Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) Stock

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $235.65 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $27.75B and a trailing P/E of 29.2. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home. It offers cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks under the Williams Sonoma Home brand, as well as home furnishings and decorative accessories under the Williams Sonoma lifestyle brand; and furniture, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, and decorative accessories under the Pottery Barn brand. The company also provides home decor products under the West Elm brand; kids accessories under the Pottery Barn Kids brand; and an organic bedding to multi-purpose furniture under the Pottery Barn Teen brand. In addition, it offers made-to-order lighting, hardware, furniture, and home decors inspired by history under the Rejuvenation brand; and women's and men's accessories, travel, entertaining and bar, home décor, and seasonal items under the Mark and Graham brand, as well as operates a 3-D imaging and augmented reality platform for the home furnishings and décor industry. The company markets its products through e-commerce websites, direct-mail catalogs, and retail stores. It operates 544 stores comprising 502 stores in 41states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico; 20 stores in Canada; 19 stores in Australia; 3 stores in the United Kingdom; and 139 franchised stores, as well as e-commerce websites in various countries in the Middle East, the Philippines, Mexico, South Korea, and India. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Understand Williams-Sonoma, Inc.: how it makes money

Williams-Sonoma sells home goods through brands like Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, West Elm, and Pottery Barn Kids, and it makes money by generating sales through stores and e-commerce (with a large share of revenue coming from online channels).

The profit model is mainly driven by sustaining comparable brand revenue across its largest brands while maintaining an e-commerce-heavy sales mix (e-commerce penetration around 65%), which supports a high gross margin level (43.9%) and translates into an operating margin of 16.2%.

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Pottery Barn$0.7B
West Elm$0.5B
PB Kids and Teen$0.3B
Williams Sonoma$0.2B
Global business$0.1B
Other brands$0.1B

Business quality (Solid): Strong transparency into brand-level comparable sales and online penetration, with clear store and e-commerce KPIs, but the provided segment breakdown is brand-based and leaves limited visibility into how costs flow across channels.

Valuation: At 25× earnings, WSM trades 32% above the Retail average (19×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Large brand drivers of comparable sales: Pottery Barn and West Elm are the largest comparable brand revenue contributors in the provided data (0.73B and 0.46B, respectively).
  • Online channel is a major part of the business: E-commerce penetration is 65.4%, and e-commerce sales mix is 66%, supporting a consistent demand base through digital shopping.

Bear case

  • Comparable sales concentration risk: Because multiple key brands drive comparable brand revenue, any softness in those comparable metrics could directly pressure results, especially with operating margin at 16.2%.
  • Operating leverage sensitivity: The business depends on translating gross margin (43.9%) into operating income, so expense increases or promotional intensity that weaken the gross-to-operating spread could reduce profitability.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$235.65
Market Cap$27.75B
P/E Ratio29.2
EV / EBITDA16.7
Price / Book14.84
Price / Sales3.82
FCF Yield3.6%
DCF Value (model)$287.27
DCF Upside vs Price21.9%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$7.81B
Net Margin13.9%
Revenue Growth (YoY)1.2%
EPS Growth (YoY)0.6%
FCF Growth (YoY)-7.3%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score7.92 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E29.2
Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary)20.5
Industry P/E (Retail)19.5
vs Sector42.3%
vs Industry49.3%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderVANGUARD GROUP INC ($2.71B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Congressional Trades (recent)6
Company
SectorConsumer Discretionary
IndustryRetail
CEOLaura J. Alber
Employees19,600
CountryUS
IPO Date1983-07-07

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.