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John Wiley & Sons Stock Price History

NYSE: WLYBConsumer DiscretionaryBooksUSD

47.900.00 (0.00%)

At close: Oct 7, 9:30 AM ET · Delayed 15 min

WLYB price history at a glance

The price history for John Wiley & Sons (WLYB) on this page begins on September 13, 1982, when the stock closed at $1.16; it most recently closed at $47.90 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $71.40, reached on June 11, 2018; the latest close is 32.9% below that peak. Across the 43 complete calendar years in the table, WLYB finished higher in 26 and lower in 17. Its best year was 1988 (+118.4%) and its worst was 1990 (-43.3%).

Over roughly 44 years the share price changed +4042.5%, a 8.8% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, WLYB has gained 30.7%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

Key price levels

High since 1982
$71.40
Date of high
Jun 11, 2018
Low since 1982
$1.16
Date of low
Sep 13, 1982
Last close
$47.90

WLYB returns

1 week

-2.11%

1 month

-0.99%

3 months

-8.87%

6 months

+25.39%

Year to date

+55.12%

1 year

+30.70%

3 years

+55.92%

5 years

-9.79%

WLYB price return, excluding dividends.

WLYB annual returns

Calendar-year price returns
YearYear-end closeReturn
202647.90+53.62%
202531.18-26.29%
202442.30+31.53%
202332.16-18.02%
202239.23-29.73%
202155.83+22.95%
202045.41-6.85%
201948.75+1.90%
201847.84-27.50%
201765.99+20.71%
201654.67+20.42%
201545.40-25.02%
201460.55+13.39%
201353.40+34.31%
201239.76-10.45%
201144.40-2.52%
201045.55+7.81%
200942.25+12.43%
200837.58-6.49%
200740.19+4.09%
200638.61-0.26%
200538.71+11.88%
200434.60+31.81%
200326.25+9.15%
200224.05+3.89%
200123.15+10.24%
200021.00+26.32%
199916.63-30.55%
199823.94+78.55%
199713.41+67.59%
19968.00-1.54%
19958.13+47.73%
19945.50+20.96%
19934.55+41.26%
19923.22+64.80%
19911.95+5.93%
19901.84-43.27%
19893.25-2.81%
19883.34+118.36%
19871.53-27.94%
19862.13-20.00%
19852.66+39.34%
19841.91-12.85%
19832.19+41.41%
1982*1.55+33.78%

* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1982; return measured from the first available close.

2026 return is year to date.

WLYB daily prices (past year)

