Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

NYSE:WSM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$21.7b

Williams-Sonoma Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Williams-Sonoma's CEO is Laura Alber, appointed in Jul 2006, has a tenure of 18.33 years. total yearly compensation is $23.70M, comprised of 6.8% salary and 93.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.84% of the company’s shares, worth $182.62M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.2 years and 4 years respectively.

Key information

Laura Alber

Chief executive officer

US$23.7m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage6.8%
CEO tenure18.3yrs
CEO ownership0.8%
Management average tenure2.2yrs
Board average tenure4yrs

Recent management updates

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s (NYSE:WSM) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

May 23
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s (NYSE:WSM) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Recent updates

Williams-Sonoma: Lock In Big Trading Gains, Let Profit Run

Nov 20

Improved Earnings Required Before Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Shares Find Their Feet

Nov 09
Improved Earnings Required Before Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Shares Find Their Feet

Williams-Sonoma: Exceptional Retailer But Lacking A Catalyst

Nov 05

Should You Think About Buying Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Now?

Oct 03
Should You Think About Buying Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Now?

Williams-Sonoma: Uncertain Near-Term Demand Trend

Sep 05

Earnings Beat: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Aug 27
Earnings Beat: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Just Beat Analyst Forecasts, And Analysts Have Been Updating Their Models

Trading Williams-Sonoma: Scary Sales Print, But Monster Margins

Aug 22

An Intrinsic Calculation For Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Suggests It's 33% Undervalued

Aug 14
An Intrinsic Calculation For Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Suggests It's 33% Undervalued

Why The 40% Return On Capital At Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Should Have Your Attention

Jul 27
Why The 40% Return On Capital At Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Should Have Your Attention

Williams-Sonoma: Positive Prospects

Jul 27

Williams-Sonoma: This Dividend Growth Powerhouse Is Splitting Its Stock

Jul 04

Williams-Sonoma's (NYSE:WSM) Dividend Is Being Reduced To $0.57

Jul 04
Williams-Sonoma's (NYSE:WSM) Dividend Is Being Reduced To $0.57

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.57

Jun 19
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.57

Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s (NYSE:WSM) P/E Ratio

Jun 15
Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s (NYSE:WSM) P/E Ratio

Williams-Sonoma: Valuation Stretched After Delivering Impressive Q1 Results

Jun 14

Wayfair: Sound Fundamental Outlook And Cheap Valuation

Jun 05

Williams-Sonoma: Why We Are No Longer Buyers After The Quarterly Results

May 23

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s (NYSE:WSM) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

May 23
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s (NYSE:WSM) CEO Compensation Is Looking A Bit Stretched At The Moment

Should You Think About Buying Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Now?

May 11
Should You Think About Buying Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Now?

Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM)

Apr 26
Returns On Capital Are A Standout For Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM)

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.13

Apr 09
Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To $1.13

Williams-Sonoma: Growth Could Accelerate In The Coming Quarters

Apr 06

Williams-Sonoma's (NYSE:WSM) Dividend Will Be Increased To $1.13

Mar 26
Williams-Sonoma's (NYSE:WSM) Dividend Will Be Increased To $1.13

Williams-Sonoma's (NYSE:WSM) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Mar 20
Williams-Sonoma's (NYSE:WSM) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings

Williams-Sonoma: I'm Up 437% And Not Selling This Dividend Growth Machine

Mar 15

Optimistic Investors Push Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Shares Up 25% But Growth Is Lacking

Mar 14
Optimistic Investors Push Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) Shares Up 25% But Growth Is Lacking

Williams-Sonoma: A Great Long-Term Opportunity

Feb 26

Wayfair: Long Term Drivers Remain Strong

Feb 04

Should You Investigate Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) At US$209?

Jan 29
Should You Investigate Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) At US$209?

