John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.44
- Estimate
- $0.40
- Surprise
- +10.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-07-31)
- $386.4M
- Score today
- 6.1/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
John Wiley & Sons (WLY) beat the $0.40 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.44 — a large 10.0% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates WLY Sell at 6.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +10.0% surprise compares with a +9.3% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-03.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: Research revenue (64.0%)
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.7): -1.0
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $51.49
- Price target
- $57.80
- Stop
- $48.73
- Upside to target
- +12.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 1.1:1
The stock trades at 14.2× trailing but 9.9× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
WLY at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Publishing
- Market cap
- $2.66B
- P/E (fwd)
- 9.9
- P/E (ttm)
- 14.2
- 52-week range
- $28.38–$57.45
- Off 52-week high
- 10.4%
- RSI (14)
- 66
- Volume vs avg
- 0.89×
- Score today
- 6.1/10