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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

50.46 0.01 −0.02%
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) EV/Sales

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As of 5 November 2026, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) trades at a EV/Sales of 2.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.2× (June 2023) to 2.6× (January 2018); the current reading is higher than 89% of that period. That is above the Publishing industry median of 1.7× and above the Communication Services sector median of 1.4×.

EV/Sales, daily

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Annual newest first

Period EV/Sales Change
FY2026 1.6× (10.27%)
FY2025 1.8× 24.49%
FY2024 1.5× 7.50%
FY2023 1.4× (18.15%)
FY2022 1.7× (17.03%)
FY2021 2.0× 37.56%
FY2020 1.5× (16.99%)
FY2019 1.8× (22.73%)
FY2018 2.3× 12.39%
FY2017 2.0× 4.60%

Quarterly newest first

Period EV/Sales Change
Jul 2026 2.3× 40.03%
Apr 2026 1.6× 16.75%
Jan 2026 1.4× (15.10%)
Oct 2025 1.7× (1.32%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.2× High 2.6×
Ten-year median 1.8×
Current reading's percentile 89

EV/Sales against peers

Company EV/Sales
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare n/m
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 0.2×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 0.5×
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 0.8×
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 1.1×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2.2×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 2.3×
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 2.9×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 3.4×
Publishing industry median 1.7×
Communication Services sector median 1.4×
Market median 2.1×

What EV/Sales is

EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.

((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)

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