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WLY

9/9 Score

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Analysis Date: March 8, 2026

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. operates as a research and education company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Research Publishing & Platforms, Academic & Professional Learning, and Education Services. The Research Publishing & Platforms segment offers scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, as well as related content and services to learned societies, individual researchers, other professionals, and academic, corporate, and government libraries. This segment also publishes physical sciences and engineering, health sciences, social sciences, and humanities and life sciences journals; and provides a publishing software and service for scholarly and professional societies, and publishers to deliver, host, enhance, market, and manage their content on the web through the Literatum platform. It sells and distributes its products through various channels, including research libraries and library consortia, and independent subscription agents, as well as directly to professional society members, bookstores, online booksellers, and other customers. The Academic & Professional Learning segment provides education publishing and professional learning products and services, including scientific, professional, and education print and digital books, digital courseware, and test preparation services to libraries, corporations, students, professionals, and researchers, as well as learning, development, and assessment services for businesses and professionals. This segment distributes its products through chain and online booksellers, libraries, colleges and universities, corporations, direct to consumer, websites, distributor networks, and other online applications. The Education Services segment provides online program management services for higher education institutions and talent development services including placement and training for professionals and businesses. The company was founded in 1807 and is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Buffettology Criteria

All 9 of 9 criteria passed

  • High ROE

    Return on Equity > 12%

    Value: 20.8%

  • High ROIC

    Return on Invested Capital > 9%

    Value: 12.1%

  • Cash Machine

    FCF / Assets > 5%

    Value: 0.05

  • Fair Valuation

    Earnings Yield > 3.5%

    Value: 7.9%

  • Share Buybacks

    Share Count is Dropping

    Value: -1.6%

  • Defensible Moat

    Gross Profit Margin > 40%

    Value: 70.2%

  • Simple Business

    Not in a speculative sector (e.g., Biotech)

    Value: Communication Services

  • Conservative Debt

    Debt to Equity < 1.5

    Value: 1.20x

  • Consistent Growth

    5-Year Growth is Positive

    Value: 2.2%

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