Daily open, high, low, close and volume
DateOpenHighLowCloseChange
47.9047.9047.9047.90-3.30%
49.5449.5449.5449.540.00%
49.5449.5449.5449.540.00%
49.3649.5449.3649.54+1.24%
48.9348.9348.9348.930.00%
48.6548.9348.6548.93+2.79%
47.7747.7747.5047.60-0.36%
47.7747.7747.7747.770.00%
48.1048.1047.3047.77-1.63%
48.5048.6148.5048.56+1.68%
47.7647.7647.7647.76+1.29%
47.1547.1547.1547.150.00%
47.7448.5047.1547.15+1.01%
47.7748.1746.6846.68-4.70%
48.9848.9848.9848.98+0.49%
48.7448.7448.7448.74+1.54%
48.0048.0048.0048.000.00%
48.0048.0048.0048.000.00%
48.0048.0048.0048.00-0.79%
48.3848.3848.3848.380.00%
48.3848.3848.3848.380.00%
48.1048.3848.1048.38-0.62%
54.5054.5048.6848.68-9.89%
54.0254.0254.0254.02+2.04%
52.9452.9452.9452.940.00%
52.7452.9452.7452.94-2.29%
54.1854.1854.1854.180.00%
54.1854.1854.1854.180.00%
54.2354.2354.1854.18+0.71%
53.7853.8053.7053.80+2.99%
52.2452.2452.2452.240.00%
52.2452.2452.2452.240.00%
52.1852.2452.1852.24-1.79%
53.1953.1953.1953.190.00%
53.1953.1953.1953.19+3.42%
51.4351.4351.4351.430.00%
51.4351.4351.4351.430.00%
51.4351.4351.4351.430.00%
50.5551.4350.5551.43+0.19%
51.3351.3351.3351.33+0.75%
51.6451.6450.9150.95-1.99%
53.8153.8151.9951.99-3.34%
53.7853.7853.7853.78-0.92%
54.2854.2854.2854.280.00%
55.0055.5154.2154.28-0.82%
54.7354.7354.7354.73+3.93%
52.6652.6652.6652.66-1.26%
53.3353.3353.3353.33+0.76%
52.9352.9352.9352.93+1.98%
51.9051.9051.9051.900.00%
51.9051.9051.9051.900.00%
51.9051.9051.9051.90+3.37%
50.2150.2150.2150.210.00%
50.2150.2150.2150.21-0.50%
50.4650.4650.4650.46-0.75%
51.0651.0649.7050.84+2.54%
49.5849.5849.5849.580.00%
49.5849.5849.5849.580.00%
49.5849.5849.5849.58-1.08%
49.5850.1249.5850.12-0.77%
50.5150.5150.5150.51-0.41%
50.7250.7250.7250.720.00%
50.7250.7250.7250.72+0.11%
50.6650.6650.6650.66-3.61%
52.5652.5652.5652.560.00%
52.5652.5652.5652.56-2.03%
53.3153.6553.1953.65+2.03%
52.5852.5852.5852.58+4.27%
46.6950.4346.6950.43+7.78%
46.7946.7946.7946.79-0.53%
47.0447.0447.0447.040.00%
47.0447.0447.0447.04+4.72%
44.9244.9244.9244.920.00%
44.9244.9244.9244.92-0.88%
45.3245.3245.3245.320.00%
45.3245.3245.3245.320.00%
45.3245.3245.3245.320.00%
43.0145.3243.0145.32+4.85%
43.9443.9443.2343.23-1.98%
43.9844.1043.9844.10+2.18%
43.1643.1643.1643.16-0.51%
43.3843.3843.3843.38+0.21%
43.2943.2943.2943.290.00%
43.2943.2943.2943.29-1.61%
44.0044.0044.0044.00-1.05%
44.8144.8144.4744.47+1.01%
44.0244.0244.0244.02-0.47%
44.2344.2344.2344.230.00%
44.2344.2344.2344.23+7.75%
41.0541.0541.0541.050.00%
41.0541.0541.0541.05-1.44%
41.6541.6541.6541.65+2.84%
40.5040.5040.5040.500.00%
40.5040.5040.5040.50-1.72%
41.2141.2141.2141.210.00%
41.2141.2141.2141.210.00%
41.2141.2141.2141.21-0.43%
41.3941.3941.3941.390.00%
41.3941.3941.3941.39-0.14%
41.4541.4541.4541.450.00%
41.4541.4541.4541.450.00%
41.4541.4541.4541.450.00%
41.4541.4541.4541.450.00%
41.4541.4541.4541.450.00%
41.5041.5041.4541.45-0.98%
41.8641.8641.8641.860.00%
41.8641.8641.8641.860.00%
41.8641.8641.8641.86+1.60%
41.2041.2041.2041.200.00%
41.2041.2041.2041.200.00%
41.2041.2041.2041.200.00%
41.2041.2041.2041.200.00%
41.2041.2041.2041.200.00%
41.2041.2041.2041.200.00%
41.2041.2041.2041.200.00%
41.7541.7541.2041.20-4.78%
43.2743.2743.2743.27-0.51%
43.6943.7243.4943.49+2.78%
36.7042.3136.7042.31+7.91%
39.2139.2139.2139.210.00%
39.2139.2139.2139.210.00%
39.2139.2139.2139.210.00%
39.2139.2139.2139.21+3.18%
38.0038.0038.0038.000.00%
38.0038.0038.0038.00+0.37%
