-06-28 0.017200 0.576330
1993-03-30 0.017200 0.561633
1992-12-21 0.017200 0.567413
1992-09-28 0.017200 0.640000
1992-06-29 0.017200 0.688000
1992-03-30 0.017200 0.640000
1991-12-20 0.017200 0.887742
1991-09-27 0.017200 0.797663
1991-06-28 0.017200 0.743784
1991-03-27 0.017200 0.860000
1990-12-21 0.017200 0.948966
1990-09-27 0.017200 0.948966
1990-06-28 0.017200 0.632632
1990-03-28 0.017200 0.696695
1989-12-21 0.017200 0.500364
1989-09-27 0.017200 0.401747
1989-06-28 0.017200 0.466441
1989-03-28 0.017200 0.482807
1988-12-21 0.017200 0.671220
1988-09-27 0.017200 0.663120
1988-06-30 0.017200 0.714790
1988-03-25 0.017200 0.705641
1987-12-21 0.017200 1.196522
1987-09-28 0.017200 0.663120
1987-06-30 0.017200 0.651342
1987-03-30 0.017200 0.643737
1986-12-22 0.017200 0.846748
1986-09-29 0.017200 0.809412
1986-06-27 0.017200 0.809412
1986-03-31 0.017200 0.733851
1985-12-20 0.017200 0.724211
1985-09-30 0.017200 0.887742
1985-06-28 0.017200 1.019259
1985-03-29 0.017200 0.965587
1984-12-20 0.017200 0.902271
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.42
dividendYield 2.83
exDividendDate 2026-07-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.42
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.028225003
lastDividendValue 0.3575
lastDividendDate 2026-07-07
dividendDate 2026-07-23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.18599713
Address1 111 River Street
All Time High 71.75
All Time Low 0.1368
Ask 51.0
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 616,923
Average Daily Volume3 Month 492,420
Average Volume 492,420
Average Volume10Days 616,923
Beta 0.774
Bid 46.31
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 9
Book Value 16.68
City Hoboken
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 49.8
Current Ratio 0.539
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 50.74
Day Low 48.5
Debt To Equity 90.749
Display Name John Wiley & Sons
Dividend Date 1,784,764,800
Dividend Rate 1.42
Dividend Yield 2.83
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,781,618,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,781,618,400
Earnings Growth 1.084
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.988
Earnings Timestamp 1,781,613,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,788,438,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,788,438,600
Ebitda 351,796,000
Ebitda Margins 0.20984
Enterprise To Ebitda 9.159
Enterprise To Revenue 1.922
Enterprise Value 3,222,010,624
Eps Current Year 4.8
Eps Forward 5.3
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.16
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,783,382,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 201 748 6088
Fifty Day Average 44.4942
Fifty Day Average Change 5.3057976
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.119246945
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 18.599712
Fifty Two Week High 53.24
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.4400024
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06461312
Fifty Two Week Low 28.38
Fifty Two Week Low Change 21.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.75475687
Fifty Two Week Range 28.38 - 53.24
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 76,253,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.37
Float Shares 38,612,894
Forward Eps 5.3
Forward P E 9.396226
Free Cashflow 202,073,248
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,500
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.74262
Gross Profits 1,245,019,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.097770005
Held Percent Institutions 1.0490899
Implied Shares Outstanding 50,760,355
Industry Publishing
Industry Disp Publishing
Industry Key publishing
Ir Website http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-301728.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,783,382,400
Last Dividend Value 0.3575
Last Fiscal Year End 1,777,507,200
Last Split Date 928,195,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,527,865,600
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_314242
Most Recent Quarter 1,777,507,200
Net Income To Common 221,616,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,809,043,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,557,344,775
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 50.7
Operating Cashflow 260,519,008
Operating Margins 0.24714
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.3413
Peg Ratio 13.05
Phone 201 748 6000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 49.8
Post Market Time 1,783,981,119
Previous Close 50.31
Price Eps Current Year 10.374999
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.9856114
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5077981
Profit Margins 0.13219
Quick Ratio 0.411
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.510002
Regular Market Change Percent -1.01372
Regular Market Day High 50.74
Regular Market Day Low 48.5
Regular Market Day Range 48.5 - 50.74
Regular Market Open 50.7
Regular Market Previous Close 50.31
Regular Market Price 49.8
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 401,914
Return On Assets 0.0677
Return On Equity 0.27694
Revenue Growth 0.012
Revenue Per Share 31.955
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 42,001,047
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0813
Shares Short 4,127,961
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 3,690,372
Short Name John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1369
Short Ratio 6.23
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol WLY
Target High Price 66.0
Target Low Price 66.0
Target Mean Price 66.0
Target Median Price 66.0
Total Cash 75,622,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.49
Total Debt 769,766,976
Total Revenue 1,676,528,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.42
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.028225003
Trailing Eps 4.16
Trailing P E 11.971154
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 37.08575
Two Hundred Day Average Change 12.714249
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.3428338
Type Disp Equity
Volume 401,914
Website https://www.wiley.com
Zip 07,030-5774