John Wiley & Sons Stock Price History
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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
- 52-week high
- $55.51
- 52-week low
- $29.62
- 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
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47.90 | +53.62% |
| 2025 | 31.18 | -26.29% |
| 2024 | 42.30 | +31.53% |
| 2023 | 32.16 | -18.02% |
| 2022 | 39.23 | -29.73% |
| 2021 | 55.83 | +22.95% |
| 2020 | 45.41 | -6.85% |
| 2019 | 48.75 | +1.90% |
| 2018 | 47.84 | -27.50% |
| 2017 | 65.99 | +20.71% |
| 2016 | 54.67 | +20.42% |
| 2015 | 45.40 | -25.02% |
| 2014 | 60.55 | +13.39% |
| 2013 | 53.40 | +34.31% |
| 2012 | 39.76 | -10.45% |
| 2011 | 44.40 | -2.52% |
| 2010 | 45.55 | +7.81% |
| 2009 | 42.25 | +12.43% |
| 2008 | 37.58 | -6.49% |
| 2007 | 40.19 | +4.09% |
| 2006 | 38.61 | -0.26% |
| 2005 | 38.71 | +11.88% |
| 2004 | 34.60 | +31.81% |
| 2003 | 26.25 | +9.15% |
| 2002 | 24.05 | +3.89% |
| 2001 | 23.15 | +10.24% |
| 2000 | 21.00 | +26.32% |
| 1999 | 16.63 | -30.55% |
| 1998 | 23.94 | +78.55% |
| 1997 | 13.41 | +67.59% |
| 1996 | 8.00 | -1.54% |
| 1995 | 8.13 | +47.73% |
| 1994 | 5.50 | +20.96% |
| 1993 | 4.55 | +41.26% |
| 1992 | 3.22 | +64.80% |
| 1991 | 1.95 | +5.93% |
| 1990 | 1.84 | -43.27% |
| 1989 | 3.25 | -2.81% |
| 1988 | 3.34 | +118.36% |
| 1987 | 1.53 | -27.94% |
| 1986 | 2.13 | -20.00% |
| 1985 | 2.66 | +39.34% |
| 1984 | 1.91 | -12.85% |
| 1983 | 2.19 | +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)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.90 | 47.90 | 47.90 | 47.90 | -3.30% | |
| 49.54 | 49.54 | 49.54 | 49.54 | 0.00% | |
| 49.54 | 49.54 | 49.54 | 49.54 | 0.00% | |
| 49.36 | 49.54 | 49.36 | 49.54 | +1.24% | |
| 48.93 | 48.93 | 48.93 | 48.93 | 0.00% | |
| 48.65 | 48.93 | 48.65 | 48.93 | +2.79% | |
| 47.77 | 47.77 | 47.50 | 47.60 | -0.36% | |
| 47.77 | 47.77 | 47.77 | 47.77 | 0.00% | |
| 48.10 | 48.10 | 47.30 | 47.77 | -1.63% | |
| 48.50 | 48.61 | 48.50 | 48.56 | +1.68% | |
| 47.76 | 47.76 | 47.76 | 47.76 | +1.29% | |
| 47.15 | 47.15 | 47.15 | 47.15 | 0.00% | |
| 47.74 | 48.50 | 47.15 | 47.15 | +1.01% | |
| 47.77 | 48.17 | 46.68 | 46.68 | -4.70% | |
| 48.98 | 48.98 | 48.98 | 48.98 | +0.49% | |
| 48.74 | 48.74 | 48.74 | 48.74 | +1.54% | |
| 48.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 0.00% | |
| 48.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 0.00% | |
| 48.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | 48.00 | -0.79% | |
| 48.38 | 48.38 | 48.38 | 48.38 | 0.00% | |
| 48.38 | 48.38 | 48.38 | 48.38 | 0.00% | |
| 48.10 | 48.38 | 48.10 | 48.38 | -0.62% | |
| 54.50 | 54.50 | 48.68 | 48.68 | -9.89% | |
| 54.02 | 54.02 | 54.02 | 54.02 | +2.04% | |
| 52.94 | 52.94 | 52.94 | 52.94 | 0.00% | |
