JOHN WILEY AND SONS INC CLASS A (WLY)
Communication · Academic and Professional Publishing · NYSE
A global academic and professional publisher delivering peer-reviewed journals, educational content, and digital platforms to researchers and institutions, now leveraging AI to enhance publishing efficiency and content discovery.
What JOHN WILEY AND SONS INC CLASS A does
John Wiley & Sons is a global academic and professional publisher that produces peer-reviewed journals, books, and digital content for researchers, students, and professionals. The company's core business includes publishing scientific and technical journals, educational textbooks, and professional reference materials across multiple disciplines. Wiley operates through digital platforms and services that deliver content to institutions, corporations, and professional societies, and leverages AI technologies and data analytics to enhance its publishing output and distribution capabilities.
Themes: ["Academic publishing","Peer-reviewed research","Digital content platforms","Educational publishing","Professional information services","AI and machine learning in publishing","Research infrastructure"]
Fundamentals
- Price$50.42 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$2.7B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+17.1% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E12.19 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+13.2% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+74.3% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+28.9% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity0.81 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.1% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-6.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.79 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +3.5%; pays a dividend.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["IP protection challenges intensified by AI technologies and piracy: Unauthorized misappropriation of copyrighted content and trademarks is becoming more difficult and costly to detect and enforce, particularly with AI-enabled infringement methods and global digital distribution.","AI disruption and market cannibalization: Rapid development of AI technologies could disrupt publishing markets, increase competition, cannibalize sales of existing products, and create legal/regulatory compliance risks that are difficult to predict.","Dependence on subscriber renewal rates and publication output growth: The company's profitability relies on maintaining strong journal subscription renewals, expanding publishing output to meet global demand, and managing institutional and wholesale consolidation risks."]
Competitors & peers
- Elsevier (part of RELX Group)
- Springer Nature
- Sage Publishing
- Taylor & Francis
- Cengage Learning
- Pearson (PSON)
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.