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WLY · John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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$52.08 +0.11 (+0.21%)
Market Cap
$2.64B
Shares
50.76M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$51.97 Open$51.26 Day$50.43–52.05 52W close$28.79–55.72 Avg vol 30d443K Short int4.2M · 8.2% float · 9.3d Short vol72% Last earningsJun 16, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-K · Jun 24

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Next earnings call
Sep 15, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Oct 30, 2026 Est
filed Jun 24, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +33%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 53
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 86%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +5%
      trailing
      6-month return +70%
      trailing
      YTD return +70%
      this year
      Relative strength +58%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $50 › 200d $39 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +53 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      8.20% of float · ▲ +10.1% MoM · 9.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      264 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 81
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +5%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 73%
      expanding
      EPS growth +172%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $209.4M
      Valuation P/E 12.5
      below peers
      Buyback $250.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $607.8M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 37%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −32%
      past year
      ATR 3.5%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jun 16, 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA Margin · Fiscal 2027 Non-GAAP 26.5% – 27.5%
      Adjusted EPS · Fiscal 2027 Non-GAAP $4.60 – $5.05
      Free Cash Flow · Fiscal 2027 Non-GAAP $205M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Mar 5, 2026
      Adj. EBITDA Margin · Fiscal 2026 25.5% – 26.5%
      Adj. EPS · Fiscal 2026 $3.90 – $4.35
      Adjusted EBITDA Margin · Fiscal 2026 25.5% – 26.5%
      Free Cash Flow · Fiscal 2026 $200M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 2 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +33% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      53 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      86% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $50 › 200d $39 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +53 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      8.20% of float · ▲ +10.1% MoM · 9.3 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      264 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $29 Now $52 · 86% Range high $56
      vs 200-day avg +33% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adj. EBITDA margin non-GAAP 26.2% Fiscal 2026
      Adj. EPS non-GAAP $4.19 Fiscal 2026
      Adj. Operating Margin non-GAAP 17.7% Fiscal 2026
      Adj. Revenue non-GAAP $1.68B Fiscal 2026
      Adjusted Operating Margin non-GAAP 25.3% Q4 2026
      AI revenue $49M Fiscal year 2026
      AI Subscription Customers 19 FY26
      COA revenue $11M FY26
      Corporate Expenses $143M FY26
      Free Cash Flow non-GAAP $195M Fiscal year 2026
      Free Cash Flow/ Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP 44% Fiscal 2026
      Lifetime AI Revenue $110M FY26
      Nexus AI Licensing Publisher Partners 41 FY26
      Returned to shareholders $174M Fiscal 2026
      Top 10 Pharma Companies Served 7 FY26
      Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $103M Q3 FY2026 year-to-date

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Publishing — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      WLY
      John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
      this stock
      $2.64B +69.7% +4.5% 12.5 8.2%
      NYT
      New York Times Co
      $10.64B -5.0% -1.6% 27.5 8.4%
      PSO
      Pearson PLC
      $9.65B +14.4% 0.4%
      SPGNY
      Springer Nature AG & Co. KGaA/ADR
      $2.32B 0.0%
      TDAY
      USA TODAY Co., Inc.
      $965.33M +30.7% +13.7% 13.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      264
      % held
      82.4%
      Net QoQ
      -177.4K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      307
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.2M
      Days to cover
      9.3d
      Change
      +380.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      72%
      As of
      Aug 20, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.2K
      Value
      $67.5K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.4%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.7B
      Net income (FY)
      $221.6M
      EPS diluted
      $4.16
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $250.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      DEF 14A
      Filed
      Aug 13, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $653.5K
      Shares
      12.7K
      Filed
      Jul 2, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 16, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Do School-Based Interventions Hel…
      Published
      Apr 7, 2021
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      WLY +4.1% +5.1% +70.0% -0.4% +69.7%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +4.5% +2.2% +58.4% -3.4% +56.9%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.3575 / share · ex Jul 7, 2026
      Raised 0.7%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.4225 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.74%
      Buyback program · as of Jun 24, 2026
      Authorized
      $250.00M
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 107140 CUSIP 968223206 13F (30d) 243 filings 239 filers Visit website Investor relations