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WSM

NYSE · USD
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail
CEO Laura J. Alber Employees 19,800 R&D / revenue 0.0%
Last price
$250.16−0.44%last session
Market cap
$29.5B
P/E (TTM)
25.3x
From 52w high
−2.0%
From 52w low
+51.1%
1-year return
+33.8%
RSI 14 · vs SMA200
66.9 · +18.3%
IS score
70.1/ 100
Factor model across 8 sub-scores, ranked against 3,010 US stocks. Describes the business, not the outlook.
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One year, rebased to 100

WSM   SPY   XLY (sector ETF) · weekly closes
90100110120130Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26WSM 134SPY 116XLY 97

Score DNA

Each bar is a 0-100 score within the scored universe
83
Profitability
50
Growth
42
Value
75
Momentum
100
Risk (safety)
83
Quality
81
Balance sheet
82
Earnings quality

Flags

Strengths
✓ Congress buying
Warnings
None of the computed warning flags fires for WSM (Altman, Beneish, accruals, FCF, dilution).
Observations
Moat model: Narrow, Efficient ScalePiotroski 6 / 9Altman Z 7.8Beta 1.463 of 4 smart-money sources active

Smart-money strip

Each disclosure source on its own window. Filings coinciding is not coordination.
INSForm 4 · 180 days
Insider open-market buys
0
30 open-market sales, $23.7M
Form 144 notices (12m): 18, $53.9M proposed, not confirmed sales
CONGSTOCK Act · 180 days
Congressional purchases
2
Last disclosed purchase 2026-10-08
Members disclose in ranges, 30-45 days after the trade
13F13F · quarter to 2026-06-30
Net change in institutional holders
+76
151 new holders, 64 closed
1,008 filers hold 96.8% · 336 added, 369 trimmed
ETFETF holdings · 30 days
Net funds accumulating
+263
1,190 funds adding shares
927 funds trimming · counts of funds, not dollars
DARKFINRA · daily
Short-sale share of off-exchange volume
71.0%
20-day avg 77.1%, 50-day avg 74.7%
Latest 6.1 pp under its 20-day average · a flow, not short interest

Key financials · FY2025

USD, fiscal year. Stock-based compensation is non-cash; shown against FCF.
Income statement
Revenue$7.8B
Revenue growth YoY+1.2%
Gross margin46.2%
Operating income$1.4B
Operating margin18.1%
Net income$1.1B
Net margin13.9%
EPS (diluted)$8.84
Cash flow
Operating cash flow$1.3B
Capital expenditure$259.4M
Free cash flow$1.1B
FCF conversion (FCF / OCF)80.3%
Stock-based compensation$106.5M
FCF less SBC$948.9M
Buybacks$854.0M
Dividends$316.5M
Balance sheet & returns
Cash & short-term investments$1.0B
Total debt$221.4M
Net cash$798.4M
Shareholders' equity$2.1B
Goodwill & intangibles$77.4M
Debt / equity0.71
ROE (TTM)57.8%
ROIC (TTM)30.1%
Operating margin by fiscal year
17.6%FY202117.3%FY202216.1%FY202318.5%FY202418.1%FY2025
Revenue $8.2B (FY2021) to $7.8B (FY2025), a -1.4% CAGR.

Valuation

P/E (TTM)25.3x
EV / EBITDA15.2x
Price / sales3.68x
Price / FCF21.9x
FCF yield4.57%
Buyback yield2.90%
SBC / revenue1.7%
Price / book13.76x
Forward P/E FY202727.3x
Forward multiples divide today's price by Street EPS estimates. Street mean target $255.15 across 13 analysts last quarter is theirs, not ours.

WSM vs industry median

241 companies in Specialty Retail
Gross margin 47.2% 37.7% Operating margin 19.2% 2.6% Net margin 14.7% 0.3% ROIC 30.1% 4.0%
WSM (TTM)Industry median Asset turnover 1.45 vs industry 1.17 · financial leverage 2.57

Earnings delivery

Next report 2026-11-18 · consensus EPS $2.18
92%
beat rate, 11 of 12 quarters
+8.1%
median EPS surprise
8
longest beat streak
+15+10+8-26+9+11+12+5+10+4+5+1
EPS surprise in % vs the consensus at the time, oldest (left) to newest, 2023-08-23 to 2026-08-26. Bars cap at ±60%.

