John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 50.72 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 14.1% from 44.46 million a year earlier but down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Apr 30, 2026), John Wiley & Sons' Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 50.86 million, down 48.1% from FY2025.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, John Wiley & Sons' Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 98.02 million in FY2025 (-1.8%), 99.86 million in FY2024 (-1.6%), 101.53 million in FY2023 (-0.9%) and 102.46 million in FY2022 (-0.2%).
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) has run from a low of 43.92 million in fiscal Q2 2026 to a high of 102.46 million in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 17.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2026, with growth of 14.9%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2025, with a decline of 55.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior fiscal quarters was 50.86 million (Q4 2026), 51.6 million (Q3 2026) and 43.92 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (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 | 274.35 Mn |
| 4 | News | 16.74 Bn | 8.22 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.85 Bn | 8.96 Bn | - | 635.81 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.03 Bn | 8.52 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 160.50 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 | - | 1.11 Bn |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.74 Bn | -6.31 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | John Wiley & Sons | 2.63 Bn | 2.29 Bn | 285.49 Mn | 50.72 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 50.72 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 50.86 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 51.60 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 43.92 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 44.46 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 98.02 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 44.89 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 45.06 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 45.30 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 99.86 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 100.45 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 100.71 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 101.39 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 101.53 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 101.87 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 102.07 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 102.37 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 102.46 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 102.38 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 102.35 Mn |
API Access
John Wiley & Sons Shares Outstanding (Entity) API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=WLY&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();