| 52.74 | 52.94 | 52.74 | 52.94 | -2.29% | |
| 54.18 | 54.18 | 54.18 | 54.18 | 0.00% | |
| 54.18 | 54.18 | 54.18 | 54.18 | 0.00% | |
| 54.23 | 54.23 | 54.18 | 54.18 | +0.71% | |
| 53.78 | 53.80 | 53.70 | 53.80 | +2.99% | |
| 52.24 | 52.24 | 52.24 | 52.24 | 0.00% | |
| 52.24 | 52.24 | 52.24 | 52.24 | 0.00% | |
| 52.18 | 52.24 | 52.18 | 52.24 | -1.79% | |
| 53.19 | 53.19 | 53.19 | 53.19 | 0.00% | |
| 53.19 | 53.19 | 53.19 | 53.19 | +3.42% | |
| 51.43 | 51.43 | 51.43 | 51.43 | 0.00% | |
| 51.43 | 51.43 | 51.43 | 51.43 | 0.00% | |
| 51.43 | 51.43 | 51.43 | 51.43 | 0.00% | |
| 50.55 | 51.43 | 50.55 | 51.43 | +0.19% | |
| 51.33 | 51.33 | 51.33 | 51.33 | +0.75% | |
| 51.64 | 51.64 | 50.91 | 50.95 | -1.99% | |
| 53.81 | 53.81 | 51.99 | 51.99 | -3.34% | |
| 53.78 | 53.78 | 53.78 | 53.78 | -0.92% | |
| 54.28 | 54.28 | 54.28 | 54.28 | 0.00% | |
| 55.00 | 55.51 | 54.21 | 54.28 | -0.82% | |
| 54.73 | 54.73 | 54.73 | 54.73 | +3.93% | |
| 52.66 | 52.66 | 52.66 | 52.66 | -1.26% | |
| 53.33 | 53.33 | 53.33 | 53.33 | +0.76% | |
| 52.93 | 52.93 | 52.93 | 52.93 | +1.98% | |
| 51.90 | 51.90 | 51.90 | 51.90 | 0.00% | |
| 51.90 | 51.90 | 51.90 | 51.90 | 0.00% | |
| 51.90 | 51.90 | 51.90 | 51.90 | +3.37% | |
| 50.21 | 50.21 | 50.21 | 50.21 | 0.00% | |
| 50.21 | 50.21 | 50.21 | 50.21 | -0.50% | |
| 50.46 | 50.46 | 50.46 | 50.46 | -0.75% | |
| 51.06 | 51.06 | 49.70 | 50.84 | +2.54% | |
| 49.58 | 49.58 | 49.58 | 49.58 | 0.00% | |
| 49.58 | 49.58 | 49.58 | 49.58 | 0.00% | |
| 49.58 | 49.58 | 49.58 | 49.58 | -1.08% | |
| 49.58 | 50.12 | 49.58 | 50.12 | -0.77% | |
| 50.51 | 50.51 | 50.51 | 50.51 | -0.41% | |
| 50.72 | 50.72 | 50.72 | 50.72 | 0.00% | |
| 50.72 | 50.72 | 50.72 | 50.72 | +0.11% | |
| 50.66 | 50.66 | 50.66 | 50.66 | -3.61% | |
| 52.56 | 52.56 | 52.56 | 52.56 | 0.00% | |
| 52.56 | 52.56 | 52.56 | 52.56 | -2.03% | |
| 53.31 | 53.65 | 53.19 | 53.65 | +2.03% | |
| 52.58 | 52.58 | 52.58 | 52.58 | +4.27% | |
| 46.69 | 50.43 | 46.69 | 50.43 | +7.78% | |
| 46.79 | 46.79 | 46.79 | 46.79 | -0.53% | |
| 47.04 | 47.04 | 47.04 | 47.04 | 0.00% | |
| 47.04 | 47.04 | 47.04 | 47.04 | +4.72% | |
| 44.92 | 44.92 | 44.92 | 44.92 | 0.00% | |
| 44.92 | 44.92 | 44.92 | 44.92 | -0.88% | |
| 45.32 | 45.32 | 45.32 | 45.32 | 0.00% | |
| 45.32 | 45.32 | 45.32 | 45.32 | 0.00% | |
| 45.32 | 45.32 | 45.32 | 45.32 | 0.00% | |
| 43.01 | 45.32 | 43.01 | 45.32 | +4.85% | |
| 43.94 | 43.94 | 43.23 | 43.23 | -1.98% | |
| 43.98 | 44.10 | 43.98 | 44.10 | +2.18% | |
| 43.16 | 43.16 | 43.16 | 43.16 | -0.51% | |
| 43.38 | 43.38 | 43.38 | 43.38 | +0.21% | |
| 43.29 | 43.29 | 43.29 | 43.29 | 0.00% | |
| 43.29 | 43.29 | 43.29 | 43.29 | -1.61% | |
| 44.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | 44.00 | -1.05% | |
| 44.81 | 44.81 | 44.47 | 44.47 | +1.01% | |
| 44.02 | 44.02 | 44.02 | 44.02 | -0.47% | |
