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Williams-SonomaWSM

Homefurnishing Retail · San Francisco, California · In the S&P 500
Solid businessPricier than peers
$252.72−2.75%After hours: $252.72 (0.00%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▲ 29.3% over 1 year
Williams-Sonoma over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$175$200$225Nov2026MarMayJulSep$252.72$200NovMarJul$252.72
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$29.77B
Price to earnings25.9x
Forward P/E25.5x
Dividend yield1.20%
Year to date+41.5%
One year+29.3%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorConsumer Discretionary
52-week range (closes)
$168.64$260.80

Quality and valuation

How Williams-Sonoma compares with other consumer discretionary stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

Williams-Sonoma and 5 homefurnishing retail peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: pricier than most

An average business among consumer discretionary companies, priced above most of them.

Williams-Sonoma trades at 25.5 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 19.5x for the 66 consumer discretionary stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew slower than the sector median: +2.2% vs +8.1%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 47.2% vs 40.5%
  • More profitable (operating margin): 19.2% vs 13.8%
  • Turns more of its sales into cash: 16.8% vs 10.1%
WSM trades at 25.5x forward earnings, above the sector medianForward p/e, Homefurnishing Retail peers
BABA12.3xTM14.3xMCD19.6xHD21.4xWSM25.5xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5xBABA12.3xTM14.3xMCD19.6xHD21.4xWSM25.5xAMZN25.7xTJX26.0xTSLA218.4xSector median 19.5x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 25.9x earnings, WSM is pricier than its average since Aug 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
20xAverage 21.5x2025202625.9x20xAverage 21.5x2025202625.9x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From Williams-Sonoma's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 2 Aug 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 6.7% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $bn, latest Q2 ’26
$0bn$1bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$2.0bnQ2 ’26$0bn$1bn$2bnQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$2.0bnQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth sped up to +6.7% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’256.7%Q2 ’260%5%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’256.7%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 22.9% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
0%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2522.9%Q2 ’260%10%20%Q3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’2522.9%Q2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $1.3 billion over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$481mQ2 ’26$0m$200m$400mQ3 ’24Q1 ’25Q3 ’25$481mQ2 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsWSMSector median
Revenue growth+2.2%+8.1%
Gross margin47.2%40.5%
Operating margin19.2%13.8%
Free cash flow margin16.8%10.1%
Price to earnings25.9x21.0x

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