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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
WLY Communication Services Publishing
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended April 2026) was $1.7 billion, roughly unchanged from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue fell 2.63%, EPS fell 204.6%, free cash flow grew 30.3% and total debt rose 55.9%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years.
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| Apr '26 | Apr '25 | Apr '24 | Apr '23 | Apr '22 | Apr '21 | Apr '20 | Apr '19 | Apr '18 | Apr '17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Piotroski F-Score |
8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
P/E ratio |
9.54 | 27.97 | 0.00 | 123.26 | 18.85 | 21.49 | 0.00 | 15.82 | 19.86 | 27.02 |
Altman Z-Score |
2.51 | 2.28 | 2.00 | 2.03 | 2.25 | 2.14 | 1.76 | 2.52 | 3.01 | 2.78 |
P/S ratio |
1.28 | 1.41 | 1.10 | 1.05 | 1.34 | 1.64 | 1.15 | 1.47 | 2.09 | 1.77 |
Altman Z″-Score (non-manufacturers) |
2.51 | 1.96 | 1.40 | 1.86 | 2.03 | 1.72 | 1.51 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.27 |
P/FCF ratio |
7.24 | 19.49 | 18.35 | 11.26 | 12.34 | 12.41 | 12.18 | 17.70 | 16.24 | 18.26 |
P/Operating CF |
13.66 | 15.69 | 11.26 | 9.50 | 15.48 | 15.53 | 10.58 | 13.29 | 19.63 | 35.40 |
Beneish M-Score |
(2.46) | (2.66) | (3.53) | (2.96) | (2.68) | (2.73) | (3.07) | (2.22) | (2.67) | (2.63) |
Dividend Safety Score |
86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
P/B ratio |
2.53 | 3.14 | 2.79 | 2.03 | 2.45 | 2.92 | 2.26 | 2.24 | 3.16 | 3.03 |
Price to Tangible BV |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
EV/Sales |
1.64 | 1.83 | 1.47 | 1.37 | 1.67 | 2.02 | 1.47 | 1.76 | 2.28 | 2.03 |
EV/EBITDA |
6.51 | 8.31 | 8.13 | 7.48 | 8.02 | 10.14 | 22.20 | 8.25 | 10.64 | 9.49 |
EV/Operating CF |
10.58 | 15.17 | 13.27 | 9.98 | 10.27 | 10.87 | 9.30 | 12.67 | 10.73 | 11.09 |
EV/FCF |
9.28 | 25.39 | 24.49 | 14.66 | 15.37 | 15.25 | 15.49 | 21.29 | 17.71 | 21.01 |
Quick Ratio |
0.41 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.31 |
Current Ratio |
0.54 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.66 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.46 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
1.44 | 1.93 | 2.04 | 1.74 | 1.58 | 1.89 | 4.74 | 1.00 | 0.49 | 0.83 |
Debt/Assets |
26.37% | 29.70% | 28.42% | 24.07% | 23.41% | 23.84% | 24.46% | 16.24% | 12.68% | 14.00% |
Debt/Equity |
0.81 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.41 | 0.30 | 0.36 |
Asset Turnover |
0.63 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.62 |
Operating CF/Net income |
1.18 | 2.41 | (1.04) | 16.08 | 2.29 | 2.43 | (3.88) | 1.49 | 1.99 | 2.77 |
Capex/Depreciation |
0.32 | (0.57) | (0.33) | (0.28) | (0.52) | (0.52) | (0.66) | (0.63) | (0.98) | (0.95) |
Interest Coverage |
6.31 | 4.21 | 1.07 | 1.48 | 11.07 | 10.09 | (2.17) | 13.89 | 17.44 | 12.48 |
| 27.69% | 11.28% | (22.45%) | 1.58% | 13.28% | 14.64% | (7.02%) | 14.19% | 17.52% | 11.14% | |
| 8.39% | 3.11% | (6.87%) | 0.53% | 4.36% | 4.48% | (2.43%) | 5.81% | 7.06% | 4.11% | |
ROIC |
11.88% | 9.44% | 2.28% | 2.07% | 7.49% | 6.37% | (2.25%) | 8.93% | 10.48% | 10.09% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
(99.37%) | (38.46%) | 88.32% | (16.09%) | (100.90%) | (82.18%) | 518.15% | (185.39%) | (184.08%) | (61.41%) |
Average Days of Receivables |
53.16 | 49.70 | 43.69 | 56.04 | 58.17 | 58.58 | 61.66 | 62.18 | 43.16 | 40.07 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
53.44% | 56.48% | 54.11% | 51.36% | 51.83% | 52.67% | 54.46% | 53.53% | 53.07% | 54.89% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.66 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.71 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
