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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) Price to free cash flow

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As of 4 November 2026, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) trades at a price to free cash flow of 7.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.3× (February 2026) to 40.0× (April 2018); the current reading is higher than 4% of that period. That is below the Publishing industry median of 10.0× and below the Communication Services sector median of 10.2×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

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Annual newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2026 7.3× (62.46%)
FY2025 19.4× 4.58%
FY2024 18.6× 62.54%
FY2023 11.4× (12.05%)
FY2022 13.0× 3.87%
FY2021 12.5× (0.15%)
FY2020 12.5× (29.07%)
FY2019 17.6× 6.25%
FY2018 16.6× (9.24%)
FY2017 18.3× 35.91%

Quarterly newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jul 2026 8.3× 13.63%
Apr 2026 7.3× 26.15%
Jan 2026 5.8× (63.11%)
Oct 2025 15.7× (5.16%)
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 5.3× High 40.0×
Ten-year median 13.7×
Current reading's percentile 4

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
TNMG TNL Mediagene compare n/m
SCHL Scholastic Corporation compare n/m
PSO Pearson, PLC compare n/m
EDUC Educational Development Corporation compare 0.3×
WLY John Wiley & Sons, Inc. compare 7.9×
WLYB John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7.9×
TDAY USA TODAY Co., Inc. compare 12.2×
NYT The New York Times Company compare 17.7×
LEE Lee Enterprises, Incorporated compare 140×
Publishing industry median 10.0×
Communication Services sector median 10.2×
Market median 14.1×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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