Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$46.70
+2.82% today
1Y Change
-0.14%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 8, 2026
Coverage: 241 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 8, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $2.13B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $46.70 and down 0.1% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 8, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -10.4%, EPS growth of +142.7%, a dividend yield of 3.5%. What stands out right now is revenue -10.4%, EPS +142.7%, free cash flow +33.3% with operating margin 16.3% and ROIC 12.8%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 3.5%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 13.6 and price/sales 1.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines WLY price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
WLY
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
WLY Max Drawdown
-36.31%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
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Financial profile
Profitability, balance sheet stamina, and cash efficiency drawn from the latest filings.
FY Revenue
$1.9B
-6.8% YoY
FY Net Income
$148.3M
-0.0% YoY
Free Cash Flow
$226.7M
+4.3% YoY
Revenue Growth
-10.4%
EPS Growth
+142.7%
Gross Margin
71.0%
Net Margin
9.2%
Income statement
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| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.7B | 1.9B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 1.9B |
| Gross Profit | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.2B |
| Operating Income | 247M | 224M | 205M | 218M | 219M |
| EBITDA | 397M | 405M | 423M | 438M | 424M |
| Net Income | 84M | -200M | 17M | 148M | 148M |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance sheet
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| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | 86M | 83M | 107M | 100M | 94M |
| Total Assets | 2.7B | 2.7B | 3.1B | 3.4B | 3.4B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.9B | 2.0B | 2.1B | 2.2B | 2.4B |
| Shareholder Equity | 752M | 740M | 1.0B | 1.1B | 1.1B |
| Total Debt | 899M | 887M | 884M | 940M | 990M |
| Net Debt | 813M | 804M | 777M | 840M | 896M |
Cash flow positioning
Latest Full Year
Operating Cash Flow
360M
+6.1% YoY
Capital Expenditures
133M
-9.5% YoY
Free Cash Flow
227M
+4.3% YoY
Key ratios
Gross Margin
71.0%
Operating Margin
16.3%
Net Margin
9.2%
ROE
20.8%
Debt / Equity
1.20x
Next Step
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