John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) Stock

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) is a Communication Services stock trading at $52.03 (as of 2026-08-14), with a market capitalization of $2.77B and a trailing P/E of 12.5. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is a global research and education company with segments including Research Publishing & Platforms, Academic & Professional Learning, and Education Services. It publishes journals and related content and provides publishing software and services, selling to learned societies, researchers, libraries and consortia, and other education and professional customers.

Understand John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: how it makes money

John Wiley & Sons publishes research and education content, including scientific and scholarly journals and related platforms, and sells academic and professional learning and education services to libraries, learned societies, researchers, and other learners.

The profit model is tied to how effectively Wiley monetizes its research and education content and services across journals and learning offerings to end users and institutions such as libraries, learned societies, researchers, and other professionals.

Business quality (Mixed): Wiley has a clear, content and learning based business across three segments, but with limited provided operating metrics here, it is harder to directly track the specific demand and usage drivers investors typically watch.

Valuation: At 15× earnings, WLYB trades 41% below the Printing & Publishing average (26×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Diversified content and education offering across three segments: Research Publishing & Platforms (journals and related content and services), Academic & Professional Learning, and Education Services.
  • Broad customer set aligned to research and education workflows: Customers include learned societies, individual researchers, other professionals, and academic, corporate, and government libraries.

Bear case

  • Performance may be sensitive to changes in institutional and learner demand: Wiley’s offerings are sold to libraries, learned societies, researchers, and other learners, so demand shifts in these customer groups could affect results.
  • Segment outcomes could diverge across publishing, learning, and education services: Because revenue is generated through distinct business lines, weakness in one segment could offset strength in others.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$52.03
Market Cap$2.77B
P/E Ratio12.5
EV / EBITDA8.0
Price / Book3.27
Price / Sales1.65
FCF Yield7.6%
DCF Value (model)$56.54
DCF Upside vs Price8.7%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$1.68B
Net Margin13.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-0.1%
EPS Growth (YoY)170.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)48.4%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score2.73 (grey)
Piotroski F-Score8/9 (strong)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E12.5
Sector P/E (Communication Services)24.4
Industry P/E (Printing & Publishing)27.7
vs Sector-48.7%
vs Industry-54.8%
Company
SectorCommunication Services
IndustryPrinting & Publishing
CEOMatthew S. Kissner
Employees6,400
CountryUS
IPO Date1982-09-14

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Data as of 2026-08-14.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.