Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) Key Metrics
WSM valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $29.46B
- Enterprise value
- $27.77B
- P/E (TTM)
- 25.7 10-yr median 14.5
- Forward P/E
- 24.6
- PEG ratio
- 3.01
- Price / sales
- 3.7 10-yr median 1.3
- Price / book
- 14.4 10-yr median 5.7
- EV / EBITDA
- 16.8 10-yr median 8.1
- Dividend yield
- 1.22% $3.04 a year
- Beta
- 1.47
WSM key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsWSM valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
WSM returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
WSM per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
WSM financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
WSM efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
WSM valuation history
WSM returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
WSM debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
WSM cash returned to shareholders
WSM price vs earnings per share
WSM key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $25.20B | $27.06B | $12.62B | $9.32B | $12.26B | $10.19B | $5.55B | $4.48B | $4.29B | $4.31B |
| Enterprise value | $25.64B | $27.20B | $12.75B | $10.40B | $12.69B | $10.53B | $6.74B | $4.63B | $4.39B | $4.25B |
| P/E ratio | 23.2 | 24.1 | 13.3 | 8.3 | 10.9 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 13.4 | 16.5 | 14.1 |
| Price / sales | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Price / book | 12.1 | 12.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Price / free cash flow | 23.9 | 23.8 | 8.5 | 13.3 | 10.7 | 9.2 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 13.8 | 13.2 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 19.2 | 19.9 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| EV / sales | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 15.2 | 15.9 | 8.5 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| EV / free cash flow | 24.3 | 23.9 | 8.5 | 14.9 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 16.0 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 13.0 |
| Earnings yield | 4.3% | 4.2% | 7.5% | 12.1% | 9.2% | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 6.1% | 7.1% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.2% | 4.2% | 11.8% | 7.5% | 9.3% | 10.8% | 7.6% | 8.8% | 7.2% | 7.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 4.6% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 11.8% | 8.9% | 3.0% | 5.4% | 9.7% | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $204.65 | $211.37 | $96.69 | $67.47 | $80.27 | $64.46 | $35.04 | $27.21 | $25.61 | $24.11 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $63.39 | $60.23 | $59.37 | $62.77 | $54.00 | $42.90 | $37.22 | $34.44 | $31.61 | $28.41 |
| Earnings per share | $8.84 | $8.79 | $7.28 | $8.16 | $7.38 | $4.31 | $2.25 | $2.03 | $1.55 | $1.71 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $10.68 | $10.62 | $12.87 | $7.62 | $8.98 | $8.06 | $3.83 | $3.56 | $2.98 | $2.93 |
| Free cash flow per share | $8.57 | $8.89 | $11.43 | $5.06 | $7.50 | $6.99 | $2.66 | $2.40 | $1.85 | $1.83 |
| Cash per share | $8.28 | $9.47 | $9.67 | $2.66 | $5.57 | $7.59 | $2.73 | $2.06 | $2.33 | $1.19 |
| Book value per share | $16.91 | $16.73 | $16.30 | $12.31 | $10.90 | $10.44 | $7.80 | $7.02 | $7.19 | $6.98 |
| Tangible book value per share | $16.28 | $16.13 | $15.71 | $11.75 | $10.34 | $9.90 | $7.26 | $6.50 | $6.96 | $6.77 |
| Dividends per share | $2.57 | $2.19 | $1.78 | $1.57 | $1.23 | $1.00 | $0.95 | $0.85 | $0.81 | $0.75 |
| Capex per share | $2.11 | $1.73 | $1.44 | $2.56 | $1.48 | $1.07 | $1.18 | $1.15 | $1.13 | $1.10 |
| Debt per share | $11.83 | $10.52 | $10.65 | $10.45 | $8.41 | $9.70 | $10.24 | $2.94 | $2.94 | $0.86 |
