John Wiley & Sons (WLY) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 5.82% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 5.82%.
TTM buyback yield
5.82%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
5.82%
5Y share count change
-2.5%
TTM buyback spend
$94.96M
SBC coverage (TTM)
3.35x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 3.35x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $60.42M | $22.22M | $38.20M | 0.05B | -0.2% | 2.58% |
| 2024 | $45.05M | $24.98M | $20.07M | 0.05B | -2.5% | 2.20% |
| 2023 | $35.00M | $26.50M | $8.50M | 0.06B | -0.4% | 1.65% |
| 2022 | $30.00M | $25.70M | $4.29M | 0.06B | 0.2% | 1.06% |
| 2021 | $15.77M | $21.98M | −$6.22M | 0.06B | 0.4% | 0.50% |
| 2020 | $46.59M | $20.01M | $26.58M | 0.06B | -2.8% | 2.22% |
| 2019 | $59.99M | $18.33M | $41.67M | 0.06B | -0.1% | 2.29% |
| 2018 | $39.69M | $11.24M | $28.44M | 0.06B | -0.5% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | $50.33M | $17.55M | $32.77M | 0.06B | -0.9% | 1.66% |
| 2016 | $69.98M | $16.11M | $53.87M | 0.06B | -1.4% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | $61.98M | $13.62M | $48.36M | 0.06B | 0.1% | 1.85% |
| 2014 | $63.39M | $12.85M | $50.54M | 0.06B | -2.9% | 1.87% |
| 2013 | $73.72M | $11.93M | $61.79M | — | — | 3.14% |
| 2012 | $87.07M | $17.26M | $69.81M | 0.06B | -0.1% | 3.24% |
| 2011 | $27.96M | $17.72M | $10.24M | 0.06B | 2.8% | 0.90% |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $15.52M | −$15.52M | 0.06B | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | $35.11M | $10.63M | $24.48M | 0.06B | 0.5% | 1.78% |
| 2008 | $3.68M | $17.48M | −$13.80M | 0.06B | 1.8% | 0.14% |
| 2007 | $7.28M | $0.00 | $7.28M | 0.06B | -2.5% | 0.34% |
| 2006 | $108.87M | $0.00 | $108.87M | 0.06B | -3.7% | 5.29% |
| 2005 | $94.79M | $0.00 | $94.79M | 0.06B | -1.8% | 4.45% |
| 2004 | $26.13M | $0.00 | $26.13M | 0.06B | -0.0% | 1.39% |
| 2003 | $11.66M | $0.00 | $11.66M | 0.06B | 0.4% | 0.77% |
| 2002 | $1.88M | $0.00 | $1.88M | 0.06B | -0.6% | 0.11% |
| 2001 | $9.46M | $0.00 | $9.46M | 0.06B | -2.0% | 0.84% |
| 2000 | $35.32M | $0.00 | $35.32M | 0.06B | -2.3% | — |
| 1999 | $38.55M | $0.00 | $38.55M | 0.07B | -0.5% | — |
| 1998 | $4.30M | $0.00 | $4.30M | 0.07B | 1.6% | — |
| 1997 | $10.50M | $0.00 | $10.50M | 0.07B | 0.7% | — |
| 1996 | $3.30M | $0.00 | $3.30M | 0.07B | — | — |
| 1995 | $200.00K | $0.00 | $200.00K | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $24.70M | $0.00 | $24.70M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)82% of headroom
Headroom $115.27M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does John Wiley & Sons buy back its own stock?
- Yes, John Wiley & Sons (WLY) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does John Wiley & Sons spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $94.96M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is John Wiley & Sons's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 5.82% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is John Wiley & Sons's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 5.82% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is John Wiley & Sons diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has John Wiley & Sons's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -2.5% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).