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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB)

Communication Services | Publishing | Hoboken, United States | NYSE
39.21 USD

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:25 p.m. EDT

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) appears to have a stable dividend yield of 3.75% with a consistent payout history, suggesting it could be attractive for income-focused investors. The recent price movement has shown some volatility, with a recent dip below the 52-week low of $29.62, but the stock has been trading near $38, which is above the 50-day average. The low beta of 0.8 indicates lower volatility compared to the market, which may appeal to risk-averse traders. However, the short-term forecasting model shows minimal predicted price movement, and the high H-Stat and low Ljung-Box p-value suggest potential issues with model reliability. For long-term investors, the company's fundamentals are somewhat stable, but the high debt-to-equity ratio of 119.94 and low current ratio of 0.594 raise concerns about liquidity and financial health. Overall, while the stock has a decent dividend yield, the lack of strong short-term momentum and mixed long-term fundamentals suggest a cautious approach.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.102154
MSTL0.104614
AutoETS0.104992
AutoARIMA0.104992

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 11.81
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.075
Excess Kurtosis -1.62
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-06
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-06
Debt to Equity Ratio 119.943
Revenue per Share 31.471
Market Cap 2,012,374,656
Trailing P/E 13.71
Beta 0.80
Profit Margins 9.24%
Website https://www.wiley.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.92% 3.85% 3.81% 3.65%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-07 0.355000 0.924479
2025-12-30 0.355000 1.160209
2025-10-07 0.355000 0.905047
2025-07-08 0.355000 0.860470
2025-04-08 0.352500 0.865410
2024-12-26 0.352500 0.832510
2024-10-08 0.352500 0.739251
2024-07-09 0.352500 0.839990
2024-04-08 0.350000 0.971171
2023-12-26 0.350000 1.120276
2023-10-06 0.350000 1.021019
2023-07-05 0.350000 1.187729
2023-04-10 0.347500 1.011562
2022-12-23 0.347500 0.996113
2022-10-07 0.347500 1.031035
2022-07-05 0.347500 0.857692
2022-04-04 0.345000 0.752887
2021-12-27 0.345000 0.717415
2021-10-08 0.345000 0.768265
2021-07-02 0.345000 0.677183
2021-04-05 0.342500 0.733598
2020-12-29 0.342500 0.897650
2020-10-05 0.342500 1.249119
2020-07-06 0.342500 1.121268
2020-03-30 0.340000 1.142806
2019-12-31 0.340000 0.860698
2019-10-07 0.340000 0.985395
2019-07-09 0.340000 0.934023
2019-04-01 0.330000 0.942718
2018-12-31 0.330000 0.896331
2018-10-05 0.330000 0.702647
2018-07-02 0.330000 0.678502
2018-04-02 0.320000 0.650519
2017-12-22 0.320000 0.630918
2017-10-06 0.320000 0.790273
2017-06-30 0.320000 0.800068
2017-03-31 0.310000 0.756653
2016-12-22 0.310000 0.757893
2016-09-30 0.310000 0.770757
2016-07-01 0.310000 0.796230
2016-04-11 0.300000 0.850622
2015-12-23 0.300000 0.923673
2015-10-08 0.300000 0.805776
2015-07-02 0.300000 0.764341
2015-04-14 0.290000 0.670596
2014-12-24 0.290000 0.676740
2014-09-29 0.290000 0.714969
2014-06-27 0.290000 0.678265
2014-03-21 0.250000 0.621039
2013-12-26 0.250000 0.645662
2013-09-27 0.250000 0.758048
2013-06-27 0.250000 0.893959
2013-03-22 0.240000 0.888663
2012-12-10 0.240000 0.858957
2012-09-27 0.240000 0.760383
2012-07-02 0.240000 0.719540
2012-03-29 0.200000 0.624238
2011-12-27 0.200000 0.679379
2011-09-28 0.200000 0.648364
2011-06-30 0.200000 0.579356
2011-03-30 0.160000 0.472508
2010-12-28 0.160000 0.531673
2010-09-29 0.160000 0.591396
2010-07-01 0.160000 0.635141
2010-03-30 0.140000 0.492991
2009-12-23 0.140000 0.498164
2009-09-29 0.140000 0.625114
2009-07-01 0.140000 0.639408
2009-03-30 0.130000 0.668972
2008-12-24 0.130000 0.621715
2008-09-30 0.130000 0.505561
2008-07-02 0.130000 0.465361
2008-03-28 0.110000 0.447049
2007-12-24 0.110000 0.396213
2007-09-28 0.110000 0.388085
2007-07-02 0.110000 0.361945
2007-03-29 0.100000 0.421331
2006-12-26 0.100000 0.413138
2006-09-28 0.100000 0.444103
2006-06-30 0.100000 0.485497
2006-03-31 0.090000 0.380917
2005-12-23 0.090000 0.367287
2005-09-29 0.090000 0.353331
2005-06-30 0.090000 0.364313
2005-03-31 0.075000 0.341798
2004-12-23 0.075000 0.354391
2004-09-29 0.075000 0.384028
2004-07-01 0.075000 0.379567
2004-03-31 0.065000 0.353893
2003-12-23 0.065000 0.418241
2003-09-30 0.065000 0.410284
2003-07-02 0.065000 0.400817
2003-03-31 0.050000 0.364084
2002-12-19 0.050000 0.365210
2002-09-30 0.050000 0.377344
2002-07-02 0.050000 0.349551
2002-03-27 0.045000 0.285773
2001-12-21 0.045000 0.321894
2001-10-01 0.045000 0.374834
2001-07-03 0.045000 0.325335
2001-03-29 0.040000 0.361599
2000-12-20 0.040000 0.317257
2000-09-29 0.040000 0.291233
2000-07-05 0.031900 0.237140
2000-03-30 0.031875 0.331281
1999-12-21 0.031875 0.313813
1999-09-29 0.031900 0.336679
1999-07-06 0.031800 0.293971
1999-03-30 0.028200 0.229863
1998-12-22 0.028200 0.239871
1998-09-30 0.028200 0.313601
1998-07-06 0.028200 0.321384
1998-04-01 0.025000 0.312447
1997-12-23 0.025000 0.315550
1997-10-01 0.025000 0.442172
1997-07-03 0.025000 0.504976
1997-04-02 0.021900 0.496432
1996-12-24 0.021900 0.532806
1996-10-02 0.020000 0.490214
1996-07-02 0.020000 0.468858
1996-04-02 0.017500 0.362602
1995-12-26 0.017500 0.384740
1995-10-03 0.018800 0.450403
1995-07-03 0.018800 0.458445
1995-03-30 0.016300 0.444718
1994-12-21 0.016300 0.539698
1994-09-28 0.017200 0.561417
1994-06-29 0.017200 0.571406
1994-03-29 0.015400 0.500134
1993-12-22 0.015400 0.621615
1993-09-28 0.015400 0.797977
1993-06-28 0.015400 0.889790
