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    John Wiley & Sons B (WLYB)

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    COMMUNICATION SERVICES • PUBLISHING • NYSE

    $52.98
    +1.39 (+2.69%)

    Market Cap: $2.61B

    Last updated: Oct 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    68%(26/38)
    Avg Surprise
    -19.75%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Oct 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$N/A
    Revenue Consensus
    $448M
    Range$448M - $448M
    1 analysts
    Period ending Jan 31, 2027
    EPS Consensus$N/A
    Revenue Consensus
    $439M
    Range$439M - $439M
    1 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Jan 27EST
    		-N/A---
    Oct 26EST
    		-N/A---
    Jul 26
    Reported Sep 3
    		$0.44N/AN/ABeat-10.2%
    Apr 26
    Reported Jun 16
    		$2.61N/AN/ABeat+108.5%
    Jan 26
    Reported Mar 5
    		$0.56$0.81-30.42%Miss+232.5%
    Oct 25
    Reported Dec 4
    		$0.84$0.88-4.68%Miss+13.7%
    Jul 25
    Reported Sep 4
    		$0.49$0.47+4.26%Beat+1956.1%
    Apr 25
    Reported Jun 17
    		$1.25$1.31-4.55%Miss+174.0%
    Jan 25
    Reported Mar 6
    		$-0.43$0.65-165.46%Miss+79.5%
    Oct 24
    Reported Dec 5
    		$0.74$1.07-31.07%Miss+1.0%
    Jul 24
    Reported Sep 5
    		$-0.03N/A-104.80%Miss-109.8%
    Apr 24
    Reported Jun 13
    		$0.46$0.88-48.14%Miss-68.5%
    Jan 24
    Reported Mar 7
    		$-2.08$0.54-484.74%Miss-344.4%
    Oct 23
    Reported Dec 6
    		$0.73$0.56+30.36%Beat-39.2%
    Jul 23
    Reported Sep 7
    		$0.27$0.45-40.00%Miss-25.0%
    Apr 23
    Reported Jun 15
    		$1.45$0.99+46.46%Beat+34.3%
    Jan 23
    Reported Mar 9
    		$0.85$0.85+0.00%Beat-10.5%
    Oct 22
    Reported Dec 7
    		$1.20$1.20+0.00%Beat-7.0%
    Jul 22
    Reported Sep 7
    		$0.36$0.36+0.00%Beat-33.3%
    Apr 22
    Reported Jun 15
    		$1.08$1.08+0.00%Beat+28.6%
    Jan 22
    Reported Mar 9
    		$0.95$0.95+0.00%Beat+39.7%
    Oct 21
    Reported Dec 8
    		$1.29$1.29+0.00%Beat+29.0%
    Jul 21
    Reported Sep 3
    		$0.54$0.54+0.00%Beat+28.6%
    Apr 21
    Reported Jul 6
    		$0.84$0.84+0.00%Beat+27.3%
    Jan 21
    Reported Mar 5
    		$0.68$0.68+0.00%Beat+0.0%
    Oct 20
    Reported Dec 10
    		$1.00$1.00+0.00%Beat+17.6%
    Jul 20
    Reported Sep 4
    		$0.42$0.42+0.00%Beat+100.0%
    Apr 20
    Reported Jun 26
    		$0.66$0.66+0.00%Beat-37.1%
    Jan 20
    Reported Mar 6
    		$0.68$0.68+0.00%Beat+11.5%
    Oct 19
    Reported Dec 5
    		$0.85$0.85+0.00%Beat-4.5%
    Jul 19
    Reported Sep 6
    		$0.21$0.21+0.00%Beat-51.2%
    Apr 19
    Reported Jul 1
    		$1.05$1.05+0.00%Beat+11.7%
    Jan 19
    Reported Mar 8
    		$0.61$0.78-21.79%Miss-29.9%
    Oct 18
    Reported Dec 6
    		$0.89$0.89+0.00%Beat-13.6%
    Jul 18
    Reported Sep 7
    		$0.43$0.50-14.00%Miss-27.1%
    Apr 18
    Reported Jun 29
    		$0.94$0.79+18.99%Beat+14.6%
    Jan 18
    Reported Mar 6
    		$0.87$0.82+6.10%Beat-5.4%
    Oct 17
    Reported Dec 8
    		$1.03$0.82+25.61%Beat+35.5%
    Jul 17
    Reported Sep 7
    		$0.59$0.62-4.84%Miss-
    Apr 17
    Reported Jun 29
    		$0.82$0.59+38.98%Beat-
    Jan 17
    Reported Mar 7
    		$0.92$0.78+17.95%Beat-
    Oct 16
    Reported Dec 12
    		$0.76$0.66+15.15%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield2.70%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.43
    Payout Ratio24.92%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsJan, Apr, Jul, Oct

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+0.72%
    5Y CAGR+0.71%
    WLYB dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun WLYB in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio11.91EV/EBITDA9.19x
    Price/FCF12.71xFCF Yield7.87%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin11.90%Operating Margin7.29%
    ROE25.90%ROIC13.15%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.62xInterest Coverage5.88x
    Current Ratio0.64xQuick Ratio0.61x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.75Avg Volume3.96K
    52-Week High$55.1052-Week Low$28.49

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$49.66
    SMA 20$48.57
    SMA 50$50.06
    SMA 200$42.04
    EMA 10$50.24
    EMA 20$49.51
    EMA 50$49.30
    EMA 200$44.68

    MACD

    Line: 0.55Signal: -0.11Hist: 0.66

    ADX

    ADX: 23.0+DI: 56.7-DI: 27.4

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down24.0
    PSAR$47.53

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$52.31
    Lower Band$44.83
    %B Position1539%(Upper)
    Band Width1.09

