Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

WSM Consumer Cyclical Specialty Retail

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $7.8 billion, up 1.24% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 6.70%, EPS grew 41.4% and free cash flow grew 108.4%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500; dividend growth for ten consecutive years.

250.32 0.95 −0.38%
Market cap
$29.7B
P/E
25.3×
Fwd P/E
21.9×
Dividend yield
1.44%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
7.34
Beneish M
−2.58
Dividend safety
96/100

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) Return on invested capital

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Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 86.4%, up 3.2 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (83.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 24.4% (fiscal 2019) to 111.6% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 75% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 2.95%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 83.3% (12.91)
FY2025 96.2% 6.36
FY2024 89.8% 19.59
FY2023 70.2% (41.37)
FY2022 111.6% 35.72
FY2021 75.9% 49.48
FY2020 26.4% 1.98
FY2019 24.4% (1.08)
FY2018 25.5% (3.06)
FY2017 28.6% (1.85)

Against its own ten years

Low 24.4% High 111.6%
Ten-year median 50.7%
Current reading's percentile 75

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
WSM Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 86.4%
BBY Best Buy Co., Inc. compare 51.0%
FIVE Five Below, Inc. compare 38.0%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc. compare 36.4%
MUSA Murphy USA Inc. compare 20.6%
TSCO Tractor Supply Company compare 18.2%
CASY Casey's General Stores, Inc. compare 11.4%
DKS DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. compare 10.9%
GME GameStop Corp. compare 5.72%
Specialty Retail industry median 0.00%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 2.95%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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