| 44.23 | 44.23 | 44.23 | 44.23 | 0.00% | |
| 44.23 | 44.23 | 44.23 | 44.23 | +7.75% | |
| 41.05 | 41.05 | 41.05 | 41.05 | 0.00% | |
| 41.05 | 41.05 | 41.05 | 41.05 | -1.44% | |
| 41.65 | 41.65 | 41.65 | 41.65 | +2.84% | |
| 40.50 | 40.50 | 40.50 | 40.50 | 0.00% | |
| 40.50 | 40.50 | 40.50 | 40.50 | -1.72% | |
| 41.21 | 41.21 | 41.21 | 41.21 | 0.00% | |
| 41.21 | 41.21 | 41.21 | 41.21 | 0.00% | |
| 41.21 | 41.21 | 41.21 | 41.21 | -0.43% | |
| 41.39 | 41.39 | 41.39 | 41.39 | 0.00% | |
| 41.39 | 41.39 | 41.39 | 41.39 | -0.14% | |
| 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 0.00% | |
| 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 0.00% | |
| 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 0.00% | |
| 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 0.00% | |
| 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 41.45 | 0.00% | |
| 41.50 | 41.50 | 41.45 | 41.45 | -0.98% | |
| 41.86 | 41.86 | 41.86 | 41.86 | 0.00% | |
| 41.86 | 41.86 | 41.86 | 41.86 | 0.00% | |
| 41.86 | 41.86 | 41.86 | 41.86 | +1.60% | |
| 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 0.00% | |
| 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 0.00% | |
| 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 0.00% | |
| 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 0.00% | |
| 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 0.00% | |
| 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 0.00% | |
| 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 41.20 | 0.00% | |
| 41.75 | 41.75 | 41.20 | 41.20 | -4.78% | |
| 43.27 | 43.27 | 43.27 | 43.27 | -0.51% | |
| 43.69 | 43.72 | 43.49 | 43.49 | +2.78% | |
| 36.70 | 42.31 | 36.70 | 42.31 | +7.91% | |
| 39.21 | 39.21 | 39.21 | 39.21 | 0.00% | |
| 39.21 | 39.21 | 39.21 | 39.21 | 0.00% | |
| 39.21 | 39.21 | 39.21 | 39.21 | 0.00% | |
| 39.21 | 39.21 | 39.21 | 39.21 | +3.18% | |
| 38.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 | 0.00% | |
| 38.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 | +0.37% | |
| 37.86 | 37.86 | 37.86 | 37.86 | -0.89% | |
| 38.20 | 38.20 | 38.20 | 38.20 | -0.52% | |
| 38.77 | 38.77 | 38.40 | 38.40 | -1.16% | |
| 38.85 | 38.85 | 38.85 | 38.85 | +1.09% | |
| 38.43 | 38.43 | 38.43 | 38.43 | -1.66% | |
| 39.08 | 39.08 | 39.08 | 39.08 | +1.36% | |
| 38.56 | 38.56 | 38.56 | 38.56 | 0.00% | |
| 38.56 | 38.56 | 38.56 | 38.56 | 0.00% | |
| 38.56 | 38.56 | 38.56 | 38.56 | 0.00% | |
| 38.56 | 38.56 | 38.56 | 38.56 | +4.23% | |
| 36.99 | 36.99 | 36.99 | 36.99 | 0.00% | |
| 37.13 | 37.13 | 36.99 | 36.99 | -0.03% | |
| 36.25 | 37.00 | 36.05 | 37.00 | +10.45% | |
| 36.11 | 36.13 | 33.50 | 33.50 | -8.74% | |
| 36.71 | 36.71 | 36.13 | 36.71 | -1.05% | |
| 37.10 | 37.10 | 37.10 | 37.10 | 0.00% | |
| 37.10 | 37.10 | 37.06 | 37.10 | +1.64% | |
