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WLY
Premium GrowerJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. · Communication Services · United States · $2.7B cap · $18.8M/day traded
$51.20 +0.5% · close 11 Nov · scored 11 Nov
Premium Grower: Strong business with the market behind it, priced at a premium.
As of 11 Nov 2026, the MoatMap Score for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (WLY) is 76/100, ranked against 25,000+ stocks in 38 markets (Quality 63, Value 44, Momentum 67, each scored against its sector).
Does the score work? Each tenth of the ranking, tracked monthly. See the record →
ABOUT JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is a global leader in scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing, offering content and solutions for researchers, professionals, and students. The company's competitive moat is its vast portfolio of high-impact journals, prestigious book imprints, and proprietary digital learning platforms, which create high switching costs and brand loyalty. Wiley holds a strong market position in academic publishing and professional development, leveraging its authoritative content and innovative delivery models.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | CAGR | TTM | 2027E | 2028E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | 2.0B | 1.9B | 1.7B | 1.7B | -6.0% | 1.7B | 1.8B | 1.8B | 3.9% |
| EPS | 2.66 | 0.31 | -3.65 | 1.56 | 4.36 | 13.1% | 3.71 | 4.99 | 5.51 | 12.5% |
| Shares | — | 55.3M | 54.4M | 53.4M | 50.9M | -8.0% | 41.9M | — | — | — |
| Debt | — | 883.5M | 887.3M | 899.2M | 768.9M | -4.5% | 1.4B | — | — | — |
| Equity | — | 1.0B | 739.7M | 752.2M | 848.2M | -6.7% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | — | 277.1M | 207.6M | 202.6M | 260.5M | -2.0% | 290.3M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | -98.4M | -106.6M | -94.0M | 28.1M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | -168.6M | -107.2M | -125.3M | -298.3M | — | — | — | — | — |
Above its 200-day average and 11% below its 52-week high.
Calmer than 60% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 37% a year).
How this is worked out
The MoatMap Score weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Communication Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of WLY are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| WLY | John Wiley & Sons, Inc.(you) | $2.7B | 76 |
| NYT | The New York Times Company | $11.2B | 70 |
| TDAY | USA TODAY Co., Inc. | $1.0B | 48 |
| SCHL | Scholastic Corporation | $709M | 38 |
| MGNI | Magnite, Inc. | $3.3B | 71 |
| NXST | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | $5.2B | 76 |
| CARG | CarGurus, Inc. | $2.8B | 89 |
| LEE | Lee Enterprises, Incorporated | $141M | 21 |
| DV | DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. | $2.1B | 84 |
| ZD | Ziff Davis, Inc. | $2.0B | 85 |
Peer medians: ROE 4.1% · P/E 16.8x · Gross margin 54.6%
Company Deep Dive
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