Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores · SIC 5700

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC

WSM

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Latest revenue

$1.88B

as of 2025-11-02

Latest net income

$241.6M

as of 2025-11-02

Net margin

12.8%

as of 2025-11-02

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+20.2% / yr 6.4 pts / yr vs S&P 500 149.7% total
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$192.50
0.29%
Market cap
$22.67B
Enterprise value
$21.78B
P/E (trailing)
20.8×
Forward P/E
P/B
10.96×
Dividend yield
1.4%
52-wk high
$222.00
52-wk low
$152.20
Beta
Shares out
117.7M

5-year trend

What this company does

AI

Williams-Sonoma sells home furnishings, cookware, and furniture through brands including Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, West Elm, and Pottery Barn Kids, via stores, catalogs, and websites. Revenue comes from merchandise sales to consumers, with e-commerce now the dominant channel alongside a smaller fleet of physical stores. Sales grew 4.6% year-over-year to $5.45 billion year-to-date with margin expansion, while management aggressively returned cash through $556 million in buybacks and $237 million in dividends.

Generated from WSM's filing dated 2026-03-26

Key risks

AI
  • Inventory build-up: merchandise inventories rose to $1.53B from $1.40B YoY (+10%), outpacing 4.6% revenue growth and risking markdowns.
  • Aggressive capital return depleting cash: $556M buybacks plus $237M dividends drove cash down to $885M from $1.21B since February.
  • Margin pressure emerging: SG&A grew 7% YoY to $549M while revenue grew only 4.6%, compressing operating leverage amid tariff/freight exposure.

Generated from WSM's filing dated 2026-03-26

Profitability

Gross margin

46.2%

0.6%

Operating margin

18.1%

2.2%

Net margin

13.9%

4.5%

Return on equity

52.3%

0.5%

Return on assets

20.1%

5.2%

Leverage

Debt / equity

1.60×

8.4%

Debt / assets

61.5%

3.2%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-02-01

$2.36B-4.3%$368.0M-10.4%15.6%

Q4 2025

2025-11-02

$1.88B+4.6%$241.6M+1.8%12.8%

Q3 2025

2025-08-03

$1.84B+2.7%$247.6M+14.2%13.5%

Q2 2025

2025-05-04

$1.73B+4.2%$231.3M-11.2%13.4%

Q1 2025

2025-02-02

$2.46B$410.7M16.7%

Q4 2024

2024-10-27

$1.80B-2.9%$237.3M-0.0%13.2%

Q3 2024

2024-07-28

$1.79B-4.0%$216.9M+7.6%12.1%

Q2 2024

2024-04-28

$1.66B$260.4M15.7%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$0

Insider selling

$63.7M

Net activity

−$63.7M

Distinct insiders

4

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-14

Laura Alber

PRESIDENT & CEO

Sale7,302$171.93$1.3M
2026-05-14

Laura Alber

PRESIDENT & CEO

Sale9,689$172.72$1.7M
2026-05-14

Laura Alber

PRESIDENT & CEO

Sale2,609$173.78$453.4K
2026-05-14

Laura Alber

PRESIDENT & CEO

Sale400$174.57$69.8K
2026-04-17

Laura Alber

PRESIDENT & CEO

Sale15,000$200.00$3.0M
2026-04-08

Karalyn Yearout

EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER

Sale750$191.69$143.8K
2026-04-08

Karalyn Yearout

EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER

Sale1,517$192.88$292.6K
2026-04-08

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale340$187.11$63.6K
2026-04-08

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale666$188.04$125.2K
2026-04-08

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale191$188.79$36.1K
2026-04-08

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale50$190.45$9.5K
2026-04-08

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale116$191.20$22.2K
2026-04-08

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale24$192.29$4.6K
2026-04-08

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale32$193.23$6.2K
2026-03-26

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale1,749$179.37$313.7K
2026-03-26

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale21,915$180.24$3.9M
2026-03-26

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale4,114$181.22$745.5K
2026-03-26

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale3,800$182.15$692.2K
2026-03-26

Jeffrey Howie

EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Sale1,106$183.11$202.5K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns WSM

Institutional value

$10.44B

Total shares held

58.6M

Distinct holders

683

As of

2026-03-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1BlackRock, Inc.11.6M$2.11BNew
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC7.8M$1.42BNew
3VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC6.0M$1.09BNew
4FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP2.7M$485.8MNew
5Invesco Ltd.1.8M$324.8MNew
6UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC1.7M$316.4MNew
7DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP1.5M$269.6MNew
8Boston Partners1.2M$223.7MNew
9Voya Investment Management LLC997.2K$181.5MNew
10PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC988.3K$180.2MNew
11NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB892.6K$159.8MNew
12Bank of New York Mellon Corp819.9K$149.5MNew
13JPMORGAN CHASE & CO841.4K$148.8MNew
14UBS Group AG748.4K$136.5MNew
15DEUTSCHE BANK AG\728.2K$132.8MNew
16VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO673.4K$122.8MNew
17Legal & General Group Plc651.7K$118.8MNew
18Nuveen, LLC632.7K$115.4MNew
19ASSETMARK, INC477.1K$87.0MNew
20TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP475.5K$86.7MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

Top questions investors are asking

AI
  1. 1

    Inventories jumped to $1.53B from $1.40B YoY on just 4% revenue growth—are you carrying tariff-exposed goods that risk Q4 markdowns?

  2. 2

    SG&A rose 7% YoY this quarter versus 4.6% revenue growth, compressing leverage—what's structurally driving deleverage and when does it reverse?

  3. 3

    You repurchased $560M YTD at an average near $185, yet cash fell to $885M—why accelerate buybacks now versus preserving tariff-cycle flexibility?

Refreshed when WSM files a new report · last from 2026-03-26