Latest period
53.2M
YoY change
-2.9%
5Y CAGR
-1.2%
Peak year (FY1989)
68.3M
Latest annual
53.2M
Shares Outstanding history chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: 53.2M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 2017 to 2026
Latest: -2.9%
Shares Outstanding history table for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) from 1986 to 2026
| FY2026 | 53.2M | -2.9% | -1.58M | ||
| FY2025 | 54.8M | -0.2% | -115K | ||
| FY2024 | 54.9M | -2.5% | -1.41M | ||
| FY2023 | 56.4M | -0.4% | -243K | ||
| FY2022 | 56.6M | +0.2% | +137K | ||
| FY2021 | 56.5M | +0.4% | +252K | ||
| FY2020 | 56.2M | -2.8% | -1.63M | ||
| FY2019 | 57.8M | -0.1% | -48K | ||
| FY2018 | 57.9M | -0.5% | -311K | ||
| FY2017 | 58.2M | -0.9% | -535K | ||
| FY2016 | 58.7M | -1.4% | -860K | ||
| FY2015 | 59.6M | +0.1% | +80K | ||
| FY2014 | 59.5M | -1.2% | -710K | ||
| FY2013 | 60.2M | -1.7% | -1.05M | ||
| FY2012 | 61.3M | -0.1% | -87K | ||
| FY2011 | 61.4M | +2.8% | +1.68M | ||
| FY2010 | 59.7M | +0.1% | +69K | ||
| FY2009 | 59.6M | +0.5% | +287K | ||
| FY2008 | 59.3M | +1.8% | +1.04M | ||
| FY2007 | 58.3M | -2.5% | -1.51M | ||
| FY2006 | 59.8M | -3.7% | -2.3M | ||
| FY2005 | 62.1M | -1.8% | -1.13M | ||
| FY2004 | 63.2M | -0.0% | -17K | ||
| FY2003 | 63.2M | +0.4% | +258K | ||
| FY2002 | 63M | -0.6% | -368K | ||
| FY2001 | 63.4M | -2.0% | -1.32M | ||
| FY2000 | 64.7M | -2.3% | -1.51M | ||
| FY1999 | 66.2M | -0.5% | -363K | ||
| FY1998 | 66.5M | +1.6% | +1.06M | ||
| FY1997 | 65.5M | +0.7% | +484K | ||
| FY1996 | 65M | -0.5% | -357K | ||
| FY1995 | 65.4M | +2.6% | +1.67M | ||
| FY1994 | 63.7M | +7.5% | +4.45M | ||
| FY1993 | 59.2M | -4.5% | -2.77M | ||
| FY1992 | 62M | +5.9% | +3.43M | ||
| FY1991 | 58.6M | -13.2% | -8.93M | ||
| FY1990 | 67.5M | -1.2% | -833K | ||
| FY1989 | 68.3M | +1.8% | +1.19M | ||
| FY1988 | 67.1M | +7.4% | +4.64M | ||
| FY1987 | 62.5M | -1.3% | -833K | ||
| FY1986 | 63.3M | — | — |
- FY202653.2M-2.9%
- FY202554.8M-0.2%
- FY202454.9M-2.5%
- FY202356.4M-0.4%
- FY202256.6M+0.2%
- FY202156.5M+0.4%
- FY202056.2M-2.8%
- FY201957.8M-0.1%
- FY201857.9M-0.5%
- FY201758.2M-0.9%
- FY201658.7M-1.4%
- FY201559.6M+0.1%
- FY201459.5M-1.2%
- FY201360.2M-1.7%
- FY201261.3M-0.1%
- FY201161.4M+2.8%
- FY201059.7M+0.1%
- FY200959.6M+0.5%
- FY200859.3M+1.8%
- FY200758.3M-2.5%
- FY200659.8M-3.7%
- FY200562.1M-1.8%
- FY200463.2M-0.0%
- FY200363.2M+0.4%
- FY200263M-0.6%
- FY200163.4M-2.0%
- FY200064.7M-2.3%
- FY199966.2M-0.5%
- FY199866.5M+1.6%
- FY199765.5M+0.7%
- FY199665M-0.5%
- FY199565.4M+2.6%
- FY199463.7M+7.5%
- FY199359.2M-4.5%
- FY199262M+5.9%
- FY199158.6M-13.2%
- FY199067.5M-1.2%
- FY198968.3M+1.8%
- FY198867.1M+7.4%
- FY198762.5M-1.3%
- FY198663.3M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from John Wiley & Sons's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Shares Outstanding at John Wiley & Sons (WLY)
According to John Wiley & Sons's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 53.2M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
2026's annual diluted shares outstanding for John Wiley & Sons (WLY) came in at 53.2M – edged down 2.9% year-over-year.
John Wiley & Sons diluted shares outstanding compound annual growth for the 2021–2026 (5 years) window is -1.2%, with a net decline across the window.
John Wiley & Sons diluted shares outstanding peaked at 68.3M in 1989; the latest annual figure is 53.2M in 2026 (22.1% below peak).
The highest annual diluted shares outstanding of 68.3M was reported in 1989. The lowest in the available history was 53.2M in 2026.
John Wiley & Sons Shares Outstanding by Year
John Wiley & Sons Shares Outstanding 2026: 53.2M
In 2026, John Wiley & Sons reported diluted shares outstanding of 53.2M, edged down 2.9% below 2025. This figure represents the lowest annual value in the available history.
John Wiley & Sons Shares Outstanding 2025: 54.8M
John Wiley & Sons diluted shares outstanding in 2025 was 54.8M, edged down 0.2% below 2024.
John Wiley & Sons Shares Outstanding 2024: 54.9M
2024's diluted shares outstanding for John Wiley & Sons came in at 54.9M, edged down 2.5% below 2023.
John Wiley & Sons Shares Outstanding 2023: 56.4M
John Wiley & Sons posted diluted shares outstanding of 56.4M in 2023, edged down 0.4% below 2022.
John Wiley & Sons Shares Outstanding 2022: 56.6M
John Wiley & Sons diluted shares outstanding in 2022 was 56.6M.
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