Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$45.32
+0.00% today
1Y Change
-1.95%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026
Coverage: 245 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLYB) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $2.13B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $45.32 and down 2.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 12, 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 +13.2% 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 WLYB price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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WLYB
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
WLYB Max Drawdown
-34.77%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for WLYB and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
3.53%
Trailing 12M Payout
$1.42
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 7, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 15, 2026 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 | Oct 23, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | Apr 24, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Dec 26, 2024 | Jan 9, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Oct 8, 2024 | Oct 8, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Jul 9, 2024 | Jul 25, 2024 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Apr 9, 2024 | Apr 25, 2024 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 27, 2023 | Jan 11, 2024 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Oct 10, 2023 | Oct 25, 2023 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Jul 6, 2023 | Jul 20, 2023 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Apr 11, 2023 | Apr 25, 2023 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 27, 2022 | Jan 11, 2023 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Oct 11, 2022 | Oct 26, 2022 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Jul 6, 2022 | Jul 20, 2022 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Apr 5, 2022 | Apr 20, 2022 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Dec 28, 2021 | Jan 12, 2022 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Oct 12, 2021 | Oct 27, 2021 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Jul 6, 2021 | Jul 21, 2021 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Apr 5, 2021 | Apr 6, 2021 | Apr 21, 2021 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Dec 29, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | Jan 13, 2021 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Oct 6, 2020 | Oct 21, 2020 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Jul 6, 2020 | Jul 7, 2020 | Jul 22, 2020 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Apr 15, 2020 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Dec 31, 2019 | Jan 2, 2020 | Jan 16, 2020 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Oct 7, 2019 | Oct 8, 2019 | Oct 23, 2019 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Jul 10, 2019 | Jul 24, 2019 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Apr 1, 2019 | Apr 2, 2019 | Apr 17, 2019 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 2, 2019 | Jan 16, 2019 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| Oct 5, 2018 | Oct 9, 2018 | Oct 24, 2018 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Jul 3, 2018 | Jul 18, 2018 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Apr 3, 2018 | Apr 18, 2018 | $0.32 | $0.32 | Quarterly |
| Dec 22, 2017 | Dec 26, 2017 | Jan 10, 2018 | $0.32 | $0.32 | Quarterly |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Oct 10, 2017 | Oct 25, 2017 | $0.32 | $0.32 | Quarterly |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Jul 5, 2017 | Jul 19, 2017 | $0.32 | $0.32 | Quarterly |
| Mar 31, 2017 | Apr 4, 2017 | Apr 19, 2017 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Quarterly |
| Dec 22, 2016 | — | — | $0.31 | $0.31 | Quarterly |
| Sep 30, 2016 | — | — | $0.31 | $0.31 | Quarterly |
| Jul 1, 2016 | — | — | $0.31 | $0.31 | Quarterly |
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