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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

WLYB 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

50.82 0.00 0.00%
Market cap
$2.1B
P/E
13.2×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
2.80%
F-score
8/9
Altman Z
2.52
Beneish M
−2.46
Dividend safety
86/100
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) EV/EBITDA

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As of 4 November 2026, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 9.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.7× (February 2026) to 26.2× (April 2021); the current reading is higher than 57% of that period. That is in line with the Publishing industry median of 9.5× and above the Communication Services sector median of 8.8×.

EV/EBITDA, daily

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Annual newest first

Period EV/EBITDA Change
FY2026 6.5× (21.00%)
FY2025 8.3× 1.03%
FY2024 8.2× 8.53%
FY2023 7.6× (9.51%)
FY2022 8.4× (18.12%)
FY2021 10.2× (55.03%)
FY2020 22.7× 175.63%
FY2019 8.2× (24.24%)
FY2018 10.9× 14.26%
FY2017 9.5× (2.09%)

Quarterly newest first

Period EV/EBITDA Change
Jul 2026 9.8× 50.15%
Apr 2026 6.5× 6.77%
Jan 2026 6.1× (18.05%)
Oct 2025 7.5× (2.81%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 5.7× High 26.2×
Ten-year median 9.2×
Current reading's percentile 57

EV/EBITDA against peers

Company EV/EBITDA
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare n/m
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare n/m
PSO Pearson, PLC compare 0.8×
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare 6.6×
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 7.1×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 9.5×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 9.5×
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 13.1×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 17.6×
Publishing industry median 9.5×
Communication Services sector median 8.8×
Market median 10.9×

What EV/EBITDA is

Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.

((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)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)

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