John Wiley & Sons WLY
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons' (WLY) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at $50.7 million in Q3 2026, up 14.07% year-over-year from $44.5 million in Q3 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $50.9 million in Q2 2026.

Analysis

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 18 consecutive years, with $50.7 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) rose 14.07% year-over-year to $50.7 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was $50.7 million, a 14.07% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $50.9 million, down 48.12% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $50.7 million for Q3 2026 at John Wiley & Sons, roughly flat from $50.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) peaked at $102.5 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $43.9 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $78.4 million and a median of $99.9 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Entity).
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Entity) slumped 55.32% in 2024 and increased 14.94% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $102.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 1.33% to $100.7 million in 2023, then slumped by 55.26% to $45.1 million in 2024, then declined by 2.53% to $43.9 million in 2025, then gained by 15.48% to $50.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures came in at $50.7 million (Q3 2026), $50.9 million (Q2 2026), and $51.6 million (Q1 2026), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 News 18.20 Bn 16.82 Bn - 556.50 Mn
2 New York Times 10.74 Bn 10.08 Bn 394.61 Mn 162.04 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.17 Bn 6.15 Bn - 1.06 Bn
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.38 Bn 2.28 Bn 285.49 Mn 50.75 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.36 Bn 2.16 Bn 439.20 Mn 191.25 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 1.97 Bn 359.50 Mn 241.03 Mn 36.38 Mn
7 Usa Today 933.76 Mn 846.62 Mn 208.25 Mn 146.74 Mn
8 Daily Journal 911.93 Mn 474.84 Mn 26.82 Mn 1.38 Mn
9 Scholastic 829.74 Mn 694.84 Mn 285.70 Mn 23.70 Mn
10 Ennis 538.85 Mn 489.77 Mn 31.08 Mn 25.36 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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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