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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. WLY
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. (WLY) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.24% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $1.7B at a 13.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.46 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-08 | CJS Securities | Market Outperform (up) |
| 2022-08-29 | CJS Securities | Market Perform (down) |
| 2020-08-25 | Stifel | Hold (main) |
| 2020-03-05 | Stifel | Hold (main) |
| 2016-09-28 | Sidoti & Co. | Buy (init) |
| 2014-04-09 | Stifel Nicolaus | Hold (down) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.139 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.671 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.107 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.486 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLY | JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. | 8/9 | 2.51 | 10.4 | -0.1% |
| SCHL | SCHOLASTIC CORP | 3/9 | 3.05 | 17.6 | -2.7% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
| TM | TOYOTA MOTOR CORP/ | 7/9 | 2.55 | — | -1% |
| HMC | HONDA MOTOR CO LTD | 6/9 | 2.79 | — | +19.9% |
| SONY | Sony Group Corp | 6/9 | 0.86 | — | +9% |
| CAJFF | CANON INC | 6/9 | — | — | +14.7% |
About JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a publisher, provides authoritative content and research intelligence for the advancement of scientific discovery, innovation, and learning in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and internationally. It operates through Research and Learning segment. The company's Research segment provides scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and life sciences. This segment sells its products direct to research libraries and library consortia, as well as to researchers and professional society members, and other customers; and through independent subscription agents. The company's Learning segment offers scientific, professional, and education print and digital books; digital courseware to support students and instructors, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. This segment sells its products and services to business and leadership, technology, behavioral health, engineering/architecture, science, and professional education categories through brick-and-mortar and online retailers, wholesalers who supply such bookstores, college bookstores, individual practitioners, corporations, distributor networks, and government agencies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.
FAQ
Is WLY financially healthy?
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does WLY pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 3.24% with a 33.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is WLY?
In FY2026, JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. had a net margin of 13.2% and a return on equity of 26.1%.
Is WLY overvalued or undervalued?
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. trades at about 12.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.1×–116.1×, median 21.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for WLY?
The average Wall-Street price target for JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. is $68.00, about 36.2% above the recent price, from 1 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is WLY a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 10.4×, a dividend yield of 3.24%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-04-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.