John Wiley & Sons Executive Compensation (FY26)
WLY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2026 only
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Data as of September 26, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): August 13, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is John Wiley & Sons' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Matthew Kissner, President and CEO, came to $6,589.20 in fiscal 2026.
What was John Wiley & Sons' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 98.8% support at the meeting held September 25, 2025.
Which companies are in John Wiley & Sons' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Entravision Communications Corporation, Gannett Co., Inc., Graham Holdings Company, IAC Inc. and Informa, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Kissner President and CEO | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Danielle McMahan Chief People Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — not reconciled |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Weber | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Danielle McMahan | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Christopher Caridi | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Matthew Kissner | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jesse C. Wiley Board chair | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Raymond W. McDaniel Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David C. Dobson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Katya D. Andresen | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William J. Pesce | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen N. Madden | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew S. Kissner served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
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| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
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| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
- Entravision Communications Corporation EVC
- Gannett Co., Inc. GCI
- Graham Holdings Company GHM
- IAC Inc. IAC
- Informa III
- Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE
- Scholastic Corporation SCHL
- Stagwell Inc. STGW
- TEGNA Inc. TGNA
- The E.W. Scripps Co. SSP
- The New York Times Company NYT
- Thryv Holdings, Inc. THRY
- Wolters Kluwer NV symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 25, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | September 26, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | September 28, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | September 29, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | September 30, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | September 24, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | September 26, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | September 27, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Peer benchmarking
Where John Wiley & Sons sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $499Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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93 figures on this page: 85 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
85 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000107140-26-000041Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · Summary Compensation Table . . . . . . . . . .
- 0000107140-25-000175Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers The shareholders (with Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together) approved the advisory resolution o
- 0000107140-24-000193Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000107140-23-000186Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000107140-22-000064Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000107140-21-000038Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000107140-20-000059Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000107140-19-000037Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000107140-18-000035Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Positioning against its disclosed peers, the governance read, incentive design, and the CD&A alignment analysis; the full peer table; a committee-ready PDF.
Both reports for $2,400.
9 filings cited on this page
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Published by Velarion Company Intelligence
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}