John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 50.75 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 6.0% from 53.97 million a year earlier and down 4.7% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons' Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 53.25 million, down 2.9% from FY2025.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has declined for four consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, John Wiley & Sons' Shares Outstanding (Diluted) was 54.83 million in FY2025 (-0.2%), 54.95 million in FY2024 (-2.5%), 56.36 million in FY2023 (-0.4%) and 56.6 million in FY2022 (+0.2%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to fiscal Q1 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has declined in each of the last 17 quarters, with an average decline of 2.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with growth of 0.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2027, with a decline of 6.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) for the three prior fiscal quarters was 53.25 million (Q4 2026), 52.66 million (Q3 2026) and 53.52 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.11 Bn | 13.92 Bn | - | 439.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 22.23 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 281.00 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 558.40 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 660.30 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 163.04 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.04 Bn | 8.62 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 342.00 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 | 53.25 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 52.66 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 53.52 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 53.97 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 54.83 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 53.95 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 54.85 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 | 56.36 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 55.51 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 56.20 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 55.74 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 56.60 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 56.39 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 56.39 Mn |
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John Wiley & Sons Shares Outstanding (Diluted) API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-diluted&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();