WILEY (JOHN) & SONS-CLASS A (WLY) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NYSE:WLY • US9682232064
28.79 USD
-0.72 (-2.44%)
At close: Feb 12, 2026
28.79 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/12/2026, 7:21:17 PM
Taking everything into account, WLY scores 6 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. WLY was compared to 92 industry peers in the Media industry. WLY has an excellent profitability rating, but there are concerns on its financial health. WLY may be a bit undervalued, certainly considering the very reasonable score on growth Finally WLY also has an excellent dividend rating.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year WLY was profitable.
- WLY had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- Of the past 5 years WLY 4 years were profitable.
- Each year in the past 5 years WLY had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- WLY's Return On Assets of 4.12% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. WLY outperforms 79.35% of its industry peers.
- WLY has a Return On Equity of 13.74%. This is amongst the best in the industry. WLY outperforms 85.87% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 7.93%, WLY belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 89.13% of the companies in the same industry.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for WLY is in line with the industry average of 7.07%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (7.93%) for WLY is above the 3 year average (6.78%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.12% | ||
| ROE | 13.74% | ||
| ROIC | 7.93% |
ROA(3y)-1.22%
ROA(5y)1.01%
ROE(3y)-4.75%
ROE(5y)2.47%
ROIC(3y)6.78%
ROIC(5y)6.2%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 6.11%, WLY is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.26% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of WLY has declined.
- WLY has a Operating Margin of 15.57%. This is amongst the best in the industry. WLY outperforms 82.61% of its industry peers.
- WLY's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- WLY has a better Gross Margin (74.26%) than 91.30% of its industry peers.
- WLY's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 15.57% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 6.11% | ||
| GM | 74.26% |
OM growth 3Y12.06%
OM growth 5Y8.18%
PM growth 3Y-11.02%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.3%
GM growth 5Y0.82%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so WLY is still creating some value.
- The number of shares outstanding for WLY has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, WLY has less shares outstanding
- Compared to 1 year ago, WLY has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 2.40 indicates that WLY is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
- WLY has a better Altman-Z score (2.40) than 79.35% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of WLY is 5.63, which is a neutral value as it means it would take WLY, 5.63 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 5.63, WLY is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.26% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.16 is on the high side and indicates that WLY has dependencies on debt financing.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.16, WLY perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.83% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.16 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.63 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.4 |
ROIC/WACC1.11
WACC7.13%
2.3 Liquidity
- WLY has a Current Ratio of 0.71. This is a bad value and indicates that WLY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- The Current ratio of WLY (0.71) is worse than 69.57% of its industry peers.
- WLY has a Quick Ratio of 0.71. This is a bad value and indicates that WLY is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.67, WLY is doing worse than 70.65% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.67 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 17.28% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.75% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
- Looking at the last year, WLY shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -5.33% in the last year.
- The Revenue has been decreasing by -1.74% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)17.28%
EPS 3Y-1.85%
EPS 5Y8.75%
EPS Q2Q%13.4%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.33%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.96%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.74%
Sales Q2Q%-1.14%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 4.04% on average over the next years.
- WLY is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 9.02% yearly.
EPS Next Y10.68%
EPS Next 2Y10.34%
EPS Next 3Y4.04%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-0.53%
Revenue Next 2Y0.89%
Revenue Next 3Y9.02%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
- The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- WLY is valuated cheaply with a Price/Earnings ratio of 7.58.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, WLY is valued cheaper than 88.04% of the companies in the same industry.
- WLY's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.67.
- WLY is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.48.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, WLY is valued cheaply inside the industry as 82.61% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 27.69. WLY is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.58 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.48 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, WLY is valued cheaply inside the industry as 86.96% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, WLY is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 75.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 9.89 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.1 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- WLY's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
- The excellent profitability rating of WLY may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0.71
PEG (5Y)0.87
EPS Next 2Y10.34%
EPS Next 3Y4.04%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.57%, WLY is a good candidate for dividend investing.
- Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 1.24, WLY pays a better dividend. On top of this WLY pays more dividend than 88.04% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.80, WLY pays a better dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 4.57% |
5.2 History
- The dividend of WLY has a limited annual growth rate of 0.69%.
- WLY has paid a dividend for at least 10 years, which is a reliable track record.
- WLY has not decreased its dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record of non decreasing dividend.