Peers

Market-cap band, not the industry cohort above
CompanyMkt capP/EROENet marginRev growth12m return
WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. $29.5B25.3x57.8%14.7%+1.2% +33.8%
CPNG Coupang, Inc. $25.7Bn/m-20.0%-6.4%+9.9% −54.7%
CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. $25.5B33.0x20.0%4.8%+13.8% +22.9%
ULTA Ulta Beauty, Inc. $25.4B21.5x46.1%9.3%+11.2% +10.4%
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. $19.4B15.4x43.1%3.2%+1.4% +24.2%
TSCO Tractor Supply Company $17.3B17.3x39.5%7.9%+4.0% —
AZO AutoZone, Inc. $50.9B20.0x-87.0%14.1%+7.4% —
EBAY eBay Inc. $53.5B24.3x47.2%17.5%+14.7% —
12-month window: SPY +15.9%, sector ETF XLY −3.2%. Past returns describe history only.

Recent 8-K filings

2026-08-26Earnings Release; Exhibits
2026-06-22Shareholder Vote
2026-05-21Earnings Release; Exhibits
2025-11-19Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits
2025-08-27Results of Operations and Financial Condition; Financial Statements and Exhibits
2025-06-27Entry into Material Definitive Agreement; Creation of Direct Financial Obligation

Context

Shares outstanding117,779,000
Free float98.7%
Institutional ownership96.8%
Beta1.46
Dividend yield1.18%
Last dividend$0.76 on 2026-10-16
50 / 200-day average$234.57 / $211.25
Large-cap Consumer Cyclical median P/E24.3x

Full factsheet

The PDF carries everything on this page plus the cash-allocation waterfall, Form 144 notices, 13F holder detail, dark-pool and short-flow history, seasonality and the moat assessment (Narrow).

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All fundamentals · 140 measures in 13 categories

Percentile = where WSM sits among 40 scored companies in Specialty Retail (0 = lowest value, 100 = highest). It is a position, not a grade.
ValuationProfitability (TTM)Returns on capitalGrowthMargin history & stabilityLiquidity (latest quarter)Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)EfficiencyCash flow & earnings qualityDividends & buybacksScores & forensic checksPer shareSize (TTM)

Valuation

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
P/E (TTM) 25.0x 22.2x
57th		 17.7x
PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) 2.53 1.02
74th		 0.96
Price / sales 3.7x 1.1x
87th		 1.0x
Price / book 13.8x 4.9x
91st		 2.4x
Price / tangible book 13.2x 7.7x
85th		 4.2x
Price / free cash flow 21.9x 19.7x
56th		 15.2x
Price / operating cash flow 18.3x 12.0x
78th		 10.2x
Enterprise value $30.0B $7.1B
85th		 $5.6B
EV / sales 3.7x 1.5x
90th		 1.4x
EV / EBITDA 15.6x 13.1x
62nd		 11.4x
EV / EBIT 19.0x 17.5x
54th		 16.0x
EV / free cash flow 22.3x 23.3x
47th		 21.0x
Earnings yield 4.0% 4.1%
49th		 4.8%
FCF yield 4.6% 4.7%
49th		 5.9%
Operating cash flow yield 5.5% 8.2%
26th		 9.3%
Graham number (per share) $63.39 $19.83
73rd		 $33.39

Profitability (TTM)

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin 47.2% 43.4%
67th		 34.2%
EBITDA margin 24.0% 10.4%
90th		 11.7%
Operating margin 19.2% 8.1%
92nd		 8.7%
EBIT margin 19.7% 7.5%
90th		 8.2%
Net margin 14.7% 5.2%
90th		 4.9%
NOPAT margin 14.4% 5.7%
90th		 6.8%
FCF margin 16.8% 5.0%
82nd		 6.5%
Operating cash flow margin 20.1% 9.9%
85th		 10.4%
R&D / revenue 0.0% 0.0%
0th		 0.0%
SG&A / revenue 28.0% 27.7%
54th		 17.2%
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 0.7%
70th		 0.6%
Effective tax rate 25.1% 21.9%
79th		 22.4%