3.14% | 3.23% | 2.82% | 2.65% | 2.15% | 1.80% | 1.68% | 1.31% | 1.04% | 1.79% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.62) | (0.64) | (0.74) | (0.72) | (0.60) | (0.57) | (0.77) | (0.48) | (0.31) | (0.41) |
Graham Number |
39.50 | 22.10 | 0.00 | 11.45 | 35.02 | 34.11 | 0.00 | 36.84 | 39.49 | 27.78 |
Earnings Yield |
10.48% | 3.57% | (9.69%) | 0.81% | 5.30% | 4.65% | (3.60%) | 6.32% | 5.03% | 3.70% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
13.82% | 5.13% | 5.45% | 8.88% | 8.10% | 8.06% | 8.21% | 5.65% | 6.16% | 5.48% |
Revenue per Share |
31.95 | 31.04 | 34.09 | 36.36 | 37.36 | 34.71 | 32.58 | 31.47 | 31.49 | 29.97 |
Operating CF per Share |
4.97 | 3.75 | 3.78 | 4.99 | 6.08 | 6.44 | 5.13 | 4.39 | 6.70 | 5.49 |
Capex per Share |
0.90 | (1.56) | (1.73) | (1.59) | (2.02) | (1.85) | (2.05) | (1.78) | (2.64) | (2.59) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
5.86 | 2.19 | 2.05 | 3.39 | 4.06 | 4.59 | 3.08 | 2.61 | 4.06 | 2.90 |
Cash per Share |
1.44 | 1.59 | 1.52 | 1.92 | 1.80 | 1.68 | 3.60 | 1.62 | 2.98 | 1.02 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
16.17 | 13.92 | 13.46 | 18.81 | 20.49 | 19.51 | 16.61 | 20.66 | 20.87 | 17.50 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
16.17 | 13.92 | 13.46 | 18.81 | 20.49 | 19.51 | 16.61 | 20.66 | 20.87 | 17.50 |
Free Cash Flow |
307.54 | 118.25 | 112.53 | 188.54 | 226.62 | 256.56 | 173.23 | 149.24 | 231.59 | 166.24 |
Working Capital |
(359.28) | (380.97) | (419.24) | (354.27) | (418.55) | (462.67) | (312.34) | (379.78) | (394.34) | (428.12) |
Capital Expenditures |
47.02 | (84.34) | (95.11) | (88.53) | (112.48) | (103.36) | (115.20) | (101.59) | (150.73) | (148.66) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(1,323.91) | (1,499.38) | (1,531.74) | (1,522.50) | (1,668.56) | (1,828.85) | (1,620.24) | (1,264.87) | (1,168.92) | (1,243.34) |
EV/EBIT |
9.95 | 13.88 | 52.73 | 49.46 | 15.88 | 21.09 | 0.00 | 14.18 | 17.72 | 16.52 |
Capex to Sales |
(0.03) | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
Price to Operating Income |
7.76 | 10.65 | 39.50 | 37.98 | 12.75 | 17.17 | 0.00 | 11.79 | 16.25 | 14.36 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
1.07 | 0.91 | 1.49 | 1.27 | 0.79 | 0.71 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.64 |
Cash ROIC |
19.13% | 7.22% | 7.04% | 9.92% | 11.17% | 12.79% | 9.06% | 8.51% | 13.46% | 11.65% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
7.10 | 7.41 | 7.01 | 6.29 | 6.47 | 6.25 | 5.95 | 6.94 | 8.96 | 9.65 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
6.73 | 7.40 | 8.28 | 8.56 | 8.09 | 6.60 | 6.40 | 6.13 | 6.38 | 4.13 |
Inventory Turnover |
20.48 | 17.57 | 20.36 | 20.58 | 17.71 | 14.52 | 14.93 | 14.78 | 12.16 | 9.48 |
Average Days of Payables |
56.84 | 51.57 | 35.04 | 44.44 | 40.34 | 55.91 | 57.86 | 59.86 | 61.93 | 55.64 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
16.30 | 19.36 | 16.51 | 16.20 | 19.06 | 24.83 | 26.93 | 23.41 | 27.14 | 34.88 |
Average Receivables |
236.29 | 226.30 | 267.16 | 321.04 | 321.77 | 310.48 | 308.01 | 259.50 | 200.53 | 178.16 |
Average Payables |
64.07 | 58.30 | 69.99 | 80.88 | 86.61 | 94.74 | 92.34 | 90.54 | 83.22 | 121.28 |
Average Inventory |
21.07 | 24.55 | 28.48 | 33.66 | 39.56 | 43.08 | 39.60 | 37.54 | 43.67 | 52.82 |
Average Assets |
2,641.64 | 2,708.48 | 2,917.15 | 3,235.25 | 3,404.07 | 3,307.62 | 3,058.78 | 2,894.11 | 2,722.83 | 2,763.66 |
Average Common Equity |
800.22 | 745.96 | 892.37 | 1,093.65 | 1,116.78 | 1,012.46 | 1,057.49 | 1,185.95 | 1,096.85 | 1,020.12 |
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