Buyback yield (TTM)
4.66%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
8.12%
5Y share count change
-5.7%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$100M
Cumulative buybacks
$1.28B
Key takeaways
- John Wiley & Sons (WLY) repurchased about $100M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 5.7% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.93× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +44.7% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 98% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
Latest: $100M
Overview
The 2026 reading of John Wiley & Sons (WLY) buyback spend is $100M – surged 65.6% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2021–2026 (5 years) stretch, John Wiley & Sons buyback spend compounded at +44.7% per year, sustaining 5 straight years of year-over-year growth.
John Wiley & Sons buyback spend peaked at $109M in 2006; the latest annual figure is $100M in 2026 (8.1% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $109M, reached in 2006; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1990.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2026: $100M
John Wiley & Sons posted buyback spend of $100M in 2026, surged 65.6% from 2025.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2025: $60.4M
In 2025, John Wiley & Sons reported buyback spend of $60.4M, surged 34.1% from 2024.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2024: $45.1M
John Wiley & Sons buyback spend in 2024 was $45.1M, grew 28.7% from 2023.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2023: $35M
2023's buyback spend for John Wiley & Sons came in at $35M, grew 16.7% from 2022.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2022: $30M
John Wiley & Sons buyback spend in 2022 was $30M.
See more financial history for John Wiley & Sons (WLY).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2026 | $100M | $20.6M | $79.5M | 4.66% | 53.2M | -2.9% | |
| 2025 | $60.4M | $22.2M | $38.2M | 2.58% | 54.8M | -0.2% | |
| 2024 | $45.1M | $25M | $20.1M | 2.20% | 54.9M | -2.5% | |
| 2023 | $35M | $26.5M | $8.5M | 1.65% | 56.4M | -0.4% | |
| 2022 | $30M | $25.7M | $4.3M | 1.06% | 56.6M | +0.2% | |
| 2021 | $15.8M | $22M | -$6.22M | 0.50% | 56.5M | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $46.6M | $20M | $26.6M | 2.22% | 56.2M | -2.8% | |
| 2019 | $60M | $18.3M | $41.7M | 2.29% | 57.8M | -0.1% | |
| 2018 | $39.7M | $11.2M | $28.4M | 1.05% | 57.9M | -0.5% | |
| 2017 | $50.3M | $17.6M | $32.8M | 1.66% | 58.2M | -0.9% | |
| 2016 | $70M | $16.1M | $53.9M | 2.45% | 58.7M | -1.4% | |
| 2015 | $62M | $13.6M | $48.4M | 1.85% | 59.6M | +0.1% | |
| 2014 | $63.4M | $12.9M | $50.5M | 1.87% | 59.5M | -2.9% | |
| 2013 | $73.7M | $11.9M | $61.8M | 3.14% | — | — | |
| 2012 | $87.1M | $17.3M | $69.8M | 3.24% | 61.3M | -0.1% | |
| 2011 | $28M | $17.7M | $10.2M | 0.90% | 61.4M | +2.8% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $15.5M | -$15.5M | — | 59.7M | +0.1% | |
| 2009 | $35.1M | $10.6M | $24.5M | 1.78% | 59.6M | +0.5% | |
| 2008 | $3.68M | $17.5M | -$13.8M | 0.14% | 59.3M | +1.8% | |
| 2007 | $7.28M | $0.00 | $7.28M | 0.34% | 58.3M | -2.5% | |
| 2006 | $109M | $0.00 | $109M | 5.29% | 59.8M | -3.7% | |
| 2005 | $94.8M | $0.00 | $94.8M | 4.45% | 62.1M | -1.8% | |
| 2004 | $26.1M | $0.00 | $26.1M | 1.39% | 63.2M | -0.0% | |
| 2003 | $11.7M | $0.00 | $11.7M | 0.77% | 63.2M | +0.4% | |
| 2002 | $1.88M | $0.00 | $1.88M | 0.11% | 63M | -0.6% | |
| 2001 | $9.46M | $0.00 | $9.46M | — | 63.4M | -2.0% | |
| 2000 | $35.3M | $0.00 | $35.3M | — | 64.7M | -2.3% | |
| 1999 | $38.5M | $0.00 | $38.5M | — | 66.2M | -0.5% | |
| 1998 | $4.3M | $0.00 | $4.3M | — | 66.5M | +1.6% | |
| 1997 | $10.5M | $0.00 | $10.5M | — | 65.5M | — | |
| 1996 | $3.3M | $0.00 | $3.3M | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | $200K | $0.00 | $200K | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $24.7M | $0.00 | $24.7M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2026$100M
- 2025$60.4M
- 2024$45.1M
- 2023$35M
- 2022$30M
- 2021$15.8M
- 2020$46.6M
- 2019$60M
- 2018$39.7M
- 2017$50.3M
- 2016$70M
- 2015$62M
- 2014$63.4M
- 2013$73.7M
- 2012$87.1M
- 2011$28M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$35.1M
- 2008$3.68M
- 2007$7.28M
- 2006$109M
- 2005$94.8M
- 2004$26.1M
- 2003$11.7M
- 2002$1.88M
- 2001$9.46M
- 2000$35.3M
- 1999$38.5M
- 1998$4.3M
- 1997$10.5M
- 1996$3.3M
- 1995$200K
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$24.7M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.93×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
How John Wiley & Sons splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $102M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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