Wayfair Inc.

NYSE:W Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.7b

Wayfair Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Wayfair's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -13.3%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 17% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 1.6% per year.

Key information

-13.3%

Earnings growth rate

-8.2%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth26.6%
Revenue growth rate1.6%
Return on equityn/a
Net Margin-4.5%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Wayfair: Increased Spending Lowers Its Q4 2024 Adjusted EBITDA Outlook

Dec 07

The Price Is Right For Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W) Even After Diving 28%

Nov 07
The Price Is Right For Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W) Even After Diving 28%

Wayfair: Fundamentals Remain Sound

Nov 05

Wayfair: Cost Cutting Has Helped Results, But It Needs Revenue Growth

Sep 28

Wayfair's On The Edge Of Comfort: Promising Margins, Lingering Uncertainty

Sep 20

Market Participants Recognise Wayfair Inc.'s (NYSE:W) Revenues Pushing Shares 29% Higher

Sep 20
Market Participants Recognise Wayfair Inc.'s (NYSE:W) Revenues Pushing Shares 29% Higher

Wayfair: Long-Term Growth And Margin Expansion Narrative Remains Intact

Aug 07

Why We're Not Concerned About Wayfair Inc.'s (NYSE:W) Share Price

Aug 05
Why We're Not Concerned About Wayfair Inc.'s (NYSE:W) Share Price

Wayfair: Is An H2 FY24 Turnaround Achievable? (Rating Upgrade)

May 28

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Wayfair Inc.'s (NYSE:W) P/S

May 07
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Wayfair Inc.'s (NYSE:W) P/S

Wayfair: Falling Short Of Profitability Targets, Even With Cost Cuts

Apr 20

Wayfair: Primed For A Selloff (Rating Downgrade)

Apr 12

Wayfair: Newly Launched Initiative To Support Share Gain Momentum

Mar 18

Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W) Shares Could Be 45% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Mar 12
Wayfair Inc. (NYSE:W) Shares Could Be 45% Below Their Intrinsic Value Estimate

Wayfair Has A Long Road To Recovery (Rating Downgrade)

Jan 29

Wayfair Doesn't Need A Chinese Buyout

Dec 29

Wayfair: Good Execution, Margin Expansion, Reiterate Buy

Dec 07

Wayfair: Potential 2024 Recession Increases The Risk Of Significant Decline

Nov 20

Wayfair's Marketplace Model: Unleashing Long-Term Potential

Nov 03

Wayfair: Still Risky, But Some Positive Indicators (Ratings Upgrade)

Oct 11

Wayfair's Market Share Gain Strategy And Financial Realities

Sep 18

Wayfair Returned To Growth (Upgrade)

Sep 07

Wayfair Still Burns A Lot Of Cash - Time To Short The Stock

Aug 16

Wayfair: Sell This Year's Rally (Rating Downgrade)

Jul 11

Wayfair: Investor Concerns And Our Target Price

Jun 09

Wayfair: Financially Distressed Retailer Prone To Recession

May 23

Wayfair Stock: More Downside On The Table

Feb 24

Wayfair gains amid M Science report on improving share trends

Feb 15

Wayfair's 11% Yielding Debt Is Too Risky

Feb 01

Does Wayfair Need To Exist?

Jan 25

Wayfair: Down 90% And Still Expensive

Jan 10

Wayfair: Strong Brand With A Super Logistics Setup

Jan 03

Wayfair migrates data center applications to Google Cloud

Oct 11

Wayfair proposes $600M convertible senior notes offering

Sep 07

Wayfair: No Easy Fix

Aug 24

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Wayfair makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:W Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2411,844-5384,0120
30 Jun 2411,904-6274,1350
31 Mar 2411,958-6314,2860
31 Dec 2312,003-7384,4010
30 Sep 2311,990-9154,5090
30 Jun 2311,886-1,0354,6050
31 Mar 2311,999-1,3674,7070
31 Dec 2212,218-1,3314,7300
30 Sep 2212,369-1,1824,5830
30 Jun 2212,650-9774,3710
31 Mar 2213,223-4684,1250
31 Dec 2113,708-1313,9770
30 Sep 2114,127953,8640
30 Jun 2114,8453463,8370
31 Mar 2115,2934893,8760
31 Dec 2014,1451853,7480
30 Sep 2013,008-1693,6670
30 Jun 2011,474-6143,5410
31 Mar 209,512-1,0703,2500
31 Dec 199,127-9853,0770
30 Sep 198,608-7982,8110
30 Jun 198,008-6782,5490
31 Mar 197,320-5972,2990
31 Dec 186,779-5042,0620
30 Sep 186,204-4331,8450
30 Jun 185,697-3581,6520
31 Mar 185,164-2961,4790
31 Dec 174,721-2451,3450
30 Sep 174,266-2161,2270
30 Jun 173,930-2001,1460
31 Mar 173,594-2101,0760
31 Dec 163,380-1941,0040
30 Sep 163,136-1669130
30 Jun 162,868-1208100
31 Mar 162,573-927130
31 Dec 152,250-776220
30 Sep 151,919-1206010
30 Jun 151,661-1335440
31 Mar 151,465-1424950
31 Dec 141,319-1504590
30 Sep 141,206-1013620
30 Jun 141,107-803220
31 Mar 141,015-592830
31 Dec 13916-412400

Quality Earnings: W is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: W is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: W is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 13.3% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare W's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: W is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Specialty Retail industry (-4.8%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: W's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 01:44
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Wayfair Inc. is covered by 59 analysts. 32 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullArgus Research Company
Colin SebastianBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research