| 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 0.00% | |
| 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 0.00% | |
| 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 0.00% | |
| 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 0.00% | |
| 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 0.00% | |
| 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 36.50 | 0.00% | |
| 36.30 | 37.04 | 36.30 | 36.50 | +5.55% | |
| 32.05 | 34.58 | 32.05 | 34.58 | +10.66% | |
| 31.25 | 31.25 | 31.25 | 31.25 | 0.00% | |
| 31.25 | 31.25 | 31.25 | 31.25 | -0.22% | |
| 30.61 | 31.32 | 30.61 | 31.32 | +1.72% | |
| 30.79 | 30.79 | 30.79 | 30.79 | 0.00% | |
| 30.79 | 30.79 | 30.79 | 30.79 | +1.28% | |
| 30.40 | 30.40 | 30.40 | 30.40 | 0.00% | |
| 30.40 | 30.40 | 30.40 | 30.40 | +2.63% | |
| 29.62 | 29.62 | 29.62 | 29.62 | 0.00% | |
| 29.62 | 29.62 | 29.62 | 29.62 | 0.00% | |
| 29.62 | 29.62 | 29.62 | 29.62 | 0.00% | |
| 29.62 | 29.92 | 29.62 | 29.62 | -1.27% | |
| 30.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 0.00% | |
| 30.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 0.00% | |
| 30.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | -2.25% | |
| 33.61 | 33.61 | 30.53 | 30.69 | -5.00% | |
| 31.26 | 32.34 | 31.26 | 32.30 | +4.21% | |
| 30.98 | 31.00 | 30.97 | 31.00 | +4.06% | |
| 31.04 | 31.04 | 29.79 | 29.79 | -6.91% | |
| 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 0.00% | |
| 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 0.00% | |
| 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 0.00% | |
| 32.65 | 32.65 | 32.00 | 32.00 | -0.47% | |
| 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 0.00% | |
| 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 0.00% | |
| 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 0.00% | |
| 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 0.00% | |
| 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 0.00% | |
| 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 0.00% | |
| 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 0.00% | |
| 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | 32.15 | -2.43% | |
| 32.95 | 32.95 | 32.95 | 32.95 | 0.00% | |
| 32.95 | 32.95 | 32.95 | 32.95 | 0.00% | |
| 32.95 | 32.95 | 32.90 | 32.95 | +0.33% | |
| 32.57 | 32.94 | 32.57 | 32.84 | +2.53% | |
| 31.97 | 32.03 | 31.97 | 32.03 | -0.06% | |
| 32.03 | 32.08 | 32.03 | 32.05 | -1.99% | |
| 32.70 | 32.70 | 32.70 | 32.70 | 0.00% | |
| 32.70 | 32.70 | 32.70 | 32.70 | 0.00% | |
| 32.70 | 32.70 | 32.70 | 32.70 | 0.00% | |
| 30.86 | 32.70 | 30.86 | 32.70 | +4.87% | |
| 31.18 | 31.18 | 31.18 | 31.18 | 0.00% | |
| 31.14 | 31.19 | 31.14 | 31.18 | +0.97% | |
| 30.88 | 30.88 | 30.88 | 30.88 | 0.00% | |
