John Wiley & Sons (John Wiley & Sons) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

: 3.94 (As of Today)

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John Wiley & Sons's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 3.94.

The historical rank and industry rank for John Wiley & Sons's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

WLY' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.74 Med: 2.64 Max: 5.14
Current: 3.94

During the past 13 years, John Wiley & Sons's highest Yield on Cost was 5.14. The lowest was 1.74. And the median was 2.64.

WLY's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
56.14% of 383 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 3.41 vs WLY: 3.94

Competitive Comparison

For the Publishing subindustry, John Wiley & Sons's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

John Wiley & Sons 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, John Wiley & Sons's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where John Wiley & Sons's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

John Wiley & Sons 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of John Wiley & Sons is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

John Wiley & Sons (NYSE:WLY) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.

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John Wiley & Sons (John Wiley & Sons) Business Description

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WLYB:USA 2F70:Germany 2F7:Germany

Address

111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ, USA, 07030

Website

https://www.wiley.com

John Wiley & Sons Inc is one of the foremost global providers of academic journals, books, pre- and post-hire assessments and training, test preparation materials, and online education program management solutions. Wiley derived more than 85% of its total revenue from digital products and tech-enabled services, The company has reorganized our Education lines of business into two new customer-centric segments. The Academic segment addresses the university customer group and includes Academic Publishing and University Services. The Talent segment addresses the corporate customer group and is focused on delivering training, sourcing, and upskilling solutions.

Executives

Deirdre P. Silver	officer: EVP, General Counsel	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Christopher Caridi	officer: SVP, Global Corp Controller	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Todd Zipper	officer: EVP & GM, Talent	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Brian A. Napack	director, officer: President & CEO	C/O JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Kevin Monaco	officer: SVP, Treasurer & Tax	2 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10016
Matthew Leavy	officer: EVP & GM, APL	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Aref Matin	officer: EVP, Chief Technology Officer	C/O, 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Danielle Mcmahan	officer: EVP, Chief People and Bus Ops	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Tassell Christina Van	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Inder M Singh	director	C/O UNISYS CORPORATION, 801 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, SUITE 100, BLUE BELL PA 19422
George Bell	director	117 KENDRICK STREET, STE 200, NEEDHAM MA 02494
David C Dobson	director	C/O 111 RIVER ST., HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Mari Jean Baker	director	125 SHAWNEE PASS, PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028
Laurie A Leshin	director	111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Beth A Birnbaum	director	C/O 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030