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How John Wiley & Sons, Inc. stacks up
WLY · against 122 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Valuation
66/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #36 of 123 · scores higher than 70% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score11 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 · 122 reported | 7.3% | 3.0% | 79% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 126 reported | 9.1% | 7.6% | 56% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 53 reported | 8.1% | 7.5% | 56% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 120 reported | 30.9% | 48.1% | 35% | 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 | 1.57T ARS (≈$1.6B) | 96 | 74 | |
| 4 | 6.15T KRW (≈$4.4B) | 94 | 64 | |
| 4 | 1.9B USD | 94 | 79 | |
| 34 | 3.80T KRW (≈$2.7B) | 67 | 66 | |
| 34 | 577.6B JPY (≈$3.9B) | 67 | 75 | |
| 36 | 373.7B JPY (≈$2.5B) | 66 | 72 | |
| 36 | 18.7B ILS (≈$5.0B) | 66 | 51 | |
| 36 | 2.6B USD | 66 | 54 | |
| 39 | 1.4B USD | 65 | 71 | |
| 40 | 22.33T IDR (≈$1.4B) | 64 | 50 | |
| 41 | 507.3B JPY (≈$3.4B) | 63 | 48 | |
| 42 | 505.7B JPY (≈$3.4B) | 62 | 71 |
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