Buyback yield (TTM)
5.82%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
10.43%
5Y share count change
-2.5%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$94.96M
Cumulative buybacks
$1.18B
Key takeaways
- John Wiley & Sons (WLY) repurchased about $94.96M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 2.5% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 3.35× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +5.3% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 82% 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: $60.42M
Overview
The 2025 reading of John Wiley & Sons (WLY) buyback spend is $60.42M – surged 34.1% year-over-year.
Looking at the 2020–2025 (5 years) stretch, John Wiley & Sons buyback spend compounded at +5.3% per year, sustaining 4 straight years of year-over-year growth.
John Wiley & Sons buyback spend peaked at $108.87M in 2006; the latest annual figure is $60.42M in 2025 (44.5% below peak).
The record annual buyback spend stands at $108.87M, reached in 2006; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 1990.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2025: $60.42M
In 2025, John Wiley & Sons reported buyback spend of $60.42M, surged 34.1% from 2024.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2024: $45.05M
John Wiley & Sons buyback spend in 2024 was $45.05M, grew 28.7% from 2023.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2023: $35.00M
2023's buyback spend for John Wiley & Sons came in at $35.00M, grew 16.7% from 2022.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2022: $30.00M
John Wiley & Sons posted buyback spend of $30.00M in 2022, surged 90.3% from 2021.
John Wiley & Sons Buyback Spend 2021: $15.77M
John Wiley & Sons buyback spend in 2021 was $15.77M.
See more financial history for John Wiley & Sons (WLY).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $60.42M | $22.22M | $38.20M | 2.58% | 0.05B | -0.2% | |
| 2024 | $45.05M | $24.98M | $20.07M | 2.20% | 0.05B | -2.5% | |
| 2023 | $35.00M | $26.50M | $8.50M | 1.65% | 0.06B | -0.4% | |
| 2022 | $30.00M | $25.70M | $4.29M | 1.06% | 0.06B | +0.2% | |
| 2021 | $15.77M | $21.98M | −$6.22M | 0.50% | 0.06B | +0.4% | |
| 2020 | $46.59M | $20.01M | $26.58M | 2.22% | 0.06B | -2.8% | |
| 2019 | $59.99M | $18.33M | $41.67M | 2.29% | 0.06B | -0.1% | |
| 2018 | $39.69M | $11.24M | $28.44M | 1.05% | 0.06B | -0.5% | |
| 2017 | $50.33M | $17.55M | $32.77M | 1.66% | 0.06B | -0.9% | |
| 2016 | $69.98M | $16.11M | $53.87M | 2.45% | 0.06B | -1.4% | |
| 2015 | $61.98M | $13.62M | $48.36M | 1.85% | 0.06B | +0.1% | |
| 2014 | $63.39M | $12.85M | $50.54M | 1.87% | 0.06B | -2.9% | |
| 2013 | $73.72M | $11.93M | $61.79M | 3.14% | — | — | |
| 2012 | $87.07M | $17.26M | $69.81M | 3.24% | 0.06B | -0.1% | |
| 2011 | $27.96M | $17.72M | $10.24M | 0.90% | 0.06B | +2.8% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $15.52M | −$15.52M | — | 0.06B | +0.1% | |
| 2009 | $35.11M | $10.63M | $24.48M | 1.78% | 0.06B | +0.5% | |
| 2008 | $3.68M | $17.48M | −$13.80M | 0.14% | 0.06B | +1.8% | |
| 2007 | $7.28M | $0.00 | $7.28M | 0.34% | 0.06B | -2.5% | |
| 2006 | $108.87M | $0.00 | $108.87M | 5.29% | 0.06B | -3.7% | |
| 2005 | $94.79M | $0.00 | $94.79M | 4.45% | 0.06B | -1.8% | |
| 2004 | $26.13M | $0.00 | $26.13M | 1.39% | 0.06B | -0.0% | |
| 2003 | $11.66M | $0.00 | $11.66M | 0.77% | 0.06B | +0.4% | |
| 2002 | $1.88M | $0.00 | $1.88M | 0.11% | 0.06B | -0.6% | |
| 2001 | $9.46M | $0.00 | $9.46M | 0.84% | 0.06B | -2.0% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$60.42M
- 2024$45.05M
- 2023$35.00M
- 2022$30.00M
- 2021$15.77M
- 2020$46.59M
- 2019$59.99M
- 2018$39.69M
- 2017$50.33M
- 2016$69.98M
- 2015$61.98M
- 2014$63.39M
- 2013$73.72M
- 2012$87.07M
- 2011$27.96M
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$35.11M
- 2008$3.68M
- 2007$7.28M
- 2006$108.87M
- 2005$94.79M
- 2004$26.13M
- 2003$11.66M
- 2002$1.88M
- 2001$9.46M
- 2000$35.32M
- 1999$38.55M
- 1998$4.30M
- 1997$10.50M
- 1996$3.30M
- 1995$200.00K
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$0.00
- 1992$24.70M
- 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: 3.35×.
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
Companies in the same sector as John Wiley & Sons, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $45.71B | |
| $26.25B | |
| $9.97B | |
| $9.13B | |
| $4.50B | |
| $3.50B | |
| $510.99M | |
| $0.00 |
- $45.71B
- $26.25B
- $9.97B
- $9.13B
- $4.50B
- $3.50B
- $510.99M
- $0.00
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 $115.27M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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