Williams-Sonoma Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Williams-Sonoma has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 17.1%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 11.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.8% per year. Williams-Sonoma's return on equity is 57.4%, and it has net margins of 14.5%.

Key information

17.1%

Earnings growth rate

21.3%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth4.1%
Revenue growth rate5.8%
Return on equity57.4%
Net Margin14.5%
Last Earnings Update27 Oct 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Williams-Sonoma makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

DB:WM1 Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
27 Oct 247,5281,0952,1430
28 Jul 247,5811,0832,1070
28 Apr 247,6561,0592,0560
28 Jan 247,7519502,0450
29 Oct 237,9259501,9650
30 Jul 238,2649652,0540
30 Apr 238,5391,0302,1260
29 Jan 238,6741,1282,1640
30 Oct 228,7221,1762,2350
31 Jul 228,5771,1742,2290
01 May 228,3881,1532,2060
30 Jan 228,2461,1262,1790
31 Oct 218,0381,0322,1360
01 Aug 217,7559852,0020
02 May 217,2978731,8260
31 Jan 216,7836811,6980
01 Nov 206,3345381,6300
02 Aug 206,0124111,6150
03 May 205,8923391,6530
02 Feb 205,8983561,6730
03 Nov 195,8913451,6840
04 Aug 195,8053521,6680
05 May 195,7103411,6640
03 Feb 195,6723341,6590
28 Oct 185,5152741,5970
29 Jul 185,4572641,5510
29 Apr 185,3842651,5040
28 Jan 185,2922601,4750
29 Oct 175,1943081,4340
30 Jul 175,1403061,4260
30 Apr 175,0983051,4060
29 Jan 175,0843051,4050
30 Oct 165,0893021,3720
31 Jul 165,0753031,3660
01 May 165,0433051,3620
31 Jan 164,9763101,3560
01 Nov 154,9323161,3590
02 Aug 154,8433101,3450
03 May 154,7553071,3180
01 Feb 154,6993091,3030
02 Nov 144,6232961,2920
03 Aug 144,5312871,2780
04 May 144,4742861,2720
02 Feb 144,3882791,2520

Quality Earnings: WM1 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: WM1's current net profit margins (14.5%) are higher than last year (12%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WM1's earnings have grown by 17.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WM1's earnings growth over the past year (15.2%) is below its 5-year average (17.1% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: WM1 earnings growth over the past year (15.2%) did not outperform the Specialty Retail industry 59.1%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: WM1's Return on Equity (57.4%) is considered outstanding.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 04:16
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/10/27
Annual Earnings2024/01/28

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Analyst Sources

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is covered by 60 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher GrajaArgus Research Company
Peter BenedictBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research