John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Stock Insights
WLYB$50.46-3.77 -6.95%
$2.56B
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John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Stock Insights
WLYB price $50.46 -3.77 -6.95%
- Ticker
- WLYB
- Price
- $50.46
- Change
- -3.77 -6.95%
- Market cap ?
- $2.56B
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Publishing
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…
Fair value
WLYB fair value $74.55. Price $50.46. Price is 32% below fair value.
Below fair value, and cheaper than usual. A larger discount than on 77% of days in the past 5 years.
Fair value is an estimate of what one share is worth if future cash flows arrive as modeled. It is not a forecast of the share price. How discounted cash flow works.
Calculated with a 10-year free-cash-flow discount. Starting free cash flow 211.52M. Growth 4.68%. When analyst earnings forecasts are available, free cash flow in those years is forecast earnings times the company's usual conversion of earnings into free cash flow, kept between 60% and 130%. Years with fewer than 3 analyst estimates are left out. Growth then fades in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10, starting from the last well-covered year's growth, or from the pace across those years when the final year slows sharply, kept between 0% and 20%. Without those forecasts, year-1 growth is analyst revenue growth for the next full fiscal year, or 5-year historical revenue growth when that forecast is missing, held for five years, then fading in a straight line to terminal growth by year 10. Terminal growth 3.00%. Discount rate 8.70% (beta 0.8). Beta is kept between 0.8 and 2.0, which on its own would make the discount rate 8.7% to 15.3%. The rate is then capped at 12%. A cap is used because a discount above 12% pushes higher-beta stocks further from the price. The discount rate stays at least 5 percentage points above terminal growth. Shares 50.68M. Net debt 693.27M. The earnings value is next-12-months earnings per share, or trailing earnings when that forecast is missing, times the median P/E of the company's industry. That median uses listed stocks worth at least $10 billion with a positive P/E of 100 or below, and the industry needs at least eight of them. Otherwise the sector median is used when that group also has at least eight, then the market median of those large companies. The multiple used is the lower of that median and 1.25 times the stock's own 10-year median P/E, then kept between 8 and 30. If the stock has no 10-year median, the peer median is kept between 8 and 30. Fair value is the average of the cash-flow value and the earnings value when both exist. Card and credit companies use the earnings value only, because changes in customer receivables distort free cash flow. Model uncertainty is high when fair value is more than 60% from the price, or when most of the cash-flow value sits after year 10.
Earnings
| Date | EPS actual | EPS estimate | Revenue | Revenue estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-03 | — | 1.24 | — | 448.00M |
| 2026-09-03 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 386.36M | 380.20M |
| 2026-06-16 | 1.67 | 1.65 | 447.94M | 450.00M |
| 2026-03-05 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 410.04M | 391.00M |
| 2025-12-04 | 1.10 | 0.78 | 421.75M | 407.50M |
| 2025-09-04 | 0.49 | 0.32 | 396.80M | 430.00M |
| 2025-06-17 | 1.37 | 1.27 | 442.58M | 435.00M |
| 2025-03-06 | 0.84 | 0.65 | 404.63M | 435.00M |
| 2024-12-05 | 0.97 | 0.88 | 426.60M | 415.70M |
| 2024-09-05 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 403.81M | 387.40M |
| 2024-06-13 | 1.21 | 0.81 | 468.46M | 438.70M |
| 2024-03-07 | 0.59 | 0.45 | 460.70M | 392.60M |
| 2023-12-06 | 0.73 | 0.56 | 492.81M | 378.40M |
| 2023-09-07 | 0.27 | -0.06 | 451.01M | 360.90M |
| 2023-06-15 | 1.45 | 0.99 | 526.13M | 521.20M |