Returns on capital

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
ROE (on average equity) 55.0% 18.5%
91st		 12.8%
ROA 22.0% 7.7%
95th		 4.4%
ROIC 43.6% 12.6%
92nd		 9.3%
ROCE 43.7% 15.5%
95th		 9.9%
Return on tangible assets 29.3% 10.7%
97th		 7.4%
Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) 61.0% 24.2%
83rd		 14.4%
Gross profitability (GP / assets) 68.6% 48.6%
79th		 31.6%
ROIC, 3-yr average 36.6% 13.1%
81st		 7.4%
ROIC, 5-yr average 53.3% 14.0%
93rd		 9.1%
ROE, 5-yr average 61.2% 19.2%
97th		 15.8%
Incremental ROIC 254.6% 23.3%
97th		 11.2%

Growth

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Revenue growth (TTM YoY) 2.2% 8.5%
23rd		 6.0%
Revenue growth (QoQ) 8.5% 8.4%
51st		 6.6%
Revenue CAGR, 3 yr -1.1% 5.9%
21st		 3.0%
Revenue CAGR, 5 yr 0.6% 7.3%
23rd		 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr 4.1% 6.3%
44th		 3.3%
Operating income CAGR, 3 yr 6.3% 3.7%
60th		 2.1%
Net income growth (TTM YoY) 6.0% 6.6%
48th		 4.7%
Net income CAGR, 3 yr 6.9% 3.5%
60th		 1.4%
EPS growth (TTM YoY) 10.2% 11.7%
45th		 7.6%
EPS CAGR, 3 yr 9.9% 7.9%
60th		 3.4%
EPS CAGR, 5 yr 9.1% 3.1%
67th		 2.9%
FCF growth (TTM YoY) 31.0% 30.8%
53rd		 26.3%
FCF CAGR, 3 yr 7.4% 8.2%
48th		 6.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr 5.2% 7.2%
44th		 6.7%
Book value CAGR, 3 yr 12.8% 12.8%
50th		 8.1%
Dividend CAGR, 3 yr 6.7% 5.5%
69th		 3.2%
Sustainable growth rate 39.3% 16.9%
87th		 12.2%

Margin history & stability

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Gross margin, 3-yr average 46.3% 42.3%
64th		 34.9%
Operating margin, 3-yr average 18.6% 6.8%
90th		 8.0%
Net margin, 3-yr average 14.4% 4.5%
95th		 4.8%
FCF margin, 3-yr average 15.6% 3.9%
87th		 5.7%
Revenue stability (0-1) 0.01 0.82
3rd		 0.80
Earnings stability (0-1) 0.28 0.50
28th		 0.43
Margin stability (0-1) 0.94 0.94
41st		 0.92

Liquidity (latest quarter)

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Cash & short-term investments $1.0B $295.9M
72nd		 $278.1M
Net cash (− = net debt) −$499.0M −$1.3B
64th		 −$1.2B
Working capital $848.0M $206.6M
74th		 $298.0M
Current ratio 1.45 1.34
54th		 1.49
Quick ratio 0.68 0.68
51st		 0.92
Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) 0.54 0.47
62nd		 0.31
Defensive interval (days) 191 days 163 days
54th		 290 days

Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Total debt $1.5B $2.2B
44th		 $1.8B
Debt / equity 0.71 1.17
28th		 1.04
Net debt / equity 0.23 0.79
31st		 0.78
Debt / assets 27.7% 38.1%
23rd		 39.7%
Debt / capital 41.6% 53.8%
28th		 51.0%
Debt / EBITDA 0.80 3.03
11th		 3.26
Net debt / EBITDA 0.26 2.03
22nd		 2.42
Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) —
Cash interest coverage —
Debt payback (years of OCF) 0.9 yrs 3.1 yrs
14th		 3.8 yrs
Liabilities / assets 61.1% 70.6%
36th		 68.1%
IS credit model rating AA+ — —
Implied credit spread (bps) 65 175
5th		 275

Efficiency

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Asset turnover 1.49 1.24
64th		 1.00
Fixed asset turnover 3.28 3.56
45th		 3.73
Inventory turnover 2.9 5.1
26th		 5.3
Receivables turnover 61.2 52.0
64th		 19.9
Days sales outstanding 6 days 7 days
41st		 18 days
Days inventory outstanding 124 days 72 days
74th		 68 days
Days payables outstanding 56 days 44 days
69th		 42 days
Cash conversion cycle (days) 74 days 15 days
77th		 44 days
Capex / revenue 3.3% 3.5%
41st		 3.1%
Capex / depreciation 0.77 1.20
18th		 0.89
Operating expense ratio 28.7% 31.4%
41st		 24.8%

