WSM
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Consumer Discretionary · Homefurnishing Retail · US
$204.98
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$20.1B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
19.27
Reasonably valued
Forward P/E
16.79
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-4.3%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
13.9%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
51.5%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$206.74
+1% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 19 analysts covering this stock
About Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. operates as an omni-channel specialty retailer of various products for home the United States and internationally. The company provides cooking, dining, and entertaining products, such as cookware, tools, electrics, cutlery, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture, and a library of cookbooks. It offers home furnishings, home decor products and accessories, bedding, lighting, rugs, table essentials, kids accessories, made-to-order lighting, hardware, personalized products, custom gifts, and vintage-inspired heirloom products. It offers its products under the Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, Mark and Graham, and GreenRow brand names. The company markets its products through e-commerce websites, direct-mail catalogs, and retail stores. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

https://www.williams-sonomainc.com

Country: United States Employees: 19,800 Industry: Specialty Retail
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
26.9% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
21.2% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.5% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$121.75
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
-68.4%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
OVERVALUED
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
94.3th
Ranks in the top 6% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
83.3
Valuation Score
55.0
Quality Score
71.3
Combined
68.0

Trading at $170, 40% above fair value of $122. Moderate competitive position. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 58% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
Sharpe Ratio
0.626
Good returns relative to risk taken
Kelly Fraction
0.0513
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
Calmar Ratio
0.546
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
20.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-36.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
262
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
1.49
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$222.00
8% below the year high
52W Low
$147.39
39% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,194,496
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
6.6
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
6.0%
Moderate short interest
Div Yield
1.8%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$8.83
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
0.70
Moderate leverage — manageable
Current Ratio
1.39
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.59
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
46.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
20.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$868M
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$7.8B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.1B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
19
Target High
$230.00
Target Median
$206.74
Target Low
$136.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-14 ALBER LAURA Chief Executive Officer 20,000 $3,452,137
2026-05-04 HUFFINGTON ARIANNA Director 145 —
2026-04-17 ALBER LAURA Chief Executive Officer 15,000 $3,000,000
2026-04-08 HOWIE JEFFREY E. Chief Financial Officer 1,419 $267,411
2026-04-08 YEAROUT KARALYN Officer 2,267 $436,366
2026-04-02 ALBER LAURA Chief Executive Officer 12,602 —
2026-04-02 KING DAVID RANDOLPH General Counsel 1,350 —
2026-04-02 HOWIE JEFFREY E. Chief Financial Officer 3,150 —
2026-04-02 BROOKS JEREMY Officer 702 —
2026-04-02 YEAROUT KARALYN Officer 1,350 —
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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