| Shares outstanding | 123.2M | 128.0M | 130.5M | 138.2M | 152.7M | 158.1M | 158.4M | 164.7M | 167.5M | 178.9M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −3.8% | −1.9% | −5.5% | −9.5% | −3.4% | −0.2% | −3.8% | −1.7% | −6.4% | −2.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 51.5% | 52.7% | 49.6% | 67.0% | 67.9% | 47.2% | 29.8% | 28.3% | 21.2% | 25.0% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 44.2% | 47.8% | 36.9% | 46.2% | 55.2% | 31.4% | 19.5% | 26.0% | 20.9% | 27.3% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 20.3% | 21.3% | 19.1% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 15.6% | 10.4% | 11.9% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Return on tangible assets | 20.4% | 21.5% | 18.3% | 24.6% | 24.8% | 14.9% | 9.0% | 12.2% | 9.4% | 12.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.5% | 14.8% | 19.2% | 8.1% | 13.9% | 16.3% | 7.1% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 6.4% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.77 | 0.93 | 1.22 | 1.87 | 1.71 | 1.76 | 1.93 | 1.72 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.46B | $1.35B | $1.39B | $1.44B | $1.28B | $1.53B | $1.62B | $484.6M | $492.1M | $153.4M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.02B | $1.21B | $1.26B | $367.3M | $850.3M | $1.20B | $432.2M | $339.0M | $390.1M | $213.7M |
| Net debt | $437.1M | $134.3M | $128.6M | $1.08B | $433.9M | $333.8M | $1.19B | $145.7M | $102.0M | −$60.3M |
| Debt / equity | 0.70 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.93 | 1.31 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.12 |
| Debt / assets | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.26 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.63 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 1.82 | 0.23 | 0.16 | −0.09 |
| Current ratio | 1.39 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.24 | 1.31 | 1.33 | 1.09 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.42 |
| Quick ratio | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.35 | 0.61 | 0.79 | 0.41 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.41 |
| Interest coverage | — | — | 42.7 | 663.0 | 779.2 | 56.1 | 52.6 | 65.0 | 330.8 | 686.9 |
| Working capital | $759.1M | $842.6M | $839.5M | $399.6M | $552.2M | $619.1M | $146.1M | $619.5M | $628.6M | $405.9M |
| Invested capital | $2.52B | $2.28B | $2.26B | $2.78B | $2.10B | $1.99B | $2.43B | $1.30B | $1.31B | $1.19B |
| Tangible asset value | $2.01B | $2.07B | $2.05B | $1.62B | $1.58B | $1.57B | $1.15B | $1.07B | $1.17B | $1.21B |
| Net current asset value | −$616.2M | −$404.6M | −$425.9M | −$925.9M | −$637.5M | −$543.2M | −$1.06B | $37.2M | $54.3M | $138.5M |
| Graham number | $57.99 | $57.52 | $51.66 | $47.54 | $42.53 | $31.81 | $19.86 | $17.89 | $15.83 | $16.37 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$12.04 | −$9.31 | −$8.95 | −$12.88 | −$9.10 | −$7.58 | −$11.06 | −$4.10 | −$3.55 | −$2.57 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $316.5M | $280.1M | $232.5M | $217.3M | $187.5M | $157.6M | $150.6M | $140.3M | $135.0M | $133.5M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $854.0M | $807.5M | $313.0M | $880.0M | $899.4M | $150.0M | $148.8M | $295.3M | $196.2M | $151.3M |
| Dividend payout ratio | 29.1% | 24.9% | 24.5% | 19.3% | 16.7% | 23.2% | 42.3% | 42.1% | 52.0% | 43.7% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 110.9% | 95.5% | 36.6% | 157.1% | 95.0% | 27.8% | 71.1% | 110.0% | 106.8% | 87.0% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3.9% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 19.7% | 16.3% | 11.2% | 33.6% | 16.5% | 13.3% | 30.7% | 32.4% | 38.0% | 37.6% |
