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How John Wiley & Sons, Inc. stacks up
WLY · against 142 other Communication Services companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
66/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #48 of 143 · scores higher than 65% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score16 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including WLY · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 66?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, which is stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- EBITDA yield is close to the peer norm. EBITDA yield: 10.4% vs peer median 8.6%
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 9.3% vs peer median 7.4%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 78% of peers. Earnings yield: 7.7% vs peer median 2.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = WLY, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | WLY | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 140 reported | 7.3% | 3.0% | 73% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 144 reported | 9.1% | 9.3% | 49% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 131 reported | 8.1% | 7.5% | 54% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 144 reported | 30.9% | 45.9% | 39% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around WLY| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 99 | 79 | |
| 2 | 4.5B USD | 98 | 64 | |
| 3 | 743M USD | 97 | 67 | |
| 3 | 659M USD | 97 | 81 | |
| 5 | 393M USD | 96 | 78 | |
| 46 | 9.0B USD | 67 | 53 | |
| 46 | 767M USD | 67 | 28 | |
| 48 | 25.1B USD | 66 | 66 | |
| 48 | 5.4B USD | 66 | 59 | |
| 48 | 2.6B USD | 66 | 54 | |
| 51 | 1.4B USD | 65 | 71 | |
| 51 | 972M USD | 65 | 35 | |
| 53 | 142M USD | 64 | 44 | |
| 54 | 14.7B USD | 63 | 74 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score