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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB)

Communication Services | Publishing | Hoboken, United States | NYSE
54.18 USD
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook remains neutral due to conflicting signals: while the stock trades significantly above its 200-day average, indicating a recent recovery, the statistical forecast model leans slightly negative with low confidence, suggesting the recent bounce may lack immediate follow-through. For the long term, the business shows resilience with a robust 27.7% return on equity and nearly 13% profit margins, yet the multi-year price trajectory reveals a persistent struggle, having lost over 30% of its value since the start of the observation window despite recent earnings beats. This disconnect suggests the market continues to discount the company's quality due to structural headwinds in higher education and AI licensing risks mentioned in recent commentary. The dividend offers a 2.67% yield with a very healthy payout ratio of roughly 34%, providing a cushion that supports a solid rating, though it cannot fully offset the concerns regarding the company's top-line growth, which is currently stagnant at just 1.2%.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.129886
AutoETS0.133771
AutoARIMA0.134139
AutoTheta0.141425

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 1.75
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.001
Excess Kurtosis 1.62
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 2,750,371,328
Trailing P/E 13.02
Beta 0.78
Profit Margins 13.22%
Website https://www.wiley.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.68% 3.64% 3.49% 3.39%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-07 0.357500 0.680175
2026-04-07 0.355000 0.924479
2025-12-30 0.355000 1.149608
2025-10-07 0.355000 0.887056
2025-07-08 0.355000 0.835884
2025-04-08 0.352500 0.833925
2024-12-26 0.352500 0.795531
2024-10-08 0.352500 0.700795
2024-07-09 0.352500 0.790713
2024-04-08 0.350000 0.906971
2023-12-26 0.350000 1.036730
2023-10-06 0.350000 0.935079
2023-07-05 0.350000 1.077586
2023-04-10 0.347500 0.908022
2022-12-23 0.347500 0.885802
2022-10-07 0.347500 0.908734
2022-07-05 0.347500 0.749084
2022-04-04 0.345000 0.652791
2021-12-27 0.345000 0.617947
2021-10-08 0.345000 0.657644
2021-07-02 0.345000 0.575864
2021-04-05 0.342500 0.620246
2020-12-29 0.342500 0.754239
2020-10-05 0.342500 1.041667
2020-07-06 0.342500 0.925426
2020-03-30 0.340000 0.934770
2019-12-31 0.340000 0.697436
2019-10-07 0.340000 0.792910
2019-07-09 0.340000 0.745614
2019-04-01 0.330000 0.746944
2018-12-31 0.330000 0.704827
2018-10-05 0.330000 0.548628
2018-07-02 0.330000 0.526904
2018-04-02 0.320000 0.502513
2017-12-22 0.320000 0.484922
2017-10-06 0.320000 0.604457
2017-06-30 0.320000 0.608249
2017-03-31 0.310000 0.571745
2016-12-22 0.310000 0.569330
2016-09-30 0.310000 0.575780
2016-07-01 0.310000 0.591377
2016-04-11 0.300000 0.628009
2015-12-23 0.300000 0.677660
2015-10-08 0.300000 0.587084
2015-07-02 0.300000 0.553506
2015-04-14 0.290000 0.482931
2014-12-24 0.290000 0.485031
2014-09-29 0.290000 0.509935
2014-06-27 0.290000 0.481328
2014-03-21 0.250000 0.438596
2013-12-26 0.250000 0.453968
2013-09-27 0.250000 0.530560
2013-06-27 0.250000 0.622355
2013-03-22 0.240000 0.614754
2012-12-10 0.240000 0.590551
2012-09-27 0.240000 0.519818
2012-07-02 0.240000 0.489396
2012-03-29 0.200000 0.422476
2011-12-27 0.200000 0.457875
2011-09-28 0.200000 0.434972
2011-06-30 0.200000 0.386997
2011-03-30 0.160000 0.314404
2010-12-28 0.160000 0.352656
2010-09-29 0.160000 0.390911
2010-07-01 0.160000 0.418191
2010-03-30 0.140000 0.323251
2009-12-23 0.140000 0.325581
2009-09-29 0.140000 0.407213
2009-07-01 0.140000 0.414815
2009-03-30 0.130000 0.432181
2008-12-24 0.130000 0.400000
2008-09-30 0.130000 0.323947
2008-07-02 0.130000 0.297211
2008-03-28 0.110000 0.284679
2007-12-24 0.110000 0.251601
2007-09-28 0.110000 0.245810
2007-07-02 0.110000 0.228690
2007-03-29 0.100000 0.265604
2006-12-26 0.100000 0.259740
2006-09-28 0.100000 0.278474
2006-06-30 0.100000 0.303582
2006-03-31 0.090000 0.237467
2005-12-23 0.090000 0.228426
2005-09-29 0.090000 0.219245
2005-06-30 0.090000 0.225564
2005-03-31 0.075000 0.211149
2004-12-23 0.075000 0.218468
2004-09-29 0.075000 0.236220
2004-07-01 0.075000 0.232919
2004-03-31 0.065000 0.216667
2003-12-23 0.065000 0.255503
2003-09-30 0.065000 0.250000
2003-07-02 0.065000 0.243628
2003-03-31 0.050000 0.220751
2002-12-19 0.050000 0.220946
2002-09-30 0.050000 0.227790
2002-07-02 0.050000 0.210526
2002-03-27 0.045000 0.171756
2001-12-21 0.045000 0.193133
2001-10-01 0.045000 0.224439
2001-07-03 0.045000 0.194384
2001-03-29 0.040000 0.215633
2000-12-20 0.040000 0.188786
2000-09-29 0.040000 0.172973
2000-07-05 0.031900 0.140603
2000-03-30 0.031875 0.196154
1999-12-21 0.031875 0.185449
1999-09-29 0.031900 0.198593
1999-07-06 0.031800 0.173061
1999-03-30 0.028200 0.135090
1998-12-22 0.028200 0.140775
1998-09-30 0.028200 0.183785
1998-07-06 0.028200 0.188000
1998-04-01 0.025000 0.182428
1997-12-23 0.025000 0.183905
1997-10-01 0.025000 0.257228
1997-07-03 0.025000 0.293015
1997-04-02 0.021900 0.287213
1996-12-24 0.021900 0.307368
1996-10-02 0.020000 0.281928
1996-07-02 0.020000 0.268889
1996-04-02 0.017500 0.207395
1995-12-26 0.017500 0.219601
1995-10-03 0.018800 0.256515
1995-07-03 0.018800 0.260424
1995-03-30 0.016300 0.251971
1994-12-21 0.016300 0.305015
1994-09-28 0.017200 0.316322
1994-06-29 0.017200 0.320931
1994-03-29 0.015400 0.280000
1993-12-22 0.015400 0.347042
1993-09-28 0.015400 0.443958
1993-06-28 0.015400 0.492800
1993-03-30 0.015400 0.492800
1992-12-21 0.015400 0.487913
1992-09-28 0.015400 0.516017
1992-06-29 0.015400 0.631795
1992-03-30 0.015400 0.586667
1991-12-20 0.015400 0.821333
1991-09-27 0.015400 0.735505
1991-06-28 0.015400 0.665946
1991-03-27 0.015400 0.770000
1990-12-21 0.015400 0.835232
1990-09-27 0.015400 0.880000
1990-06-28 0.015400 0.573023
1990-03-28 0.015400 0.623785
1989-12-21 0.015400 0.460554
1989-09-27 0.015400 0.367761
1989-06-28 0.015400 0.417627
1989-03-28 0.015400 0.448000
1988-12-21 0.015400 0.460554
1988-09-27 0.015400 0.424828
1988-06-30 0.015400 0.547556
1988-03-25 0.015400 0.524255
1987-12-21 0.015400 1.026667
1987-09-25 0.015400 0.535652
1987-06-30 0.015400 0.541529
1987-03-30 0.015400 0.579754
1986-09-29 0.015400 0.758135
1986-06-27 0.015400 0.758135
1986-03-31 0.015400 0.657053
1985-12-20 0.015400 0.573023
1985-09-30 0.015400 0.807848
1985-06-28 0.015400 0.895974
1985-03-29 0.015400 0.864537
1984-12-20 0.015400 0.794839
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.42
dividendYield 2.63
exDividendDate 2026-07-07
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.42
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.026208932
lastDividendValue 0.3575
lastDividendDate 2026-07-07
dividendDate 2026-07-23

