John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) reported Share-based Compensation of $5.3 million for Q1 2026, up 3.59% year-over-year from $5.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.94% quarter-over-quarter from $5.6 million in Q4 2025.

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) has 18 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $5.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $5.3 million, up 3.59% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $21.9 million (down 5.25% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $22.2 million, down 11.05% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation declined to $5.3 million in Q1 2026 per WLYB's latest filing, from $5.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $7.1 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at $5.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $6.1 million and a median of $6.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Share-based Compensation gained 12.5% in 2022, then fell 18.1% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $6.9 million in 2022, then declined by 5.8% to $6.5 million in 2023, then decreased by 7.17% to $6.0 million in 2024, then fell by 7.79% to $5.6 million in 2025, then decreased by 3.94% to $5.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WLYB's Share-based Compensation at $5.3 million in Q1 2026, $5.6 million in Q4 2025, and $5.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Pearson 13.48 Bn 13.03 Bn - -
2 New York Times 12.54 Bn 11.90 Bn -372.70 Mn 20.52 Mn
3 John Wiley & Sons 2.34 Bn 2.24 Bn 302.26 Mn 5.35 Mn
4 Usa Today 1.19 Bn 1.10 Bn 221.13 Mn 2.10 Mn
5 Scholastic 1.03 Bn 926.92 Mn 178.80 Mn 2.20 Mn
6 Lee Enterprises 142.56 Mn 91.60 Mn 59.21 Mn 213,000.00
7 TNL Mediagene 97.70 Mn 95.77 Mn - -
8 Educational Development 11.90 Mn 10.56 Mn 2.47 Mn -
9 Pearson - - - -
10 John Wiley & Sons - - 302.26 Mn 5.35 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 5.35 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 5.35 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 5.56 Mn
Oct 31, 2025 5.56 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 5.90 Mn
Jul 31, 2025 5.90 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 5.06 Mn
Apr 30, 2025 5.06 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 5.16 Mn
Jan 31, 2025 5.16 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 6.03 Mn
Oct 31, 2024 6.03 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 5.97 Mn
Jul 31, 2024 5.97 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 5.92 Mn
Apr 30, 2024 5.92 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 6.30 Mn
Jan 31, 2024 6.30 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 6.50 Mn
Oct 31, 2023 6.50 Mn