Cash flow & earnings quality

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Operating cash flow / net income 1.37 1.85
34th		 1.76
FCF / net income 1.14 1.08
54th		 1.18
FCF / operating cash flow 83.5% 65.5%
81st		 70.1%
Capex / operating cash flow 16.5% 34.5%
19th		 29.9%
Accruals ratio -8.1% -6.2%
33rd		 -5.7%
Sloan accruals ratio -7.2% -3.1%
23rd		 -3.6%
Earnings quality score (0-1) 0.75 0.75
6th		 0.75

Dividends & buybacks

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.0%
74th		 0.8%
Dividend per share (TTM) $2.94 $0.00
92nd		 $0.40
Payout ratio (dividends / net income) 28.5% 0.0%
80th		 17.8%
Dividends / FCF 25.0% 0.0%
78th		 11.6%
Dividend growth (YoY) 16.3% 6.2%
75th		 4.8%
Buyback yield 3.2% 1.2%
67th		 1.6%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) 4.4% 2.2%
62nd		 3.7%
Share count change (YoY) -3.8% 0.0%
15th		 -0.9%
Buybacks, last 5 years $4.5B $120.0M
92nd		 $198.3M

Scores & forensic checks

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
IS score 70 56
87th		 50
IS profitability 83 43
100th		 38
IS growth 50 57
21st		 53
IS value 42 42
51st		 50
IS momentum 75 79
38th		 72
IS risk (safety) 100 65
62nd		 65
IS quality 83 66
95th		 63
IS balance sheet 81 53
79th		 48
IS earnings quality 82 82
51st		 77
IS cash flow 79 55
92nd		 56
Piotroski F-score (0-9) 6 6
23rd		 6
Altman Z-score 7.8 2.9
92nd		 2.8
Beneish M-score −2.67 −2.72
56th		 −2.69
Ohlson O-score −8.33 −6.81
18th		 −6.83
IS credit score 93 66
90th		 58

Per share

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
EPS, diluted (TTM) $9.92 $1.84
79th		 $2.05
Book value per share $18.01 $7.32
72nd		 $14.46
Tangible book per share $17.52 $3.07
77th		 $3.70
Revenue per share $67.33 $36.89
62nd		 $46.29
FCF per share $11.32 $2.53
82nd		 $2.72
Operating cash flow per share $13.55 $4.90
77th		 $4.86
Cash per share $8.65 $4.80
69th		 $3.59

Size (TTM)

MeasureWSMIndustry medianIndustry percentileSector median
Market cap $29.5B $5.3B
85th		 $3.6B
Revenue $8.0B $6.1B
59th		 $3.9B
EBITDA $1.9B $449.3M
79th		 $442.3M
Net income $1.2B $173.0M
79th		 $178.6M
Free cash flow $1.3B $298.5M
85th		 $206.3M
Total assets $5.5B $5.1B
62nd		 $4.4B
Shareholders' equity $2.1B $827.1M
64th		 $957.6M
Employees 19,800 16,550
56th		 12,300

Insider transactions, last 6 months

Form 4 · most recent 12
DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValueOwned after
2026-10-16Finucane Anne A.
Director
 Open-market sale 780$252.12$196,6549,418
2026-10-16Finucane Anne A.
Director
 Open-market sale 14$253.11$3,5449,404
2026-10-09Yearout Karalyn
EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER
 Open-market sale 522$239.36$124,94619,673
2026-09-16Howie Jeffrey
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 Open-market sale 585$217.39$127,17336,598
2026-09-16Howie Jeffrey
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 Open-market sale 403$218.12$87,90236,195
2026-09-16Howie Jeffrey
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 Open-market sale 202$219.19$44,27635,993
2026-09-16Howie Jeffrey
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 Open-market sale 362$220.56$79,84335,631
2026-09-16Howie Jeffrey
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 Open-market sale 420$221.63$93,08535,211
2026-09-16Howie Jeffrey
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 Open-market sale 635$222.53$141,30734,576
2026-09-16Howie Jeffrey
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 Open-market sale 186$223.83$41,63234,390
2026-09-16Howie Jeffrey
EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 Open-market sale 252$224.42$56,55434,138
2026-09-16Alber Laura
Director, PRESIDENT & CEO
 Open-market sale 4,710$219.17$1.0M883,814