| 2023-03-09 | 0.85 | 0.91 | 491.37M | 494.20M |
| 2022-12-07 | 1.20 | 1.03 | 514.84M | 529.50M |
| 2022-09-07 | 0.36 | 0.67 | 487.57M | 501.60M |
| 2022-06-15 | 1.08 | 0.97 | 545.65M | 540.30M |
| 2022-03-08 | 0.95 | 0.93 | 515.88M | 515.00M |
| 2021-12-08 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 533.00M | 515.00M |
| 2021-09-03 | 0.24 | — | 488.39M | — |
| 2021-07-06 | 0.73 | — | 536.25M | — |
| 2021-03-05 | 0.39 | — | 482.91M | — |
| 2020-12-10 | 1.22 | — | 491.01M | — |
| 2020-09-04 | 0.29 | — | 431.33M | — |
| 2020-06-26 | -2.83 | — | 474.62M | — |
| 2020-03-06 | 0.63 | — | 467.13M | — |
| 2019-12-05 | 0.79 | — | 466.20M | — |
| 2019-09-06 | 0.06 | — | 423.53M | — |
| 2019-07-01 | 1.10 | — | 491.18M | — |
| 2019-03-08 | 0.61 | — | 449.37M | — |
| 2018-12-06 | 0.76 | — | 448.62M | — |
| 2018-09-07 | 0.45 | — | 410.90M | — |
| 2018-06-29 | 0.93 | — | 477.25M | — |
| 2017-12-08 | 1.19 | — | 455.68M | — |
| 2017-10-31 | 1.04 | — | 451.73M | — |
| 2017-09-07 | 0.16 | — | 411.44M | — |
| 2017-06-29 | 0.81 | — | 452.20M | — |
| 2016-12-12 | 0.92 | — | 436.46M | — |
Dividends
Yield 2.82%. Payout ratio 37.11%. Frequency Quarterly.
Safety score 95/100 · Safe. Payout ratio is 37% of earnings. Dividends use less than 40% of free cash flow. Dividends were paid in 43 separate years. Yield is 2.8%, in a range that is usually sustainable.
| Ex-date | Dividend | Record | Payment | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | $0.36 | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-22 | Quarterly |
| 2026-07-07 | $0.36 | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-23 | Quarterly |
| 2026-04-07 | $0.35 | 2026-04-07 | 2026-04-23 | Quarterly |
| 2025-12-30 | $0.35 | 2025-12-30 | 2026-01-15 | Irregular |
| 2025-10-07 | $0.35 | 2025-10-07 | 2025-10-23 | Quarterly |
| 2025-07-08 | $0.35 | 2025-07-08 | 2025-07-24 | Quarterly |
| 2025-04-08 | $0.35 | 2025-04-08 | 2025-04-24 | Quarterly |
| 2024-12-26 | $0.35 | 2024-12-26 | 2025-01-09 | Irregular |
| 2024-10-08 | $0.35 | 2024-10-08 | 2024-10-24 | Quarterly |
| 2024-07-09 | $0.35 | 2024-07-09 | 2024-07-25 | Quarterly |
| 2024-04-08 | $0.35 | 2024-04-09 | 2024-04-25 | Quarterly |
| 2023-12-26 | $0.35 | 2023-12-27 | 2024-01-11 | Irregular |
| 2023-10-06 | $0.35 | 2023-10-10 | 2023-10-25 | Quarterly |
| 2023-07-05 | $0.35 | 2023-07-06 | 2023-07-20 | Quarterly |
| 2023-04-10 | $0.35 | 2023-04-11 | 2023-04-25 | Quarterly |
| 2022-12-23 | $0.35 | 2022-12-27 | 2023-01-11 | Quarterly |
| 2022-10-07 | $0.35 | 2022-10-11 | 2022-10-26 | Quarterly |
| 2022-07-05 | $0.35 | 2022-07-06 | 2022-07-20 | Quarterly |
| 2022-04-04 | $0.34 | 2022-04-05 | 2022-04-20 | Quarterly |
| 2021-12-27 | $0.34 | 2021-12-28 | 2022-01-12 | Quarterly |
| 2021-10-08 | $0.34 | 2021-10-12 | 2021-10-27 | Quarterly |
| 2021-07-02 | $0.34 | 2021-07-06 | 2021-07-21 | Quarterly |
| 2021-04-05 | $0.34 | 2021-04-06 | 2021-04-21 | Quarterly |
| 2020-12-29 | $0.34 | 2020-12-30 | 2021-01-13 | Quarterly |
| 2020-10-05 | $0.34 | 2020-10-06 | 2020-10-21 | Quarterly |
| 2020-07-06 | $0.34 | 2020-07-07 | 2020-07-22 | Quarterly |
| 2020-03-30 | $0.34 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-15 | Quarterly |
| 2019-12-31 | $0.34 | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-16 | Quarterly |
| 2019-10-07 | $0.34 | 2019-10-08 | 2019-10-23 | Quarterly |
| 2019-07-09 | $0.34 | 2019-07-10 | 2019-07-24 | Quarterly |
| 2019-04-01 | $0.33 | 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-17 | Quarterly |
| 2018-12-31 | $0.33 | 2019-01-02 | 2019-01-16 | Quarterly |
| 2018-10-05 | $0.33 | 2018-10-09 | 2018-10-24 | Quarterly |
| 2018-07-02 | $0.33 | 2018-07-03 | 2018-07-18 | Quarterly |
| 2018-04-02 | $0.32 | 2018-04-03 | 2018-04-18 | Quarterly |
| 2017-12-22 | $0.32 | 2017-12-26 | 2018-01-10 | Quarterly |
| 2017-10-06 | $0.32 | 2017-10-10 | 2017-10-25 | Quarterly |
