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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) P/B ratio

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As of 5 November 2026, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) trades at a P/B ratio of 3.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.5× (March 2020) to 3.9× (October 2024); the current reading is higher than 86% of that period. That is below the Publishing industry median of 4.2× and above the Communication Services sector median of 1.3×.

P/B ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/B ratio Change
FY2026 2.5× (19.27%)
FY2025 3.1× 12.38%
FY2024 2.8× 37.37%
FY2023 2.0× (17.02%)
FY2022 2.4× (16.11%)
FY2021 2.9× 29.08%
FY2020 2.3× 1.12%
FY2019 2.2× (29.25%)
FY2018 3.2× 4.41%
FY2017 3.0× 5.89%

Quarterly newest first

Period P/B ratio Change
Jul 2026 3.3× 31.30%
Apr 2026 2.5× 15.77%
Jan 2026 2.2× (17.31%)
Oct 2025 2.6× (5.91%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.5× High 3.9×
Ten-year median 2.8×
Current reading's percentile 87

P/B ratio against peers

Company P/B ratio
PSO Pearson, PLC compare n/m
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 0.2×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 1.1×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 3.2×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 3.2×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 5.1×
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 6.2×
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 76.7×
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 4,030×
Publishing industry median 4.2×
Communication Services sector median 1.3×
Market median 1.7×

What P/B ratio is

Price to Book Value tells an investor how much the market pays for a company’s shares relative to the accounting net worth that belongs to common shareholders.

Stock Price ÷ (Common Equity (Total) (latest quarter) ÷ Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter))

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