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.69%
Div Incr Years26
Div Non Decr Years26
5.3 Sustainability
- WLY pays out 74.32% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
- WLY's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP74.32%
EPS Next 2Y10.34%
EPS Next 3Y4.04%
28.79
-0.72 (-2.44%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)12-04 2025-12-04/bmo
Earnings (Next)03-05 2026-03-05
Inst Owners97.89%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.47%
Ins Owner Change-3.12%
Market Cap1.53B
Revenue(TTM)1.67B
Net Income(TTM)101.73M
Analysts80
Price Target61.2 (112.57%)
Short Float %7.75%
Short Ratio4.94
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 4.57% |
Yearly Dividend1.41
Dividend Growth(5Y)0.69%
DP74.32%
Div Incr Years26
Div Non Decr Years26
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)4.65%
Min EPS beat(2)-2.97%
Max EPS beat(2)12.28%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)11.02%
Min EPS beat(4)-2.97%
Max EPS beat(4)27.95%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)14.44%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)60.64%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)44.22%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.52%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.28%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.77%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.42%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.12%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.77%
Revenue beat(8)7
Avg Revenue beat(8)3.37%
Revenue beat(12)9
Avg Revenue beat(12)6.1%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)3.85%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-16.5%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.05%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.83%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.58 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.48 | ||
| P/S | 0.92 | ||
| P/FCF | 9.89 | ||
| P/OCF | 6.96 | ||
| P/B | 2.07 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 6.1 |
EPS(TTM)3.8
EY13.2%
EPS(NY)4.44
Fwd EY15.44%
FCF(TTM)2.91
FCFY10.11%
OCF(TTM)4.14
OCFY14.37%
SpS31.31
BVpS13.91
TBVpS-18.01
PEG (NY)0.71
PEG (5Y)0.87
Graham Number34.49
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.12% | ||
| ROE | 13.74% | ||
| ROCE | 13.47% | ||
| ROIC | 7.93% | ||
| ROICexc | 8.22% | ||
| ROICexgc | 95.01% | ||
| OM | 15.57% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 6.11% | ||
| GM | 74.26% | ||
| FCFM | 9.3% |
ROA(3y)-1.22%
ROA(5y)1.01%
ROE(3y)-4.75%
ROE(5y)2.47%
ROIC(3y)6.78%
ROIC(5y)6.2%
ROICexc(3y)7.11%
ROICexc(5y)6.49%
ROICexgc(3y)226.7%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)11.52%
ROCE(5y)10.53%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-0.98%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-13.45%
ROICexc growth 3Y13.33%
ROICexc growth 5Y9.17%
OM growth 3Y12.06%
OM growth 5Y8.18%
PM growth 3Y-11.02%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y2.3%
GM growth 5Y0.82%
F-Score9
Asset Turnover0.68
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.16 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.63 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.21 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 50.21% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3.91% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 5.53 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 56.54% | ||
| Profit Quality | 152.23% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.4 |
F-Score9
WACC7.13%
ROIC/WACC1.11
Cap/Depr(3y)49.45%
Cap/Depr(5y)48.87%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.1%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.11%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)17.28%
EPS 3Y-1.85%
EPS 5Y8.75%
EPS Q2Q%13.4%
EPS Next Y10.68%
EPS Next 2Y10.34%
EPS Next 3Y4.04%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.33%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.96%
Revenue growth 5Y-1.74%
Sales Q2Q%-1.14%
Revenue Next Year-0.53%
Revenue Next 2Y0.89%
Revenue Next 3Y9.02%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y12.51%
EBIT growth 3Y4.26%
EBIT growth 5Y6.3%
EBIT Next Year80.57%
EBIT Next 3Y22.67%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-17.09%
FCF growth 3Y-18.91%
FCF growth 5Y-7.75%
OCF growth 1Y-18.43%
OCF growth 3Y-15.78%
OCF growth 5Y-6.82%
WILEY (JOHN) & SONS-CLASS A / WLY FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of WILEY (JOHN) & SONS-CLASS A (WLY) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 6 / 10 to WLY.
What is the valuation status for WLY stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 9 / 10 to WILEY (JOHN) & SONS-CLASS A (WLY). This can be considered as Undervalued.
How profitable is WILEY (JOHN) & SONS-CLASS A (WLY) stock?
WILEY (JOHN) & SONS-CLASS A (WLY) has a profitability rating of 8 / 10.
What is the expected EPS growth for WILEY (JOHN) & SONS-CLASS A (WLY) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of WILEY (JOHN) & SONS-CLASS A (WLY) is expected to grow by 10.68% in the next year.
Can you provide the dividend sustainability for WLY stock?
The dividend rating of WILEY (JOHN) & SONS-CLASS A (WLY) is 8 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 74.32%.