Shares acquired vs disposed, by month

acquired disposed · all Form 4 types
MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

By transaction type, 6 months

TypeDirectionFilingsSharesValue
Award / grantAcquired158,897—
GiftDisposed12,103—
Open-market saleDisposed30112,517$23.7M
Option exerciseAcquired1217,399—
Option exerciseDisposed916,918—
Tax withholdingDisposed13,939$891,120
—Disposed314,824—
Awards, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics; open-market buys and sales are the discretionary ones.

Form 144 notices

12 months: 18 notices · 270,678 shares · $53.9M
FiledFilerShares proposedEst. proceeds
2026-10-16Anne Finucane794$200,196
2026-10-09Karalyn Yearout522$124,758
2026-09-16Jeffrey E. Howie3,045$664,419
2026-09-16Laura Alber35,000$7.7M
A Form 144 is notice of a proposed sale, not a confirmed one.

Congress trades

12 months: House 3 trades (3 purchases) · Senate 0 (0 purchases)
TradedMemberChamberTypeAmountDisclosed
2026-10-08Rick LarsenHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-10-13
2026-05-01Ro KhannaHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-06-11
2026-01-13Ro KhannaHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-02-10
2025-07-25Julia LetlowHousePurchase$1,001 - $15,0002026-01-13
STOCK Act disclosures, in ranges, filed up to 45 days after the trade.

Largest 13F holders

Quarter to 2026-06-30, the latest most managers have filed
ManagerSharesValue% of shares out
BlackRock, Inc.11,394,517$2.7B9.67%
Aristotle Capital Management, LLC11,057,269$2.6B9.39%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC7,692,533$1.8B6.53%
BLACKHILL CAPITAL INC7,684,278$1.8B6.52%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC6,200,281$1.4B5.26%
STATE STREET CORP5,906,785$1.4B5.02%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3,815,020$897.3M3.24%
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP2,790,554$650.5M2.37%
NORGES BANK1,757,080$409.6M1.49%
Invesco Ltd.1,688,888$393.7M1.43%
FMR LLC1,616,247$376.7M1.37%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1,519,215$354.2M1.29%
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC1,450,284$338.1M1.23%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP1,232,593$287.3M1.05%
Nuveen, LLC1,224,419$285.4M1.04%

Institutional ownership by quarter

2023-092026-0696.8%
% of shares held by 13F filers
2023-092026-061,008
Number of 13F filers holding

Holder changes by quarter

QuarterHoldersOwnershipNewIncreasedReducedClosed
2026-06-301,00896.8%15133636964
2026-03-3193295.1%102317371105
2025-12-3195096.3%11132936297
2025-09-3094895.5%11630337972
2025-06-3092297.1%12136432089
2025-03-3190697.6%129289375108
2024-12-3189999.5%15823637873
2024-09-30832104.1%1146664699
2024-06-30823106.1%11227931886
2024-03-31811105.6%19621529652
2023-12-31680107.2%13919726546
2023-09-30598111.4%8118324762

Schedule 13D / 13G filers

FiledFormFiler% of classShares
2026-08-07SCHEDULE 13GSTATE STREET CORPORATION5.0%5,913,036
2026-06-02SCHEDULE 13G/AAristotle Capital Management, LLC9.4%11,140,471
2026-05-12SCHEDULE 13GSTATE STREET CORPORATION4.9%5,797,853
2026-04-30SCHEDULE 13GVanguard Capital Management7.5%8,945,363
Required above 5% of a class; 13G is the passive form.

