John Wiley & Sons WLY
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As of: Sep 8, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons' (WLY) quarterly Payout Ratio came in at 0.37 in Q3 2026, down 52.4% year-over-year from 0.78 in Q3 2025, and up 10.62% quarter-over-quarter from 0.34 in Q2 2026.

Analysis

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Payout Ratio for 16 consecutive years, with 0.37 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payout Ratio fell 52.4% year-over-year to 0.37 in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was 0.37, a 52.4% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at 0.34, down 62.87% from the prior year.
  • Payout Ratio was 0.37 for Q3 2026 at John Wiley & Sons, up from 0.34 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Payout Ratio peaked at 4.94 in Q4 2023 and troughed at 0.34 in Q2 2026.
  • A 4-year average of 1.34 and a median of 0.74 in 2025 frame the typical range for Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Payout Ratio soared 761.67% in 2023 and plunged 73.64% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 4 years, Payout Ratio stood at 0.78 in 2022, then soared by 532.16% to 4.94 in 2023, then tumbled by 84.97% to 0.74 in 2025, then plunged by 50.03% to 0.37 in 2026.
  • The last three Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.37 (Q3 2026), 0.34 (Q2 2026), and 0.49 (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 News 18.55 Bn 16.46 Bn -
2 New York Times 10.97 Bn 10.31 Bn 394.61 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 3.28 Bn 3.26 Bn -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.47 Bn 2.36 Bn 285.49 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.44 Bn 2.24 Bn 439.20 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.03 Bn 421.42 Mn 241.03 Mn
7 Usa Today 942.79 Mn 856.13 Mn 208.25 Mn
8 Daily Journal 867.79 Mn 430.70 Mn 26.82 Mn
9 Scholastic 863.63 Mn 728.73 Mn 285.70 Mn
10 Ennis 542.01 Mn 492.93 Mn 31.08 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jul 31, 2026 0.37
Apr 30, 2026 0.34
Jan 31, 2026 0.49
Oct 31, 2025 0.74
Jul 31, 2025 0.78
Apr 30, 2025 0.90
Jan 31, 2025 1.85
Oct 31, 2023 4.94
Apr 30, 2023 4.49
Oct 31, 2022 0.78
Jul 31, 2022 0.66
Apr 30, 2022 0.52
Jan 31, 2022 0.53
Oct 31, 2021 0.58
Jul 31, 2021 0.53
Apr 30, 2021 0.52
Jan 31, 2020 0.57
Oct 31, 2019 0.57
Jul 31, 2019 0.57
Apr 30, 2019 0.49