SuperworthJohn Wiley & Sons shares outstanding WLY
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2009.
- Latest quarter, to Jul 31, 2026
- 50.8M
- On a year earlier
- −6.0%
- fewer shares
John Wiley & Sons had 50.8M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q1 FY27, the quarter to Jul 31, 2026.
That is 6.0% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.
Shares outstanding over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Shares, fourth quarter | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 52.9M | −4% |
| FY2025 | 54.9M | +1% |
| FY2024 | 54.6M | −3% |
| FY2023 | 56.1M | −1% |
| FY2022 | 57M | −0% |
| FY2021 | 57.2M | +2% |
| FY2020 | 55.9M | −3% |
| FY2019 | 57.7M | −1% |
| FY2018 | 58.4M | +0% |
| FY2017 | 58.3M | −1% |
| FY2016 | 58.8M | −1% |
| FY2015 | 59.5M | −1% |
| FY2014 | 59.9M | +0% |
| FY2013 | 59.8M | −2% |
| FY2012 | 61.3M | −1% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Shares outstanding | On a year earlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY27 | 50.8M | −6% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 52.9M | −4% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 52.7M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 53.5M | −2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 54M | −1% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 54.9M | +1% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 54M | −2% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 54.9M | −0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 54.4M | −2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 54.6M | −3% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 54.8M | −1% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 55.1M | −2% |
What the shares outstanding tells you
Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.
A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.
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