profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
John Wiley & Sons
$50.04-0.42% today
+35.4% in 1 year
1-year low $29.621-year high $54.73
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $30.14 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What John Wiley & Sons sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.08 billion in 2022 to $1.68 billion in 2025, with $84.2 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
John Wiley & Sons handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $60M$76M
Free cash flow 2025$120M
Bought back its own shares$60M
Paid as dividends$76M
Cash vs. debt$86M vs. $899M
John Wiley & Sons vs. similar companies
John Wiley & Sons grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wiley & Sons | 30.1× · Expensive | ||
 Informa | 1,089.1× · Very expensive | ||
 The New York Times | 33.8× · Expensive | ||
 Pearson | 23.2× · Fair price | ||
 Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media | 13.2× · Cheap |
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AI analysis
An AI analyst reads John Wiley & Sons's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,083 | 2,020 | 1,873 | 1,678 | |
| 1,382 | 1,327 | 1,293 | 1,246 | |
| 218 | 205 | 224 | 247 | |
| 445 | 285 | 40 | 344 | |
| 148 | 17 | -200 | 84 | |
| 2.62 | 0.31 | -3.65 | 1.53 | |
| 66.4% | 65.7% | 69.0% | 74.3% | |
| 10.5% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 14.7% | |
| 7.1% | 0.9% | -10.7% | 5.0% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,362 | 3,109 | 2,725 | 2,691 |
| Cash | 100 | 107 | 83 | 86 |
| Total debt | 940 | 884 | 887 | 899 |
| Total liabilities | 2,219 | 2,064 | 1,986 | 1,939 |
| 1,142 | 1,045 | 740 | 752 | |
| 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | |
| 8.7% | 2.9% | -6.7% | 9.3% | |
| 13.0% | 1.6% | -27.1% | 11.2% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 339 | 277 | 208 | 203 | |
| 122 | 107 | 102 | 83 | |
| 217 | 170 | 106 | 120 | |
| Dividends paid | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| 30 | 35 | 45 | 60 | |
| 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Valuation
- 30.1×
- 10.5×
- –
- 3.0×
- 1.5×
- 21.2×
- 9.7×
- 4.7%
- 3.3%
- 3.6%
Profitability
- 74.3%
- 14.7%
- 5.0%
- 25.0%
- 13.0%
- 4.7%
- 20.8%
- 6.0%
- 14.5%
- –
Growth
- −7.0%
- −16.4%
- +13.2%
- +0.7%
- −1.9%
Financial health
- 1.7×
- 0.91
- 35.0%
- 5.9×
- 0.54
- 0.57
- 0.65
How it ranks in Communication Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 23%of 435
Top 43%of 437
Bottom 31%of 346
Bottom 6%of 439
Bottom 42%of 439
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 0.97 | 0.86 | +12.8% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 1.10 | 0.78 | +41.0% |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 0.49 | 0.32 | +53.1% |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 1.37 | 1.27 | +7.9% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 0.84 | 0.65 | +29.2% |
| Dec 5, 2024 | 0.97 | 0.88 | +10.2% |
| Sep 5, 2024 | 0.47 | 0.55 | −14.5% |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 1.21 | 0.81 | +49.4% |
3.6%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$36a year at today's yield, before tax
+0.7%2020 to 2025
Raised10 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.19 in 2015 → $1.42 in 2025
How safe it looks
90.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 63.5%
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
39No pass
Benjamin Graham
20No pass
Philip Fisher
41No pass
Peter Lynch
17No pass
Joel Greenblatt
32No pass
Charlie Munger
35No pass
Terry Smith
30No pass
Questions about John Wiley & Sons
Is John Wiley & Sons a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, but the price is high. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the John Wiley & Sons AI analysis
What does John Wiley & Sons do?
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 is in Publishing, based in Hoboken, NJ, United States, with 5,200 employees.
Does John Wiley & Sons pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 3.6% a year, about 90% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $76.1 million in dividends.
Is John Wiley & Sons stock halal?
No. John Wiley & Sons does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 36% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has John Wiley & Sons stock done over the past year?
Up 35.4% over the past twelve months, to $50.04. It traded between $29.62 and $54.73 and is 8.6% below its high.
Who are John Wiley & Sons's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Informa, The New York Times, Pearson and Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with John Wiley & Sons's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.