ETFs with the largest holding

ETFWeight in fundHolding value
VITSX0.04%$850.1M
VTI0.04%$850.1M
VSMPX0.04%$850.1M
VTSAX0.04%$850.1M
VFINX0.04%$705.2M
VFIAX0.04%$705.2M

Share structure

Shares outstanding117,779,000
Float116,266,888
Free float98.7%

Income statement

Fiscal years, USD
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue$8.2B$8.7B$7.8B$7.7B$7.8B
Cost of revenue$4.6B$5.0B$4.4B$4.1B$4.2B
Gross profit$3.6B$3.7B$3.3B$3.6B$3.6B
R&D$0$0$0$0$0
SG&A$2.2B$2.2B$2.1B$2.2B$2.2B
Operating income$1.5B$1.5B$1.2B$1.4B$1.4B
EBITDA$1.6B$1.7B$1.5B$1.7B$1.6B
Pretax income$1.5B$1.5B$1.3B$1.5B$1.5B
Income tax$324.9M$372.8M$323.6M$360.5M$364.1M
Net income$1.1B$1.1B$949.8M$1.1B$1.1B
EPS, diluted$7.38$8.16$7.28$8.79$8.84
Diluted shares152.7M138.2M130.5M128.0M123.2M

Balance sheet

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash & short-term investments$850.3M$367.3M$1.3B$1.2B$1.0B
Receivables$131.7M$115.7M$122.9M$117.7M$126.8M
Inventory$1.2B$1.5B$1.2B$1.3B$1.5B
Total current assets$2.3B$2.0B$2.7B$2.8B$2.7B
PP&E, net$2.1B$2.4B$2.2B$2.2B$2.4B
Goodwill & intangibles$85.4M$77.3M$77.3M$77.3M$77.4M
Total assets$4.6B$4.7B$5.3B$5.3B$5.4B
Accounts payable$612.5M$508.3M$607.9M$645.7M$638.0M
Total current liabilities$1.8B$1.6B$1.9B$1.9B$2.0B
Long-term debt$0$0$0$0$0
Total liabilities$3.0B$3.0B$3.1B$3.2B$3.3B
Shareholders' equity$1.7B$1.7B$2.1B$2.1B$2.1B

Cash flow statement

Outflows are negative
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Net income$1.1B$1.1B$949.8M$1.1B$1.1B
Depreciation & amortization$196.1M$214.2M$232.6M$229.8M$231.4M
Stock-based compensation$95.2M$90.3M$84.8M$99.0M$106.5M
Change in working capital−$263.0M−$609.8M$167.9M−$342.9M−$388.5M
Operating cash flow$1.4B$1.1B$1.7B$1.4B$1.3B
Capital expenditure−$226.5M−$354.1M−$188.5M−$221.6M−$259.4M
Free cash flow$1.1B$698.7M$1.5B$1.1B$1.1B
Investing cash flow−$226.2M−$354.0M−$188.3M−$221.2M−$260.6M
Net debt issued / repaid−$300.0M$0$0$0$0
Buybacks−$899.4M−$880.0M−$313.0M−$807.5M−$854.0M
Dividends paid−$187.5M−$217.3M−$232.5M−$280.1M−$316.5M

Ratio history

Margins on the fiscal-year (TTM at Q4) basis; multiples at each year end
FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin44.0%42.4%42.6%46.4%46.2%
Operating margin17.6%17.3%16.1%18.5%18.1%
Net margin13.7%13.0%12.3%14.5%13.9%
FCF margin13.9%8.1%19.2%14.8%13.6%
ROE67.9%67.0%49.6%52.5%51.5%
ROIC53.8%40.5%41.1%47.3%42.1%
ROA24.3%24.3%19.1%21.2%20.3%
Debt / equity0.770.850.650.630.70
Interest coverage729.1x————
Current ratio1.311.241.451.441.39
Revenue growth+21.6%+5.2%−10.6%−0.5%+1.2%
EPS growth+71.8%+13.2%−13.1%+22.7%+0.6%
P/E at year end10.0x7.6x12.9x23.3x22.8x
EV / EBITDA at year end7.1x5.7x8.4x15.9x13.7x
FCF yield at year end10.13%8.11%12.16%4.35%4.27%
Dividend payout16.7%19.3%24.5%25.0%29.1%

Revenue by segment

FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Pottery Barn Segment$3.1B$3.6B$3.2B$3.0B$3.0B
West Elm Segment$2.2B$2.3B$1.9B$1.8B$1.9B
Williams Sonoma Segment$1.3B$1.3B$1.3B$1.3B$1.4B
Pottery Barn Kids And Teen Segment$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B$1.1B
Other Segments$405.0M$421.2M$369.2M$421.1M$447.6M