1993-03-30 0.015400 0.894196
1992-12-21 0.015400 0.889714
1992-09-28 0.015400 0.945574
1992-06-29 0.015400 1.163737
1992-03-30 0.015400 1.087528
1991-12-20 0.015400 1.531524
1991-09-27 0.015400 1.382840
1991-06-28 0.015400 1.261338
1991-03-27 0.015400 1.468198
1990-12-21 0.015400 1.604938
1990-09-27 0.015400 1.705204
1990-06-28 0.015400 1.119262
1990-03-28 0.015400 1.225434
1989-12-21 0.015400 0.910444
1989-09-27 0.015400 0.730370
1989-06-28 0.015400 0.832443
1989-03-28 0.015400 0.896729
1988-12-21 0.015400 0.925968
1988-09-27 0.015400 0.858090
1988-06-30 0.015400 1.110703
1988-03-25 0.015400 1.069293
1987-12-21 0.015400 2.105068
1987-09-25 0.015400 1.109689
1987-06-30 0.015400 1.127906
1987-03-30 0.015400 1.214095
1986-09-29 0.015400 1.596913
1986-06-27 0.015400 1.609707
1986-03-31 0.015400 1.405742
1985-12-20 0.015400 1.234072
1985-09-30 0.015400 1.749821
1985-06-28 0.015400 1.956004
1985-03-29 0.015400 1.904437
1984-12-20 0.015400 1.766173
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.42
dividendYield 3.62
exDividendDate 2026-04-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.418
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.036164243
lastDividendValue 0.355
lastDividendDate 2026-04-07
dividendDate 2026-04-23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.088139534
Address1 111 River Street
All Time High 71.4
All Time Low 1.1563
Ask 66.67
Ask Size 300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 247
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,309
Average Volume 1,309
Average Volume10Days 247
Beta 0.8
Bid 16.79
Bid Size 300
Book Value 14.535
City Hoboken
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 39.21
Current Ratio 0.594
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 39.21
Day Low 39.21
Debt To Equity 119.943
Display Name John Wiley & Sons
Dividend Date 1,776,902,400
Dividend Rate 1.42
Dividend Yield 3.62
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,722,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,722,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,717,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,772,717,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,772,717,400
Ebitda 325,940,000
Ebitda Margins 0.19504
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.642
Enterprise To Revenue 1.686
Enterprise Value 2,816,792,576
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.86
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,520,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 34.83628
Fifty Day Average Change 4.3737183
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.12555067
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -8.813953
Fifty Two Week High 45.41
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.200001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13653383
Fifty Two Week Low 29.6201
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.589899
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.32376322
Fifty Two Week Range 29.6201 - 45.41
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 400,858,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.34
Float Shares 39,064,498
Free Cashflow 158,715,008
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.74129
Gross Profits 1,238,825,984
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.94203
Held Percent Institutions 0.028369999
Implied Shares Outstanding 51,322,996
Industry Publishing
Industry Disp Publishing
Industry Key publishing
Ir Website http://as.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-301728.html
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,520,000
Last Dividend Value 0.355
Last Fiscal Year End 1,745,971,200
Last Split Date 928,195,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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. 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 2,012,374,656
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_314242
Most Recent Quarter 1,769,817,600
Net Income To Common 154,363,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,777,507,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,110,694,160
Open 39.21
Operating Cashflow 253,652,992
Operating Margins 0.16407
Payout Ratio 0.49560001
Peg Ratio 13.4
Phone 201 748 6000
Previous Close 39.21
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.6976264
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.204174
Profit Margins 0.09237
Quick Ratio 0.427
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 39.21
Regular Market Day Low 39.21
Regular Market Day Range 39.21 - 39.21
Regular Market Open 39.21
Regular Market Previous Close 39.21
Regular Market Price 39.21
Regular Market Time 1,776,185,313
Regular Market Volume 51
Return On Assets 0.06352
Return On Equity 0.21511
Revenue Growth 0.013
Revenue Per Share 31.471
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 8,760,447
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0001
Shares Short 2,573
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,901
Short Name John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0047
Short Ratio 1.97
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol WLYB
Total Cash 95,127,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.853
Total Debt 899,545,024
Total Revenue 1,671,165,952
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.418
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.036164243
Trailing Eps 2.86
Trailing P E 13.70979
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 36.335476
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.8745232
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.07911065
Type Disp Equity
Volume 51
Website https://www.wiley.com
Zip 07,030-5774