| 2017-06-30 | $0.32 | 2017-07-05 | 2017-07-19 | Quarterly |
| 2017-03-31 | $0.31 | 2017-04-04 | 2017-04-19 | Quarterly |
| 2016-12-22 | $0.31 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-09-30 | $0.31 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-07-01 | $0.31 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2016-04-11 | $0.30 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-12-23 | $0.30 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-10-08 | $0.30 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-07-02 | $0.30 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2015-04-14 | $0.29 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-12-24 | $0.29 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-09-29 | $0.29 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-06-27 | $0.29 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2014-03-21 | $0.25 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-12-26 | $0.25 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-09-27 | $0.25 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-06-27 | $0.25 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2013-03-22 | $0.24 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-12-10 | $0.24 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-09-27 | $0.24 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-07-02 | $0.24 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2012-03-29 | $0.20 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-12-27 | $0.20 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-09-28 | $0.20 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-06-30 | $0.20 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2011-03-30 | $0.16 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-12-28 | $0.16 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-09-29 | $0.16 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-07-01 | $0.16 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2010-03-30 | $0.14 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-12-23 | $0.14 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-09-29 | $0.14 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-07-01 | $0.14 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2009-03-30 | $0.13 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-12-24 | $0.13 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-09-30 | $0.13 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-07-02 | $0.13 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2008-03-28 | $0.11 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-12-24 | $0.11 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-09-28 | $0.11 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-07-02 | $0.11 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2007-03-29 | $0.10 | — | — | Quarterly |
| 2006-12-26 | $0.10 | — | — | Quarterly |
Insider trades
| Date | Insider | Action | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Singh Inder M | Buy | 122 | $54.04 | 6.59K |
| 2026-10-22 | Dobson David C | Buy | 228 | $54.04 | 12.32K |
| 2026-10-22 | Hemphill Brian O | Buy | 114 | $54.04 | 6.16K |
| 2026-10-22 | Andresen Katherine Dunn | Buy | 47 | $54.04 | 2.54K |
| 2026-10-22 | Madden Karen N | Buy | 55 | $54.04 | 2.97K |
| 2026-10-22 | MCDANIEL RAYMOND W | Buy | 439 | $54.04 | 23.72K |
| 2026-09-24 | PESCE WILLIAM J | Buy | 2.88K | $48.61 | 140.00K |
| 2026-09-24 | MCDANIEL RAYMOND W | Buy | 2.88K | $48.61 | 140.00K |
| 2026-09-24 | Dobson David C | Buy | 2.88K | — | — |
| 2026-09-24 | Andresen Katherine Dunn | Buy | 2.88K | — | — |
| 2026-09-24 | Singh Inder M | Buy | 2.88K | — | — |
| 2026-09-24 | Hemphill Brian O | Buy | 2.88K | — | — |
| 2026-09-24 | Madden Karen N | Buy | 2.88K | — | — |
| 2026-09-23 | PESCE WILLIAM J | Buy | 3.27K | $47.75 | 156.38K |
| 2026-09-23 | PESCE WILLIAM J | Sell | 3.27K | $47.75 | 156.38K |