| Capex / depreciation | 1.12 | 0.96 | 0.81 | 1.65 | 1.16 | 0.90 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.14 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 28.0% | 27.9% | 26.4% | 25.1% | 26.4% | 25.4% | 28.4% | 29.4% | 27.9% | 27.7% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 121.4 | 114.0 | 110.9 | 98.7 | 89.1 | 92.7 | 108.1 | 111.8 | 110.7 | 111.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 55.7 | 55.4 | 45.8 | 40.9 | 45.7 | 46.8 | 50.9 | 50.4 | 49.6 | 51.4 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 71.3 | 64.3 | 70.7 | 63.0 | 49.5 | 52.8 | 63.9 | 67.7 | 67.3 | 66.2 |
| Receivables turnover | 63.86 | 64.10 | 64.97 | 70.13 | 59.88 | 53.10 | 53.90 | 57.52 | 59.16 | 60.48 |
| Payables turnover | 6.55 | 6.59 | 7.97 | 8.92 | 7.99 | 7.79 | 7.17 | 7.24 | 7.36 | 7.10 |
| Inventory turnover | 3.01 | 3.20 | 3.29 | 3.70 | 4.10 | 3.94 | 3.38 | 3.27 | 3.30 | 3.27 |
| Asset turnover | 1.46 | 1.46 | 1.56 | 1.87 | 1.78 | 1.56 | 1.72 | 2.03 | 2.01 | 2.08 |
| Average receivables | $122.2M | $120.3M | $119.3M | $123.7M | $137.7M | $127.7M | $109.4M | $98.6M | $89.5M | $84.1M |
| Average payables | $641.8M | $626.8M | $558.1M | $560.4M | $577.8M | $532.1M | $524.0M | $493.0M | $456.5M | $450.6M |
| Average inventory | $1.40B | $1.29B | $1.35B | $1.35B | $1.13B | $1.05B | $1.11B | $1.09B | $1.02B | $977.8M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
Computed from WSM's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed March 26, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
WSM valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (January 31, 2026), Williams-Sonoma traded at 23.2 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 14.5. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 25.7 and the forward P/E is 24.6. Williams-Sonoma earned a return on equity of 51.5% and a return on invested capital of 44.2% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $1.5 billion of debt and $1.0 billion in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $437.1 million. It returned $1.2 billion to shareholders: $316.5 million in dividends and $854.0 million in share buybacks, 111% of free cash flow. The share count fell 31.2% from 178.9M to 123.2M over 9 years.
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WSM key metrics FAQ
What is Williams-Sonoma's P/E ratio?
Williams-Sonoma's trailing P/E ratio is 25.7 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 24.6. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 23.2, compared with a 10-year median of 14.5.
What is Williams-Sonoma's EV/EBITDA?
Williams-Sonoma's enterprise value was 15.2 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $25.6 billion, EBITDA $1.7 billion); the current EV/EBITDA is 16.8.
What is Williams-Sonoma's return on equity?
Williams-Sonoma's return on equity (ROE) was 51.5% in fiscal 2026: net income of $1.1 billion on average shareholders' equity of $2.1 billion.
What is Williams-Sonoma's ROIC?
Williams-Sonoma's return on invested capital was 44.2% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Williams-Sonoma have?
Williams-Sonoma had total debt of $1.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70 and $437.1 million of net debt (0.26 times EBITDA).
What is Williams-Sonoma's dividend yield?
Williams-Sonoma's forward dividend yield is 1.22%. Williams-Sonoma paid $316.5 million in dividends in fiscal 2026 ($2.57 per share), a payout ratio of 29.1%.
Does Williams-Sonoma buy back its shares?
Yes. Williams-Sonoma spent $854.0 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −3.8% over the year, to 123.2M..
What is Williams-Sonoma's free cash flow yield?
Williams-Sonoma generated $1.1 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 4.2% on its market value at year-end ($25.2 billion).
What is Williams-Sonoma's current ratio?
Williams-Sonoma's current ratio was 1.39 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.39 times current liabilities.