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JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. WLY

NYSE · stock · Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing · website · IPO 1995-07-12 · LEI

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.3B
P / E10.4×
P / S1.4×
P / B2.7×
P / FCF11.0×
Dividend yield3.24%
Net margin13.2%
Return on equity26.1%
FCF margin12.5%
Net debt$607.8M
Net debt / EBITDA1.4×
Enterprise value USD$2.9B
EV / EBITDA6.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV9.5%
Return on capital15.3%
Graham number -22.7%$38.61

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($38.61); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.60% 10.70% 9.30% -4.10% 7.60% 7.10% 0.90% -10.70% 5.00% 13.20% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
73.20% 70.40% 69.20% 67.70% 67.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
12.30% 12.90% 12.40% -3.00% 9.60% 10.50% 2.80% 2.80% 13.20% 16.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
11.30% 16.10% 14.20% -8.00% 13.60% 13.00% 1.60% -27.10% 11.20% 26.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
58.2M 57.9M 57.8M 56.2M 56.5M 56.6M 56.4M 54.9M 54.8M 53.2M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$306.5M $190.2M $385.9M $572.6M $727.8M $686.6M $641.6M $691.3M $713.6M $607.8M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
4.40% 6.80% 5.70% -2.30% 4.30% 4.40% 0.60% -7.30% 3.10% 8.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
12.20% 14.90% 9.60% 10.90% 14.60% 12.00% 9.70% 7.00% 8.40% 12.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.36× 0.30× 0.41× 0.83× 0.75× 0.69× 0.72× 1.05× 1.06× 0.81× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.95 $3.32 $2.91 -$1.32 $2.63 $2.62 $0.31 -$3.65 $1.53 $4.16 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. trades at about 12× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.1×–116.1×, median 21.7×).

10.1× 116.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (10.1×–116.1×); dot = today's 12×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin—————67.8%67.7%69.2%70.4%73.2%
Operating margin16.5%13.2%2.8%2.8%10.5%9.6%-3.0%12.4%12.9%12.3%
Net margin13.2%5.0%-10.7%0.9%7.1%7.6%-4.1%9.3%10.7%6.6%
FCF margin12.5%8.4%7.0%9.7%12.0%14.6%10.9%9.6%14.9%12.2%
Return on assets8.6%3.1%-7.3%0.6%4.4%4.3%-2.3%5.7%6.8%4.4%
Return on equity26.1%11.2%-27.1%1.6%13.0%13.6%-8.0%14.2%16.1%11.3%
Debt / equity0.81×1.06×1.05×0.72×0.69×0.75×0.83×0.41×0.30×0.36×
Current ratio0.540.540.520.600.570.530.660.570.550.46

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-04-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.