John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons' Shares Outstanding was 50.75 million in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 4.9% from 53.38 million a year earlier and down 3.3% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), Shares Outstanding at John Wiley & Sons came in at 52.47 million, down 2.9% from FY2025.
- Shares Outstanding has now declined for seven consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Shares Outstanding was 54.05 million in FY2025 (-1.6%), 54.95 million in FY2024 (-1.1%), 55.56 million in FY2023 (-0.4%) and 55.76 million in FY2022 (-0.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding has declined for 29 straight quarters, with an average decline of 2.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Shares Outstanding ran from 0.2% in fiscal Q1 2023 to 4.9% in fiscal Q1 2027.
- Per Business Quant data, WLY's Shares Outstanding in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 52.47 million (Q4 2026), 52.25 million (Q3 2026) and 53.09 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 431.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 279.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 651.30 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 162.04 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 7.82 Bn | 5.74 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | 215.20 Mn |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 50.75 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 50.75 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 52.47 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 52.25 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 53.09 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 53.38 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 54.05 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 53.95 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 54.19 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 54.38 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 54.95 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 54.81 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 55.10 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 55.27 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 55.56 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 55.51 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 55.62 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 55.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 55.76 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 55.70 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 55.81 Mn |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();