Williams-Sonoma, Inc. WSM

231.90 4.07 1.79% as of 25 Sep
Market cap
$26.9B
P/E
23.4×
Indexes indicate stock being part of an index,
Growth Flags show if company had growth for consecutive years

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

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 13.2% (fiscal 2020) to 96.2% (fiscal 2025); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is above the Specialty Retail industry median of 0.00% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.17%.

Return on invested capital, annual

Annual

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 83.3% (12.91)
FY2025 96.2% 6.36
FY2024 89.8% 56.09
FY2023 33.7% (9.57)
FY2022 43.3% 11.23
FY2021 32.1% 18.82
FY2020 13.2% (11.17)
FY2019 24.4% (1.08)
FY2018 25.5% (3.06)
FY2017 28.6% (1.85)

Against its own ten years

Low 13.2% High 96.2%
Ten-year median 31.7%
Current reading's percentile 83

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 3.17%
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)

The full definition of Return on invested capital →

More on WSM