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    John Wiley & Sons (WLY)

    Official site

    COMMUNICATION SERVICES • PUBLISHING • NYSE

    $52.40
    -1.31 (-2.44%)

    Market Cap: $2.73B

    Last updated: Sep 01, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    77%(30/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +38.09%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Jul 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.40
    Range$0.40 - $0.40
    1 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)No revisions (30d)
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$0.00-100.0%
    60d ago$0.00-100.0%
    30d ago$0.00-100.0%
    7d ago$0.46+15.0%
    Current$0.40
    Revenue Consensus
    $380M
    Range$380M - $380M
    1 analysts
    Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.30
    Range$1.30 - $1.30
    1 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)No revisions (30d)
    EPS Estimate Drift
    90d ago$0.00-100.0%
    60d ago$0.00-100.0%
    30d ago$0.00-100.0%
    7d ago$1.31+0.8%
    Current$1.30
    Revenue Consensus
    $451M
    Range$451M - $451M
    1 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Oct 26EST
    		-$1.30---
    Jul 26EST
    		-$0.40---
    Apr 26
    		$1.37$1.65-16.97%Miss+0.0%
    Jan 26
    		$0.97$0.86+12.79%Beat+15.5%
    Oct 25
    		$1.10$0.97+13.40%Beat+13.4%
    Jul 25
    		$0.49$0.50-2.00%Miss+4.3%
    Apr 25
    		$1.37$1.27+7.87%Beat+13.2%
    Jan 25
    		$0.84$0.45+86.67%Beat+42.4%
    Oct 24
    		$0.97$0.70+38.57%Beat+32.9%
    Jul 24
    		$0.47$0.55-14.55%Miss+74.1%
    Apr 24
    		$1.21$0.81+49.38%Beat-16.6%
    Jan 24
    		$0.59$0.45+31.11%Beat-30.6%
    Oct 23
    		$0.73$0.56+30.36%Beat-39.2%
    Jul 23
    		$0.27$-0.06+550.00%Beat-25.0%
    Apr 23
    		$1.45$0.99+46.46%Beat+34.3%
    Jan 23
    		$0.85$0.91-6.59%Miss-10.5%
    Oct 22
    		$1.20$1.03+16.50%Beat-7.0%
    Jul 22
    		$0.36$0.67-46.27%Miss-33.3%
    Apr 22
    		$1.08$0.97+11.34%Beat+28.6%
    Jan 22
    		$0.95$0.93+2.15%Beat+39.7%
    Oct 21
    		$1.29$1.15+12.17%Beat+29.0%
    Jul 21
    		$0.54$0.40+35.00%Beat+28.6%
    Apr 21
    		$0.84$0.61+37.70%Beat+27.3%
    Jan 21
    		$0.68$0.56+21.43%Beat+0.0%
    Oct 20
    		$1.00$0.64+56.25%Beat+17.6%
    Jul 20
    		$0.42$0.10+320.00%Beat+100.0%
    Apr 20
    		$0.66$0.43+53.49%Beat-37.1%
    Jan 20
    		$0.68$0.54+25.93%Beat+11.5%
    Oct 19
    		$0.85$0.65+30.77%Beat-4.5%
    Jul 19
    		$0.21$0.25-16.00%Miss-51.2%
    Apr 19
    		$1.05$1.03+1.94%Beat+11.7%
    Jan 19
    		$0.61$0.78-21.79%Miss-29.9%
    Oct 18
    		$0.89$0.89+0.00%Beat-13.6%
    Jul 18
    		$0.43$0.49-12.24%Miss-27.1%
    Apr 18
    		$0.94$0.79+18.99%Beat+14.6%
    Jan 18
    		$0.87$0.82+6.10%Beat-5.4%
    Oct 17
    		$1.03$0.82+25.61%Beat+35.5%
    Jul 17
    		$0.59$0.62-4.84%Miss-
    Apr 17
    		$0.82$0.54+51.85%Beat-
    Jan 17
    		$0.92$0.78+17.95%Beat-
    Oct 16
    		$0.76$0.66+15.15%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Yield2.71%
    Annual/Share$1.42
    Payout Ratio29.07%
    Frequency4
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+0.72%
    5Y CAGR+0.71%
    View WLY's full dividend history

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio13.33EV/EBITDA8.48x
    Price/FCF13.33xFCF Yield7.50%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin13.20%Operating Margin24.70%
    ROE27.70%ROIC16.91%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity0.81xInterest Coverage5.91x
    Current Ratio0.54xQuick Ratio0.51x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.78Avg Volume389.29K
    52-Week High$57.4552-Week Low$27.93

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$52.71
    SMA 20$52.37
    SMA 50$50.88
    SMA 200$39.36
    EMA 10$52.81
    EMA 20$52.35
    EMA 50$50.34
    EMA 200$43.01

