WLY
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
WLY's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 13x earnings, below its usual 20x.
WLY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
WLY's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
WLY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 13x | $49.44 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $53.29 | +7.8% |
| Fair | 20x | $75.29 | +52% |
| Expensive | 26x | $95.37 | +93% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WLY's PE is in its cheap range at 13x.
WLY Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for WLY to show an outlook.
WLY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.71 | +108% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.16 | +172% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.87 | +293% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.88 | +$2.80 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.78 | +$3.79 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.53 | +$5.18 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.73 | +$3.59 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.92 | +$1.15 |
WLY's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $3.71 over the past year, up 108% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight quarters in a row.
WLY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $386.4M | -2.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $447.9M | +1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $410M | +1.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $421.8M | -1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $396.8M | -1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $442.6M | -5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $404.6M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $426.6M | -13% |
WLY's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $386M last quarter, down 2.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8% | -7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 25% | +7.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.8% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +23 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +5.6 points |
WLY's operating margin was 0.8% last quarter, down 7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
WLY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$66.5M | +$30.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $144M | +9.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $167M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.6M | +$15.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$97M | +$6.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $131.2M | -20% |
| Q1 2025 | $132.9M | +46% |
| Q4 2024 | -$19.8M | +$1.6M |
WLY usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$66M, but it generated $240M over the past year.
WLY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -4.7% | -2.5M shares |
| 1 year | -6% | -3.2M shares |
| 3 years | -8.2% | -4.5M shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -5.8M shares |
| Available history | -10% | -5.9M shares |
WLY has 51M diluted shares, down 6% from a year ago, with $102M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $30.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $34.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $21.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $13.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $25M |
| Q1 2025 | $10M |
| Q4 2024 | $12.9M |
WLY spent $102M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 66% from the year before.
WLY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
WLY's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.0 years a year ago.
WLY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.6 | Neutral |
WLY's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
WLY PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | WLY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 16x | 19% below |
| PE % | 9 | 26 | 17 pts below |
WLY is trading at 13x earnings, a 19% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
WLY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $50.3 | 1.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $50.5 | 2.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.2 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $41.5 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.3 | 23% above |
WLY has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 23% above its 200-week average.
WLY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48.4 | $45.3 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | $45.3 | $55.4 | +22% |
| 2022 | $55.4 | $39.4 | -29% |
| 2023 | $39.4 | $31.7 | -19% |
| 2024 | $31.7 | $44.5 | +40% |
| 2025 | $44.5 | $31.1 | -30% |
| 2026 YTD | $31.1 | $49.4 | +59% |
WLY is up 59% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous six years.