John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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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.

52.59 0.38 −0.72%
Market cap
$2.7B
P/E
13.7×
Fwd P/E
11.2×
Dividend yield
2.71%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
2.51
Beneish M
−2.46
Dividend safety
86/100

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) P/E ratio

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As of 16 October 2026, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) trades at a P/E ratio of 13.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (January 2025) to 129× (June 2023); the current reading is higher than 29% of that period. That is in line with the Publishing industry median of 13.7× and below the Communication Services sector median of 16.7×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2026 9.5× (65.89%)
FY2025 28.0× —
FY2024 0.0× —
FY2023 123× 553.77%
FY2022 18.9× (12.26%)
FY2021 21.5× —
FY2020 0.0× —
FY2019 15.8× (20.39%)
FY2018 19.9× (26.47%)
FY2017 27.0× 31.61%

Quarterly newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
Jul 2026 13.6× 42.48%
Apr 2026 9.5× (11.55%)
Jan 2026 10.8× (44.12%)
Oct 2025 19.3× (9.48%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 129×
Ten-year median 18.3×
Current reading's percentile 8

P/E ratio against peers

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EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 5.3×
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare 13.1×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 13.7×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 13.7×
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 18.8×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 24.9×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 28.0×
Publishing industry median 13.7×
Communication Services sector median 16.7×
Market median 18.1×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

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