Does WLY pay a dividend?

Yes. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.90% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.42 per share.

How much does WLY pay in dividends?

$1.42 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next WLY ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is October 6, 2026, with payment on October 22, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

WLY Dividend

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

NYSECommunication ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 2.90%
Annual dividend: $1.42
Payout ratio: 0.34
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $48.90
Market cap: $2.6B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: October 6, 2026Pay date: October 22, 2026Amount: $0.3575

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is WLY a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median2.90% against a median of 2.88% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.34 means roughly 34% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 42 complete years, the annual total fell in 1987, 1999, 2023. The most recent reduction was in 2023.

WLY dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1984 to 2025.

Peak $1.39 in 2022Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for WLY, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 7, 2026	July 23, 2026	$0.3575	Quarterly
April 7, 2026	April 23, 2026	$0.3550	Quarterly
December 30, 2025	January 15, 2026	$0.3550	Irregular
October 7, 2025	October 23, 2025	$0.3550	Quarterly
July 8, 2025	July 24, 2025	$0.3550	Quarterly
April 8, 2025	April 24, 2025	$0.3525	Quarterly
December 26, 2024	January 9, 2025	$0.3525	Irregular
October 8, 2024	October 24, 2024	$0.3525	Quarterly
July 9, 2024	July 25, 2024	$0.3525	Quarterly
April 8, 2024	April 25, 2024	$0.3500	Quarterly
December 26, 2023	January 11, 2024	$0.3500	Irregular
October 6, 2023	October 25, 2023	$0.3500	Quarterly
July 5, 2023	July 20, 2023	$0.3500	Quarterly
April 10, 2023	April 25, 2023	$0.3475	Quarterly
December 23, 2022	January 11, 2023	$0.3470	Quarterly
October 7, 2022	October 26, 2022	$0.3470	Quarterly
July 5, 2022	July 20, 2022	$0.3470	Quarterly
April 4, 2022	April 20, 2022	$0.3450	Quarterly
December 27, 2021	January 12, 2022	$0.3450	Quarterly
October 8, 2021	October 27, 2021	$0.3450	Quarterly
July 2, 2021	July 21, 2021	$0.3450	Quarterly
April 5, 2021	April 21, 2021	$0.3425	Quarterly
December 29, 2020	January 13, 2021	$0.3425	Quarterly
October 5, 2020	October 21, 2020	$0.3425	Quarterly
July 6, 2020	July 22, 2020	$0.3425	Quarterly
March 30, 2020	April 15, 2020	$0.3400	Quarterly
December 31, 2019	January 16, 2020	$0.3400	Quarterly
October 7, 2019	October 23, 2019	$0.3400	Quarterly
July 9, 2019	July 24, 2019	$0.3400	Quarterly
April 1, 2019	April 17, 2019	$0.3300	Quarterly
December 31, 2018	January 16, 2019	$0.3300	Quarterly
October 5, 2018	October 24, 2018	$0.3300	Quarterly
July 2, 2018	July 18, 2018	$0.3300	Quarterly
April 2, 2018	April 18, 2018	$0.3200	Quarterly
December 22, 2017	January 10, 2018	$0.3200	Quarterly
October 6, 2017	October 25, 2017	$0.3200	Quarterly
June 30, 2017	July 19, 2017	$0.3200	Quarterly
March 31, 2017	April 19, 2017	$0.3100	Quarterly
December 22, 2016	January 13, 2017	$0.3100	Quarterly
September 30, 2016	October 19, 2016	$0.3100	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does WLY pay a dividend?: Yes. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.90% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.42 per share.
How much does WLY pay in dividends?: $1.42 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next WLY ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is October 6, 2026, with payment on October 22, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.