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Also trades as: JW-A (NYSE) · $vol 11M · WLYB (NYSE) · $vol 0M · JW-B (NYSE) · $vol 0M

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
1W: +3.7% 1M: +13.8% 3M: -0.3% YTD: +86.4% 1Y: +50.4% 3Y: +93.8% 5Y: +20.2%
$52.61
-1.02 (-1.90%)
After Hours: $46.16 (-6.45, -12.27%)
Weekly Expected Move ±4.0%
$50 $52 $54 $56 $58
NYSE · Communication Services · Publishing · Tech Score Strong Buy · Power 70 · $2.7B mcap · 38M float · 1.36% daily turnover · Short 63% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 54% of companies Debt: 33.6% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $1.77 (down 97%), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $1.37B against a stock market value of $2.72B.
Distance to default 5.51 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-07-31, debt counted $652.5M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 36.4%; Altman Z'' 2.11. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
Smart Money Score
Moderate 50
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Key Statistics
Market Cap$2.7B
52W Range28.38-57.45
Volume353,500
Avg Volume521,563
Beta0.75
Dividend$1.43
Analyst Ratings
1 Buy 2 Hold 0 Sell
Consensus Hold
Company Info
CEOMatthew S. Kissner
Employees4,500
SectorCommunication Services
IndustryPublishing
IPO Date1972-06-01
Websitewiley.com
111 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774
US
201 748 6000
About John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a publisher, provides authoritative content, data-driven insights, and knowledge services for the advancement of science, innovation, and learning in the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, and internationally. The company’s Research segment provides scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services in the areas of physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and life sciences. This segment sells its products direct to research libraries and library consortia, as well as to researchers and professional society members, and other customers; and through independent subscription agents. The company’s Learning segment offers scientific, professional, and education print and digital books; digital courseware to support students and instructors, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. This segment sells its products and services to business and leadership, technology, behavioral health, engineering/architecture, science, and professional education categories through brick-and-mortar and online retailers, wholesalers who supply such bookstores, college bookstores, individual practitioners, corporations, distributor networks, and government agencies. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.

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