There's No Escaping Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s (NYSE:WSM) Muted Earnings

Dec 31
There's No Escaping Williams-Sonoma, Inc.'s (NYSE:WSM) Muted Earnings

Williams-Sonoma Stock: Too Far, Too Fast

Dec 15

Williams-Sonoma: Cash Flow Weaker Than It Seems

Nov 14

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Laura Alber's remuneration changed compared to Williams-Sonoma's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Oct 27 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Jul 28 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Apr 28 2024n/an/a

US$1b

Jan 28 2024US$24mUS$2m

US$950m

Oct 29 2023n/an/a

US$950m

Jul 30 2023n/an/a

US$965m

Apr 30 2023n/an/a

US$1b

Jan 29 2023US$17mUS$2m

US$1b

Oct 30 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Jul 31 2022n/an/a

US$1b

May 01 2022n/an/a

US$1b

Jan 30 2022US$21mUS$2m

US$1b

Oct 31 2021n/an/a

US$1b

Aug 01 2021n/an/a

US$985m

May 02 2021n/an/a

US$873m

Jan 31 2021US$24mUS$2m

US$681m

Nov 01 2020n/an/a

US$538m

Aug 02 2020n/an/a

US$411m

May 03 2020n/an/a

US$339m

Feb 02 2020US$17mUS$2m

US$356m

Nov 03 2019n/an/a

US$345m

Aug 04 2019n/an/a

US$352m

May 05 2019n/an/a

US$341m

Feb 03 2019US$27mUS$1m

US$334m

Oct 28 2018n/an/a

US$274m

Jul 29 2018n/an/a

US$264m

Apr 29 2018n/an/a

US$265m

Jan 28 2018US$14mUS$1m

US$260m

Compensation vs Market: Laura's total compensation ($USD23.70M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD12.73M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Laura's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Laura Alber (55 yo)

18.3yrs

Tenure

US$23,696,540

Compensation

Ms. Laura J. Alber serves as an Independent Director at salesforce.com, inc. since November 30, 2021. She has been the Chief Executive Officer at Williams-sonoma Inc. since May 26, 2010 and has been its Pr...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Laura Alber
President18.3yrsUS$23.70m0.84%
$ 182.6m
Jeffrey Howie
Executive VP & CFO2.2yrsUS$6.92m0.039%
$ 8.5m
David King
Executive VP13.8yrsUS$3.60m0.080%
$ 17.4m
Jeremy Brooks
Senior VPno datano data0.0035%
$ 763.3k
Brian Yee
Senior VP of Corporate Finance & Treasurerno datano datano data
Sameer Hassan
Chief Technology & Digital Officerless than a yearno datano data
Abby Teisch
Executive Vice President of Marketingless than a yearno datano data
Vicki McWilliams
Executive Vice President of Pottery Barn Kids & Pottery Barn Teen14.8yrsno datano data
Felix Carbullido
Executive VP & President of Williams Sonoma Brand2.3yrsno datano data
Jennifer Kellor
President of Pottery Barn Kids & Pottery Barn Teen Brandsno datano datano data
Day Kornbluth
President of West Elm1.6yrsno datano data
Brent Koslo
Chief Supply Chain Officerless than a yearno datano data

2.2yrs

Average Tenure

55yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: WSM's management team is considered experienced (2.2 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Laura Alber
President14.8yrsUS$23.70m0.84%
$ 182.6m
Frits van Paasschen
Independent Director7.5yrsUS$302.27k0.024%
$ 5.2m
Anne Finucane
Independent Director3yrsUS$270.21k0.0061%
$ 1.3m
Scott Dahnke
Independent Chairman5.6yrsUS$501.33k0.032%
$ 6.9m
Arianna Huffington
Directorless than a yearno data0.00011%
$ 23.9k
Andrew Campion
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
William Ready
Independent Director4.7yrsUS$277.21k0.013%
$ 2.7m
Esi Bracey
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$263.74k0.0065%
$ 1.4m

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

57yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: WSM's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).