37.8637.8637.8637.86-0.89%
38.2038.2038.2038.20-0.52%
38.7738.7738.4038.40-1.16%
38.8538.8538.8538.85+1.09%
38.4338.4338.4338.43-1.66%
39.0839.0839.0839.08+1.36%
38.5638.5638.5638.560.00%
38.5638.5638.5638.560.00%
38.5638.5638.5638.560.00%
38.5638.5638.5638.56+4.23%
36.9936.9936.9936.990.00%
37.1337.1336.9936.99-0.03%
36.2537.0036.0537.00+10.45%
36.1136.1333.5033.50-8.74%
36.7136.7136.1336.71-1.05%
37.1037.1037.1037.100.00%
37.1037.1037.0637.10+1.64%
36.5036.5036.5036.500.00%
36.5036.5036.5036.500.00%
36.5036.5036.5036.500.00%
36.5036.5036.5036.500.00%
36.5036.5036.5036.500.00%
36.5036.5036.5036.500.00%
36.3037.0436.3036.50+5.55%
32.0534.5832.0534.58+10.66%
31.2531.2531.2531.250.00%
31.2531.2531.2531.25-0.22%
30.6131.3230.6131.32+1.72%
30.7930.7930.7930.790.00%
30.7930.7930.7930.79+1.28%
30.4030.4030.4030.400.00%
30.4030.4030.4030.40+2.63%
29.6229.6229.6229.620.00%
29.6229.6229.6229.620.00%
29.6229.6229.6229.620.00%
29.6229.9229.6229.62-1.27%
30.0030.0030.0030.000.00%
30.0030.0030.0030.000.00%
30.0030.0030.0030.00-2.25%
33.6133.6130.5330.69-5.00%
31.2632.3431.2632.30+4.21%
30.9831.0030.9731.00+4.06%
31.0431.0429.7929.79-6.91%
32.0032.0032.0032.000.00%
32.0032.0032.0032.000.00%
32.0032.0032.0032.000.00%
32.6532.6532.0032.00-0.47%
32.1532.1532.1532.150.00%
32.1532.1532.1532.150.00%
32.1532.1532.1532.150.00%
32.1532.1532.1532.150.00%
32.1532.1532.1532.150.00%
32.1532.1532.1532.150.00%
32.1532.1532.1532.150.00%
32.1532.1532.1532.15-2.43%
32.9532.9532.9532.950.00%
32.9532.9532.9532.950.00%
32.9532.9532.9032.95+0.33%
32.5732.9432.5732.84+2.53%
31.9732.0331.9732.03-0.06%
32.0332.0832.0332.05-1.99%
32.7032.7032.7032.700.00%
32.7032.7032.7032.700.00%
32.7032.7032.7032.700.00%
30.8632.7030.8632.70+4.87%
31.1831.1831.1831.180.00%
31.1431.1931.1431.18+0.97%
30.8830.8830.8830.880.00%
32.4932.4930.8830.88-5.71%
32.7132.8532.7132.75-0.82%
33.0233.0233.0233.020.00%
33.0233.0233.0233.020.00%
33.0233.0233.0233.020.00%
34.0034.0032.5033.02-4.98%
30.5934.7530.5934.75+13.04%
30.5030.7430.5030.74-0.07%
30.7630.7630.7630.760.00%
30.7630.7630.7630.76+0.46%
30.4730.6230.4730.620.00%
30.6230.6230.6230.62-2.52%
31.6331.6331.4131.41-3.35%
31.3832.5031.3832.50+5.79%
30.1031.1030.1030.72-1.66%
33.0033.0031.1431.24-3.34%
33.7333.8632.3232.32-12.01%
39.0039.0034.5836.73+1.16%
36.3136.3136.3136.310.00%
36.3136.3136.3136.310.00%
36.3136.3136.3136.31+0.86%
36.0036.5535.9536.00-1.23%
36.5436.5435.8636.45+0.94%
35.6436.2835.6436.11+8.08%
33.4133.4133.4133.410.00%
33.4133.4133.4133.410.00%
33.4133.4133.4133.410.00%
33.4133.4133.4133.410.00%
35.0935.0933.4133.41-6.26%
35.6435.6435.6435.640.00%
35.8935.8935.6435.64-3.55%
36.9536.9536.9536.950.00%
36.9536.9536.9536.950.00%
36.9536.9536.9536.950.00%
36.9536.9536.9536.95+0.49%
36.9236.9236.7736.77-2.52%
38.2538.2537.7237.72+2.08%
36.9536.9536.9536.950.00%
36.9536.9536.9536.950.00%
36.9536.9536.9536.95-3.15%
38.1538.1538.1538.150.00%
38.1538.1538.1538.150.00%
38.2538.2538.1538.15+2.64%
37.1137.2537.0337.17+0.32%
37.0537.0537.0537.050.00%
37.0537.0537.0537.050.00%
37.4937.5537.0537.05-1.28%
37.5337.5337.5337.530.00%
37.5337.5337.5337.53+1.68%
36.9336.9336.8036.91-0.11%
36.9536.9536.9536.95-1.10%
37.3737.3737.3637.36-1.68%
38.0038.0038.0038.00+3.66%
36.6536.6636.6536.66+0.33%
36.7836.7836.5436.54-0.30%
36.5636.6536.5636.65—

Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the WLYB chart for longer ranges.