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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.

Revenue
−2.63%
EPS
−204.6%
Free cash flow
+30.3%
Total debt
+55.9%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

50.45 1.85 −3.54%
Market cap
$2.6B
P/E
13.1×
Fwd P/E
15.7×
Dividend yield
2.82%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
2.51
Beneish M
−2.46
Dividend safety
86/100
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) Book value per share

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.'s book value per share at the end of fiscal 2026 was 16.2×, up 16.2% from 13.9× in fiscal 2025. At the end of the quarter to 31 July 2026 it was 15.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 13.5× (fiscal 2024) to 20.9× (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ranks 2nd of 9 Publishing companies by book value per share.

Book value per share, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Book value per share Change
FY2026 16.2× 16.18%
FY2025 13.9× 3.36%
FY2024 13.5× (28.43%)
FY2023 18.8× (8.18%)
FY2022 20.5× 4.99%
FY2021 19.5× 17.47%
FY2020 16.6× (19.59%)
FY2019 20.7× (1.03%)
FY2018 20.9× 19.29%
FY2017 17.5× (2.16%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Book value per share Change
Jul 2026 15.7× (2.86%)
Apr 2026 16.2× 12.63%
Jan 2026 14.4× 2.96%
Oct 2025 13.9× 1.52%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 13.5× High 20.9×
Ten-year median 17.9×
Current reading's percentile 25

Book value per share against peers

Company Book value per share
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 34.7×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 15.7×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 15.7×
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 4.7×
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 1.0×
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 0.0×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 0.0×
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 0.0×
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 0.0×

What Book value per share is

BV per Share tells an investor how much of a company’s accounting net worth stands behind each share.

(Shareholders Equity (Total) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted))

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