    RSI (14-Day)

    Overbought
    70.6

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K100.0
    Stoch %D92.4
    Williams %RN/A
    ROC (10d)9.1%
    Momentum4.41
    CCI (20d)210.2
    MFI (14d)9.6

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.82(1.5%)
    StdDev (20d)1.87
    Hist Vol37.8%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$52.98
    OBV-115.6K
    AD Line-229369710726.3B
    CMF (20d)-91004552698736.750

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)4.3K
    Vol Ratio0.0x(Low)
    VWMA (20d)$47.26

    Pivot Points

    R3$51.59
    R2$51.59
    R1$51.59
    Pivot Point$51.59
    S1$51.59
    S2$51.59
    S3$51.59

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI12.03
    Ultimate Osc81.1
    KST-4.62

    Financial Data

    QuarterJul 2026Apr 2026Jan 2026Oct 2025Jul 2025Apr 2025Jan 2025Oct 2024Jul 2024Apr 2024Jan 2024Oct 2023
    Total Revenue$386.36M$447.94M$410.04M$421.75M$396.80M$442.58M$404.63M$426.60M$403.81M$468.46M$460.70M$492.81M
    Cost of Revenue$117.33M$110.08M$121.12M$117.64M$109.26M$110.94M$104.22M$107.00M$109.22M$136.61M$157.18M$155.61M
    Gross Profit$269.04M$337.86M$288.91M$304.12M$287.54M$331.64M$300.41M$319.60M$294.59M$331.85M$303.53M$337.19M
    Operating Expenses$238.53M$224.64M$219.10M$225.09M$256.58M$255.17M$248.58M$251.84M$265.62M$252.06M$253.38M$265.85M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$3.79M$0$4.05M$4.15M$4.48M$17.89M$4.96M$6.25M
    SG&A$0$184.66M$0$0$0$264.19M$264.19M$0$0$252.06M$253.38M$252.28M
    Operating Income$30.50M$113.22M$69.81M$79.03M$30.96M$76.47M$51.83M$67.76M$28.97M$79.79M$50.15M$46.24M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$13.93M$9.65M$11.49M$11.67M$11.04M$11.27M$14.03M$14.46M$12.79M$11.41M$13.32M$12.94M
    Income Before Tax$-12,577,000$94.97M$44.40M$58.01M$17.71M$52.27M$18.67M$48.94M$23.00M$54.00M$-112,296,000$-22,030,000
    Income Tax Expense$-850,000$-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
    Net Income$-11,727,000$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
    EBITDA$67.82M$142.90M$105.41M$105.61M$68.03M$101.30M$69.17M$100.12M$73.04M$113.33M$-52,001,000$31.08M
    EBIT$30.50M$104.62M$69.81M$69.68M$31.59M$63.53M$32.33M$63.40M$35.79M$65.41M$-98,975,000$-9,093,000
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    News

    Form 4 John Wiley & Sons Class A: Deborah E. Wiley (10% Owner) For: 13 October

    This article reports on a Form 4 filing for John Wiley & Sons Class A, indicating that Deborah E. Wiley is a 10% owner of the company. The filing is for activity on October 13th. The content primarily serves as a notice...

    Investing.com Canada•10/13/26•Neutral

    John Wiley & Sons shareholders approve directors and auditor at annual meeting

    John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY, NYSE:WLYB) shareholders have approved all director nominees and other proposals during their recent annual meeting. This included the election of directors for both Class A and Class B shares...

    Investing.com•9/30/26•Neutral

    John Wiley & Sons Director Karen N. Madden Awarded 2,880 Phantom Stock Units

    Karen N. Madden, a director at John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE:WLY, WLYB), was awarded 2,880 Phantom Stock Units on September 24, 2026. This award, valued at $48.61 per unit...

    Kalkine Media•9/25/26•Neutral

    An annual stock award gives a John Wiley & Sons (WLY) director 2,880 phantom stock units.

    John Wiley & Sons director Raymond W. McDaniel received an annual stock award of 2,880 Phantom Stock Units on September 24, 2026. The award, valued at $48.61 per unit...

    Stock Titan•9/25/26•Neutral

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Quarterly Cash Dividend on Class A and Class B Common Stock, Payable on October 22, 2026

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3575 per share for its Class A and Class B Common Stock. This dividend is payable on October 22, 2026, to shareholders of record as of October 6...

    www.marketscreener.com•9/24/26•Neutral

    WLYB Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    11.9x
    Forward P/E
    15.7x
    EV/EBITDA
    9.2x
    P/FCF
    12.7x
    PEG
    13.4x
    P/B
    3.4x
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    WLYB Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    72.0%
    Operating margin
    7.3%
    Net margin
    11.9%
    ROIC
    13.2%
    ROE
    25.9%
    FCF margin
    12.7%
    FCF yield
    7.9%

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    WLYB Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bear case

    • WLYB beat EPS estimates in 12.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.
    • WLYB's quarterly revenue changed -2.6% year over year.

    WLYB Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    1 of 8 quarters (12.5%)
    Average surprise
    -48.1%

    WLYB Dividend

    Forward yield
    2.7%
    Payout ratio
    24.9%
    3Y DPS growth
    0.7%
    5Y DPS growth
    0.7%
    Pay months
    Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
    WLYB dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About WLYB

    What is WLYB's current dividend yield?

    John Wiley & Sons B (WLYB) has a forward dividend yield of 2.70%.

    Does WLYB pay dividends?

    Yes, John Wiley & Sons B pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 2.70%.

    What is WLYB's P/E ratio?

    John Wiley & Sons B has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.91.

    What is WLYB's market cap?

    John Wiley & Sons B (WLYB) has a market capitalization of $2.61B with a current stock price of $52.98.

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