# Williams-Sonoma Inc. Common Stock (DE) (WSM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Specialty Retail. Price $227.42, market value $26.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 23.3×** (5-yr avg 15.4×, 3-yr avg 20.1×). Williams-Sonoma Inc. Common Stock (DE) trades at 23.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 15.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 21.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.3×.
- **Price / book: 14.3×**. The shares trade at 14.3× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 14.6×**. Enterprise value is 14.6× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.0%** (5-yr avg 7.8%). Free cash flow equals 5.0% of the market value, below its five-year average of 7.8%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 4.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 47.2%**. Williams-Sonoma Inc. Common Stock (DE) keeps 47.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 19.2%**. 19.2% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 13.9%**. 13.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 52.3%**. A 52.3% return on equity is extremely high; check whether buybacks or debt have shrunk the equity base, which flatters the ratio.
- **Return on invested capital: 114.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 114.3%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 21.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 21.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 1.2%** (3-yr -3.5%/yr, 5-yr 2.9%/yr). Revenue grew 1.2% over the last year, against 2.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 0.6%** (3-yr 2.7%/yr, 5-yr 15.5%/yr). Earnings per share rose 0.6%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 14.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 14.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.00**. Debt is 0.00 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Williams-Sonoma Inc. Common Stock (DE) holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 1.39** (quick 1.39). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.39 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 7.84**. A Z-score of 7.84 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.34%** ($2.84 per share, trailing). Williams-Sonoma Inc. Common Stock (DE) yields 1.34%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 29%** (25% of free cash flow). 29% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 20**. 20 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 21.0%/yr** (1-yr 18.3%). The dividend has compounded at 21.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover Williams-Sonoma Inc. Common Stock (DE); the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $248.10 (+9% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 13.7%** (YTD 28.7%, 3-mo 11.3%). The shares are up 13.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.8%** (37.4% above the low). Trading 11% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.23** (volatility 34%). Beta of 1.23 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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