| 2026-07-23 | MCDANIEL RAYMOND W | Buy | 462 | — | — |
| 2026-07-23 | Madden Karen N | Buy | 39 | — | — |
| 2026-07-23 | Andresen Katherine Dunn | Buy | 31 | — | — |
| 2026-07-23 | Baker Mari Jean | Buy | 311 | — | — |
| 2026-07-23 | Singh Inder M | Buy | 114 | — | — |
| 2026-07-23 | Dobson David C | Buy | 230 | — | — |
| 2026-07-23 | Hemphill Brian O | Buy | 105 | — | — |
| 2026-07-09 | Scognamiglio Frank | Other | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-07-09 | Scognamiglio Frank | Other | 982 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | McMahan Danielle | Buy | 15.81K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | McMahan Danielle | Sell | 8.74K | $48.51 | 424.12K |
| 2026-06-30 | McMahan Danielle | Sell | 15.81K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Silver Deirdre P. | Buy | 14.17K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Silver Deirdre P. | Sell | 6.48K | $48.51 | 314.30K |
| 2026-06-30 | Silver Deirdre P. | Sell | 14.17K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Kissner Matthew | Buy | 39.09K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Kissner Matthew | Sell | 19.96K | $48.51 | 968.11K |
| 2026-06-30 | Kissner Matthew | Sell | 39.09K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Weber Andrew | Buy | 905 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Weber Andrew | Buy | 6.63K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Weber Andrew | Sell | 4.17K | $48.51 | 202.19K |
| 2026-06-30 | Weber Andrew | Sell | 905 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Weber Andrew | Sell | 6.63K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Monaco Kevin | Buy | 3.83K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Monaco Kevin | Sell | 1.22K | $48.51 | 59.13K |
| 2026-06-30 | Monaco Kevin | Sell | 3.83K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Caridi Christopher | Buy | 905 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Caridi Christopher | Buy | 4.32K | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Caridi Christopher | Sell | 1.89K | $48.51 | 91.44K |
| 2026-06-30 | Caridi Christopher | Sell | 905 | — | — |
| 2026-06-30 | Caridi Christopher | Sell | 4.32K | — | — |
| 2026-06-25 | McMahan Danielle | Buy | 7.99K | — | — |
| 2026-06-25 | Caridi Christopher | Buy | 2.05K | — | — |
| 2026-06-25 | Silver Deirdre P. | Buy | 6.44K | — | — |
| 2026-06-25 | Albright Craig Morrow | Buy | 20.00K | $50.12 | 1.00M |
| 2026-06-25 | Albright Craig Morrow | Buy | 12.75K | — | — |
| 2026-06-25 | Weber Andrew | Buy | 8.68K | — | — |
| 2026-06-25 | Monaco Kevin | Buy | 1.71K | — | — |
| 2026-06-25 | Kissner Matthew | Buy | 40.27K | — | — |
| 2026-06-25 | Kowalski Jessica Patricia | Buy | 20.00K | $50.12 | 1.00M |
| 2026-06-25 | Kowalski Jessica Patricia | Buy | 15.66K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Weber Andrew | Buy | 11.93K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Weber Andrew | Buy | 6.63K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Albright Craig Morrow | Buy | 16.12K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | McMahan Danielle | Buy | 15.81K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | McMahan Danielle | Buy | 11.37K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Caridi Christopher | Buy | 4.32K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Caridi Christopher | Buy | 3.30K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Monaco Kevin | Buy | 3.83K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Monaco Kevin | Buy | 2.69K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Kissner Matthew | Buy | 55.69K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Kissner Matthew | Buy | 39.09K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Silver Deirdre P. | Buy | 14.17K | — | — |
| 2026-05-27 | Silver Deirdre P. | Buy | 10.22K | — | — |