| 32.49 | 32.49 | 30.88 | 30.88 | -5.71% | |
| 32.71 | 32.85 | 32.71 | 32.75 | -0.82% | |
| 33.02 | 33.02 | 33.02 | 33.02 | 0.00% | |
| 33.02 | 33.02 | 33.02 | 33.02 | 0.00% | |
| 33.02 | 33.02 | 33.02 | 33.02 | 0.00% | |
| 34.00 | 34.00 | 32.50 | 33.02 | -4.98% | |
| 30.59 | 34.75 | 30.59 | 34.75 | +13.04% | |
| 30.50 | 30.74 | 30.50 | 30.74 | -0.07% | |
| 30.76 | 30.76 | 30.76 | 30.76 | 0.00% | |
| 30.76 | 30.76 | 30.76 | 30.76 | +0.46% | |
| 30.47 | 30.62 | 30.47 | 30.62 | 0.00% | |
| 30.62 | 30.62 | 30.62 | 30.62 | -2.52% | |
| 31.63 | 31.63 | 31.41 | 31.41 | -3.35% | |
| 31.38 | 32.50 | 31.38 | 32.50 | +5.79% | |
| 30.10 | 31.10 | 30.10 | 30.72 | -1.66% | |
| 33.00 | 33.00 | 31.14 | 31.24 | -3.34% | |
| 33.73 | 33.86 | 32.32 | 32.32 | -12.01% | |
| 39.00 | 39.00 | 34.58 | 36.73 | +1.16% | |
| 36.31 | 36.31 | 36.31 | 36.31 | 0.00% | |
| 36.31 | 36.31 | 36.31 | 36.31 | 0.00% | |
| 36.31 | 36.31 | 36.31 | 36.31 | +0.86% | |
| 36.00 | 36.55 | 35.95 | 36.00 | -1.23% | |
| 36.54 | 36.54 | 35.86 | 36.45 | +0.94% | |
| 35.64 | 36.28 | 35.64 | 36.11 | +8.08% | |
| 33.41 | 33.41 | 33.41 | 33.41 | 0.00% | |
| 33.41 | 33.41 | 33.41 | 33.41 | 0.00% | |
| 33.41 | 33.41 | 33.41 | 33.41 | 0.00% | |
| 33.41 | 33.41 | 33.41 | 33.41 | 0.00% | |
| 35.09 | 35.09 | 33.41 | 33.41 | -6.26% | |
| 35.64 | 35.64 | 35.64 | 35.64 | 0.00% | |
| 35.89 | 35.89 | 35.64 | 35.64 | -3.55% | |
| 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 0.00% | |
| 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 0.00% | |
| 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 0.00% | |
| 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | +0.49% | |
| 36.92 | 36.92 | 36.77 | 36.77 | -2.52% | |
| 38.25 | 38.25 | 37.72 | 37.72 | +2.08% | |
| 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 0.00% | |
| 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 0.00% | |
| 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | -3.15% | |
| 38.15 | 38.15 | 38.15 | 38.15 | 0.00% | |
| 38.15 | 38.15 | 38.15 | 38.15 | 0.00% | |
| 38.25 | 38.25 | 38.15 | 38.15 | +2.64% | |
| 37.11 | 37.25 | 37.03 | 37.17 | +0.32% | |
| 37.05 | 37.05 | 37.05 | 37.05 | 0.00% | |
| 37.05 | 37.05 | 37.05 | 37.05 | 0.00% | |
| 37.49 | 37.55 | 37.05 | 37.05 | -1.28% | |
| 37.53 | 37.53 | 37.53 | 37.53 | 0.00% | |
| 37.53 | 37.53 | 37.53 | 37.53 | +1.68% | |
| 36.93 | 36.93 | 36.80 | 36.91 | -0.11% | |
| 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | 36.95 | -1.10% | |
| 37.37 | 37.37 | 37.36 | 37.36 | -1.68% | |
| 38.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 | +3.66% | |
| 36.65 | 36.66 | 36.65 | 36.66 | +0.33% | |
| 36.78 | 36.78 | 36.54 | 36.54 | -0.30% | |
| 36.56 | 36.65 | 36.56 | 36.65 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the WLYB chart for longer ranges.