Street estimates by fiscal year

Next report 2026-11-18 · consensus EPS $2.18 · these are analysts' numbers, not ours
Fiscal yearRevenue (mean)Revenue rangeEPS (mean)EPS rangeAnalystsP/E on mean EPS
2026$7.9B$7.8B – $7.9B$8.71$8.66 – $8.771428.7x
2026$7.9B$7.8B – $7.9B$8.71$8.66 – $8.771228.7x
2027$8.1B$8.0B – $8.3B$9.15$8.93 – $9.341427.3x

Reported vs expected, every quarter on file

ReportedEPS expectedEPS actualEPS surpriseRevenue expectedRevenue actualRevenue surprise
2026-08-26$2.08$2.10+1.0%$1.9B$2.0B+1.7%
2026-03-18$2.90$3.04+4.8%$2.4B$2.4B−2.4%
2025-11-19$1.88$1.96+4.3%$1.9B$1.9B+0.9%
2025-08-27$1.81$2.00+10.5%$1.8B$1.8B+0.4%
2025-05-22$1.76$1.85+5.1%$1.7B$1.7B+3.8%
2025-03-19$2.94$3.28+11.6%$2.4B$2.5B+4.5%
2024-11-20$1.76$1.96+11.4%$1.8B$1.8B+1.1%
2024-08-22$1.60$1.74+8.7%$1.8B$1.8B−1.2%
2024-05-22$2.74$2.04−25.5%$1.7B$1.7B+0.4%
2024-03-13$2.53$2.72+7.5%$2.2B$2.3B+2.1%
2023-11-16$1.67$1.83+9.6%$2.2B$1.9B−16.7%
2023-08-23$1.36$1.56+14.7%$2.0B$1.9B−4.8%
2023-05-23$1.21$1.32+9.1%$1.8B$1.8B−2.4%
2023-03-16$2.71$2.75+1.5%$2.6B$2.5B−5.7%
2022-11-17$1.89$1.86−1.6%$2.2B$2.2B+1.9%
2022-08-24$1.77$1.94+9.6%$2.0B$2.1B+5.3%
2022-05-25$1.50$1.75+16.7%$1.8B$1.9B+4.4%
2022-03-16$2.39$2.71+13.4%$2.6B$2.5B−2.9%
2021-11-18$1.56$1.66+6.4%$2.0B$2.0B+4.1%
2021-08-25$1.28$1.62+26.6%$2.0B$1.9B−1.0%
2021-05-26$0.93$1.47+58.1%$1.5B$1.7B+16.0%
2021-03-17$1.70$1.98+16.5%$1.9B$2.3B+19.8%
2020-11-19$0.76$1.28+68.4%—$1.8B—
2020-08-26$0.50$0.90+80.0%$828.2M$1.5B+80.0%

Off-exchange (dark pool) volume, weekly

FINRA ATS, $ billions · through the week of 2026-08-31 (FINRA publishes with a delay)
0.406-150.406-220.306-290.307-060.307-130.207-200.207-270.408-030.208-100.308-170.608-240.408-31
Week ofNotionalSharesTrades
2026-08-31$425.7M1,900,23565,371
2026-08-24$562.9M2,382,27463,358
2026-08-17$285.7M1,192,90239,878
2026-08-10$247.9M1,001,65741,399
2026-08-03$406.9M1,645,85653,298
2026-07-27$247.3M1,059,30138,318

Short-sale share of off-exchange volume

daily 20-day average
07-2310-1571.0%
DateShort shareShort volumeTotal volume
2026-10-1571.0%444,669626,506
2026-10-1478.8%377,102478,484
2026-10-1377.3%291,800377,684
2026-10-1262.9%298,495474,209
2026-10-0985.7%351,087409,620
2026-10-0882.3%464,286563,962
2026-10-0787.6%340,299388,258
2026-10-0679.9%393,667492,434
2026-10-0575.0%355,071473,591
2026-10-0269.7%257,280369,063
A daily flow measure from FINRA, not short interest.

Seasonality

Average return by calendar month
+2.1Jan+1.0Feb+4.6Mar+4.8Apr+0.1May-1.8Jun+3.6Jul+3.2Aug+2.0Sep-2.3Oct+3.3Nov-1.3Dec
MonthAvg returnUp yearsYears
Jan+2.1%40%20
Feb+1.0%65%20
Mar+4.6%62%21
Apr+4.8%60%20
May+0.1%40%20
Jun−1.8%45%20
Jul+3.6%60%20
Aug+3.2%55%20
Sep+2.0%65%20
Oct−2.3%35%20
Nov+3.3%55%20
Dec−1.3%35%20
History, not a forecast.