| 2026-05-11 | Kowalski Jessica Patricia | Buy | 36.79K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Albright Craig Morrow | Sell | 2.71K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Albright Craig Morrow | Buy | 2.71K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Albright Craig Morrow | Sell | 1.24K | $40.93 | 50.79K |
| 2026-04-30 | Caridi Christopher | Buy | 555 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Caridi Christopher | Buy | 547 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Caridi Christopher | Sell | 799 | $40.93 | 32.70K |
| 2026-04-30 | Caridi Christopher | Buy | 576 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Caridi Christopher | Buy | 395 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Caridi Christopher | Sell | 555 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Caridi Christopher | Sell | 547 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Caridi Christopher | Sell | 576 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Caridi Christopher | Sell | 395 | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Flynn Jay | Buy | 3.08K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Flynn Jay | Buy | 3.25K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Flynn Jay | Sell | 5.47K | $40.93 | 223.89K |
| 2026-04-30 | Flynn Jay | Buy | 3.33K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Flynn Jay | Buy | 1.56K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Flynn Jay | Sell | 3.08K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Flynn Jay | Sell | 3.25K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Flynn Jay | Sell | 3.33K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Flynn Jay | Sell | 1.56K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Kissner Matthew | Buy | 9.38K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Kissner Matthew | Buy | 6.80K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Kissner Matthew | Sell | 9.38K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Kissner Matthew | Sell | 10.81K | $40.93 | 442.62K |
| 2026-04-30 | Kissner Matthew | Buy | 5.01K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Kissner Matthew | Sell | 6.80K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | Kissner Matthew | Sell | 5.01K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | McMahan Danielle | Buy | 1.91K | — | — |
| 2026-04-30 | McMahan Danielle | Buy | 2.02K | — | — |
Institutional holders
Latest filed quarter: Q2 2026.
Institutions holding: 17, holders +2 vs prior quarter. Ownership 0.46%.
| Holder | Shares | Change | Change % | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY | 65.01K | 0 | 0.00% | 3.04M |
| PFG INVESTMENTS, LLC | 53.55K | 16 | +0.03% | 2.51M |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 27.95K | 0 | 0.00% | 1.31M |
| CANNELL & SPEARS LLC | 20.00K | 0 | 0.00% | 935.80K |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 14.49K | -31 | -0.21% | 678.03K |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. | 12.13K | 0 | 0.00% | 567.75K |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 10.37K | -269 | -2.53% | 485.50K |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | 10.13K | -26 | -0.26% | 474.17K |
| VANGUARD GLOBAL ADVISERS, LLC | 6.42K | 0 | 0.00% | 300.16K |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC | 4.50K | 4.50K | New | 210.56K |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 3.54K | 31 | +0.88% | 165.40K |
| UBS GROUP AG | 2.96K | 13 | +0.44% | 138.36K |
| TOWER RESEARCH CAPITAL LLC (TRC) | 100 | 43 | +75.44% | 4.68K |
| CONTINUUM ADVISORY, LLC | 96 | 96 | New | 4.49K |
| BLACKROCK, INC. | 62 | 0 | 0.00% | 2.90K |
| SBI SECURITIES CO., LTD. | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 94 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 1 | 1 | New | 36 |
| ADVISORY SERVICES NETWORK, LLC | 0 | -30 | -100.00% | 0 |
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