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.35959852
Address1 111 River Street
All Time High 71.4
All Time Low 1.1563
Ask 54.88
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 214
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,327
Average Volume 1,327
Average Volume10Days 214
Beta 0.775
Bid 53.58
Bid Size 200
Book Value 16.68
City Hoboken
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,798,675,200
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 54.18
Current Ratio 0.539
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 54.23
Day Low 54.18
Debt To Equity 90.749
Display Name John Wiley & Sons
Dividend Date 1,784,764,800
Dividend Rate 1.42
Dividend Yield 2.63
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,788,465,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,788,465,600
Earnings Growth 1.084
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.988
Earnings Timestamp 1,788,438,600
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 9.791
Enterprise To Revenue 2.054
Enterprise Value 3,444,340,992
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 50.939495
Fifty Day Average Change 3.2405052
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.063614786
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 35.95985
Fifty Two Week High 55.51
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.329998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.023959612
Fifty Two Week Low 29.6201
Fifty Two Week Low Change 24.5599
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.8291633
Fifty Two Week Range 29.6201 - 55.51
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 400,858,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.38
Float Shares 37,990,572
Free Cashflow 202,073,248
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,500
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 54.18
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.74262
Gross Profits 1,245,019,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.94224
Held Percent Institutions 0.02641
Implied Shares Outstanding 50,763,590
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 1,783,382,400
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 2,750,371,328
Market State CLOSED
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 2,744,490,592
Open 54.23
Operating Cashflow 260,519,008
Operating Margins 0.24714
Payout Ratio 0.3413
Peg Ratio 13.4
Phone 201 748 6000
Previous Close 54.18
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.2482014
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.6405162
Profit Margins 0.13219
Quick Ratio 0.411
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0
Regular Market Day High 54.23
Regular Market Day Low 54.18
Regular Market Day Range 54.18 - 54.23
Regular Market Open 54.23
Regular Market Previous Close 54.18
Regular Market Price 54.18
Regular Market Time 1,787,860,522
Regular Market Volume 127
Return On Assets 0.0677
Return On Equity 0.27694
Revenue Growth 0.012
Revenue Per Share 31.955
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 8,758,499
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0
Shares Short 1,732
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 1,252
Short Name John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0032
Short Ratio 0.59
Source Interval 15
State NJ
Symbol WLYB
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 0.026208932
Trailing Eps 4.16
Trailing P E 13.024039
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 39.90526
Two Hundred Day Average Change 14.274742
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.35771582
Type Disp Equity
Volume 127
Website https://www.wiley.com
Zip 07,030-5774