Indicators

as of 2026-10-16
RSI 1466.9
MFI70.8
ADX12.8
Stochastic %K / %D87.9 / 81.1
Williams %R-17.2
CCI182
TSI / signal20.7 / 9.6
Chaikin money flow0.09
ATR$6.67
Bollinger width11.6%
Volume vs 20-day avg0.64x
SupertrendUp

Moving averages and bands

level (price vs level)
SMA 20$236.02 (+6.0%)
SMA 50$234.47 (+6.7%)
SMA 200$211.45 (+18.3%)
EMA 21$237.62 (+5.3%)
EMA 50$233.24 (+7.3%)
EMA 200$214.83 (+16.4%)
Bollinger upper$249.74 (+0.2%)
Bollinger lower$222.31 (+12.5%)
Parabolic SAR$233.97 (+6.9%)
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About Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) functions as a specialized, multi-channel retailer offering a diverse array of products for the home. Its flagship Williams Sonoma brand is renowned for cooking, dining, and entertaining essentials, such as cookware, culinary tools, small appliances, flatware, dinnerware, barware, outdoor furnishings, and an extensive collection of cookbooks. This brand also provides home furnishings and decorative accents. The popular Pottery Barn brand features furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table linens, and decorative items. Targeting younger demographics, Pottery Barn Kids offers children's accessories, while Pottery Barn Teen caters to adolescents with products ranging from organic bedding to versatile, multi-purpose furniture. Furthermore, West Elm contributes a selection of stylish home decor to the company's portfolio. Complementing these are Rejuvenation, specializing in historically inspired, made-to-order lighting, hardware, furniture, and home accents, and Mark and Graham, which provides personalized accessories for women and men, travel goods, entertaining and bar essentials, home decor, and seasonal merchandise. The company also maintains an innovative 3-D imaging and augmented reality platform for the broader home furnishings and decor sector. Williams-Sonoma distributes its products through a robust omni-channel strategy, encompassing e-commerce platforms, direct-mail catalogs, and physical retail locations. The company boasts a significant retail footprint with 544 company-owned stores, including 502 across 41 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, alongside 20 in Canada, 19 in Australia, and 3 in the United Kingdom. An additional 139 franchised stores operate internationally, and the company extends its reach through e-commerce websites in countries like those in the Middle East, the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea, and India. Established in 1956, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

https://www.williams-sonomainc.com

Key executives

NameTitlePayBorn
Laura J. AlberPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director$14.3M1969
Jeffrey E. HowieExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$4.3M1970
Karalyn YearoutExecutive Vice President & Chief Talent Officer$2.9M1975
David Randolph KingExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary$2.7M1969
Abby TeischChief Marketing Officer——
Brian YeeSenior Vice President of Corporate Finance & Treasurer——
Felix J. CarbullidoExecutive Vice President & President of Williams Sonoma Brand—1967
Jeremy BrooksSenior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Head of IR—1980

Executive pay, latest proxy

ExecutiveYearSalaryStock awardsIncentiveTotal
Laura Alber Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer2025$1.6M$19.0M$12.5M$33.3M
Jeff Howie Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer2025$950,000$3.5M$3.4M$7.8M
Monica Bhargava President, Pottery Barn Brand2025$892,308$3.0M$630,000$4.5M
Karalyn Yearout Executive Vice President, Chief Talent Officer2025$696,154$1.5M$2.2M$4.4M
David King Executive Vice President, General Counsel2025$705,000$1.5M$1.9M$4.2M

Employees

28k201927k202012k202112k202221k202319k202420k202520k2026

Dividends

Ex-dateAmountPaid
2026-10-16$0.762026-11-20
2026-07-17$0.762026-08-21
2026-04-17$0.762026-05-22
2026-01-16$0.662026-02-20
2025-10-17$0.662025-11-21
2025-07-18$0.662025-08-22
2025-04-17$0.662025-05-24
2025-01-17$0.572025-02-21

Moat model

Narrow · Efficient Scale · 2026-08-02
Cost advantage60
Intangibles79
Switching costs30
Network effect50
Efficient scale100
Our component scores (0-100) and overall 61.8; a model of the business, not a call on the stock.
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