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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) Stock

$49.63 +3.61% NYSE: WLYB Communication Services

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$49.63
Market Cap$2.60B
P/E Ratio12.60
P/B Ratio3.02
P/S Ratio1.50
EPS (TTM)$1.53
52-Week High$55.51
52-Week Low$29.16
Dividend Yield2.89%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE25.28%
ROA6.33%
ROCE10.06%
Gross Margin13.23%
Operating Margin13.17%
Net Margin11.90%
Debt/Equity1.72
Current Ratio0.54

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20222023202420252026
Revenue$2.1B$2.0B$1.9B$1.7B$1.7B
Operating Profit$219.0M$209.0M$52.0M$221.0M$296.0M
Net Profit$148.0M$17.0M$-200.0M$84.0M$222.0M
EPS$2.62$0.31$-3.65$1.53$4.16
Op Margin10.5%10.3%2.8%13.2%17.7%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20222023202420252026
Total Assets$3.4B$3.1B$2.7B$2.7B$2.6B
Total Liabilities$2.2B$2.1B$2.0B$1.9B$1.7B
Cash$100.0M$107.0M$83.0M$86.0M$76.0M
Borrowings$940.0M$884.0M$887.0M$899.0M$769.0M

Latest News

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20222023202420252026
Operating Cash Flow$339.0M$277.0M$208.0M$203.0M$261.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-316.0M$-190.0M$-208.0M$-177.0M$-56.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-43.0M$-43.0M$-54.0M$-67.0M$-108.0M
Net Cash Flow$6.0M$7.0M$-8.0M$-14.0M$-10.0M
Free Cash Flow$217.0M$170.0M$106.0M$120.0M$177.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio0.12
EV / EBITDA16.20
FCF Yield8.49%
Quick Ratio0.61
Interest Coverage5.26
Return 1Y23.39%
Return 3Y62.06%
Return 5Y—

Ownership

Insiders Held94.22%
Institutions Held2.59%
Institutions Float Held44.79%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Morgan Stanley65,0072026-03-31
Pfg Investments, LLC 53,5352026-03-31
Royal Bank of Canada27,9502026-03-31
Cannell & Spears LLC20,0002026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC14,5222026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
CCOICogent Communications Holdings, Inc. $8.54 -10.67% -5.58 $427.66M 0.80%
CMPRCimpress plc $74.21 -0.09% 18.77 $1.80B 0.00%
DOYUDouYu International Holdings Limited $4.55 +2.25% 11.97 $137.31M 0.00%
IASIntegral Ad Science Holding Corp. $10.34 +0.00% 54.42 $1.74B 0.00%
IHSIHS Holding Limited $8.43 -0.12% 20.59 $2.84B 0.00%

About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) stock trades at $49.63 with a market capitalization of $2.60B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.60, price-to-book of 3.02, price-to-sales of 1.50. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $29.16 and $55.51, and currently trades 10.6% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 2.89%.

On profitability, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 25.28% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 10.06%, an operating margin of 13.17%, a net profit margin of 11.90%.

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