John Wiley & Sons Inc. Common Stock (WLYB)

FairStock Score: 68/100 — STEADY

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AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a Buffett-and-Graham investor, I look first for a durable business at a sensible price. John Wiley & Sons is a 200-year-old publisher of scientific journals and learning materials, with recurring subscriptions and authoritative content that can create switching costs. That is a modest moat, but not an impregnable one; open-access publishing and digital competition keep pressure on pricing. The filed record is uneven. In fiscal 2024, the year ended 2024-04-30, Wiley lost $200.3M and diluted EPS was $-3.65. In fiscal 2025, ended 2025-04-30, net income was $84.2M, and in fiscal 2026, ended 2026-04-30, net income rose to $221.6M with diluted EPS of $4.16. That supports the FairStock Lynch tag of TURNAROUND. But the latest quarter ended 2026-07-31 showed revenue of $386.4M, net income of $-11.7M, and diluted EPS of $-0.23, versus revenue of $396.8M and net income of $11.7M in the quarter ended 2025-07-31. FairStock calculations at the 2026-10-13 close show a P/E of 13.91, P/B of 3.09, ROE of 25.91%, ROCE of 6.25%, debt-to-equity of 1.73, FCF yield of 7.9%, EV/EBITDA of 10.26, Piotroski F-score of 2/9, Altman Z-score of 1.50, and Graham Number of $36.22, implying a negative margin of safety of -42.44%. FairStock's composite score is 68/100. The cash generation and low P/E are attractive, but weak ROCE, high leverage, a fragile balance-sheet score, and a return to quarterly losses mean the price already reflects recovery. I would want proof of durable profit before calling it a bargain.

In plain English: John Wiley & Sons publishes scientific journals, research, and learning materials. The business has been uneven: it lost money in fiscal 2024, made a profit in fiscal 2026, but the quarter ended 2026-07-31 showed a loss. At the 2026-10-13 closing price of $51.59, the stock looks more expensive than its recent profits and asset value alone would suggest, so it does not look obviously cheap.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q1 2027 10-Q (period ended 2026-07-31) · fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-01-31) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-10-31) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-07-31) · FY2026 10-K (period ended 2026-04-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-04-30) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-04-30)

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