John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Share-based Compensation came in at $4.87 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 17.4% from $5.9 million a year earlier but up 28.2% from the prior quarter.
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, John Wiley & Sons reported Share-based Compensation of $19.58 million, down 11.6% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), it came in at $20.61 million, down 7.3% from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Share-based Compensation was $22.22 million in FY2025 (-11.0%), $24.98 million in FY2024 (-5.7%), $26.5 million in FY2023 (+3.1%) and $25.71 million in FY2022 (+16.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Share-based Compensation is $3.8 million (fiscal Q4 2026) to $7.12 million (fiscal Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 10.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 39.6%), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 24.9%).
- Business Quant data shows WLY's Share-based Compensation at $3.8 million (Q4 2026), $5.35 million (Q3 2026) and $5.56 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 190.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 42.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 25.80 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 19.99 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 48.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 4.87 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 4.87 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.35 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 5.56 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 5.90 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 5.06 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 5.16 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 6.03 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 5.97 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 5.92 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 6.30 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 6.50 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 6.30 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 5.89 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 6.60 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 6.90 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.12 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 6.31 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 6.30 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 6.70 Mn |
John Wiley & Sons Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "WLY", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();