    MACD

    Line: 0.68Signal: 0.67Hist: 0.01

    ADX

    ADX: 16.1+DI: 29.1-DI: 23.6

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up8.0
    Aroon Down48.0
    PSAR$49.14

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$55.27
    Lower Band$49.47
    %B Position1106%(Upper)
    Band Width0.51

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    51.8

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K78.8
    Stoch %D82.2
    Williams %R-41.5
    ROC (10d)3.1%
    Momentum1.60
    CCI (20d)19.2
    MFI (14d)63.0

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$1.69(3.2%)
    StdDev (20d)1.45
    Hist Vol32.4%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$52.71
    OBV-5.3M
    AD Line-197.1M
    CMF (20d)-0.080

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)390.1K
    Vol Ratio1.8x(High)
    VWMA (20d)$52.27

    Pivot Points

    R3$56.15
    R2$55.47
    R1$54.59
    Pivot Point$53.92
    S1$53.04
    S2$52.36
    S3$51.48

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI10.14
    Ultimate Osc55.6
    KST19.15

    Financial Data

    QuarterApr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023Jul 2023
    Total Revenue$447.94M$410.04M$421.75M$396.80M$442.58M$404.63M$426.60M$403.81M$468.46M$460.70M$492.81M$451.01M
    Cost of Revenue$110.08M$107.78M$104.39M$109.26M$110.94M$104.22M$107.00M$109.22M$123.34M$143.66M$155.61M$157.10M
    Gross Profit$337.86M$302.25M$317.36M$287.54M$331.64M$300.41M$319.60M$294.59M$345.12M$317.04M$337.19M$293.91M
    Operating Expenses$227.56M$239.66M$244.37M$256.58M$255.17M$248.58M$255.46M$265.62M$276.33M$363.45M$290.95M$310.27M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$211.39M$219.10M$225.09M$240.33M$229.77M$229.96M$238.89M$248.82M$252.06M$253.38M$252.28M$255.80M
    Operating Income$110.14M$62.76M$73.00M$30.96M$76.47M$51.83M$64.13M$28.97M$68.78M$-46,411,000$46.24M$-16,355,000
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$9.65M$11.49M$11.67M$11.04M$11.27M$14.03M$14.46M$12.79M$11.41M$13.32M$12.94M$11.33M
    Income Before Tax$94.97M$44.40M$58.01M$17.71M$52.27M$18.67M$48.94M$23.00M$54.00M$-112,296,000$-22,030,000$-106,723,000
    Income Tax Expense$-40,374,000$14.72M$13.12M$6.01M$-15,828,000$41.63M$8.48M$24.44M$28.74M$1.58M$-2,585,000$-14,459,000
    Net Income$135.35M$29.68M$44.89M$11.70M$68.09M$-22,954,000$40.46M$-1,436,000$25.27M$-113,875,000$-19,445,000$-92,264,000
    EBITDA$142.74M$91.64M$105.61M$65.19M$101.30M$69.17M$100.12M$73.04M$114.24M$-53,501,000$31.08M$-51,661,000
    EBIT$104.46M$56.05M$69.68M$28.75M$63.53M$32.70M$63.40M$35.79M$65.41M$-98,975,000$-9,093,000$-95,389,000
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $4.82M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.3%
    Obligations YoY
    -35.6%
    Active Awards
    27
    New Awards (TTM)
    12
    Avg Remaining Term
    6.7 mo

    Top agency: Department of Defense at 45.3% of trailing twelve month obligations across 10 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    80NSSC26FA127National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNational Aeronautics and Space Administration$247043Feb 1, 2026
    N0018926PZ025Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$207910Jan 15, 2026
    N0018926PW016Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$93000Mar 1, 2026
    FA239625PB096Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force$54122Sep 30, 2025
    N6311626F0513Department of DefenseDepartment of the Navy$24994Feb 6, 2026
    FA860425FB388Department of DefenseDepartment of the Air Force$20870Aug 27, 2025
    1232SA25F0493Department of AgricultureAgricultural Research Service$20856Sep 24, 2025
    15JL1B26F00000065Department of JusticeOffices, Boards and Divisions$20771Jan 1, 2026
    50310226P0003Securities and Exchange CommissionSecurities and Exchange Commission$17530Apr 1, 2026
    31310026F0007Nuclear Regulatory CommissionNuclear Regulatory Commission$16547Jan 14, 2026

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

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    Frequently Asked Questions About WLY

    What is WLY's current dividend yield?
    John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has a current dividend yield of 2.71%.
    Does WLY pay dividends?
    Yes, John Wiley & Sons pays dividends with a current yield of 2.71%.
    What is WLY's P/E ratio?
    John Wiley & Sons has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 13.33.
    What is WLY's market cap?
    John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has a market capitalization of $2.73B with a current stock price of $52.40.

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