Williams-Sonoma

WSM

Market cap $21.5B

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

Williams-Sonoma sued Quince , a retailer sometimes known as a "dupe" company, accusing it of misleading consumers by selling similar-looking but inferior products and selling them for less.

The dividend distribution is approximately 30% of earnings, which are among the highest quality in the industry. The company targets a mid-to-high teens operating margin and has been delivering at the high-end of its range or higher for several years.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE: WSM) posted another solid quarter, with resilient sales and industry-leading margins. However, the stock slipped as investors looked ahead to a sharply higher tariff bill that threatens to squeeze profitability heading into 2026.

Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Alber gave CNBC's Jim Cramer an update on how tariffs are affecting business. "They are going to affect us more in Q4 than they did in Q3 because a bigger percentage of our inventory is now tariffed as the cost rolls through the balance sheet," Alper said of the new duties.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ( WSM ) Q3 2026 Earnings Call November 19, 2025 10:00 AM EST Company Participants Jeremy Brooks - Senior VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Head of IR Laura Alber - President, CEO & Director Jeff Howie - Executive VP & CFO Sameer Hassan - Chief Technology & Digital Officer Conference Call Participants Maksim Rakhlenko - TD Cowen, Research Division Zachary Fadem - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Cristina Fernandez - Telsey Advisory Group LLC Peter Benedict - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Christopher Horvers - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Jonathan Matuszewski - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Simeon Gutman - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Steven Zaccone - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Charles Grom - Gordon Haskett Research Advisors Michael Lasser - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Oliver Wintermantel - Evercore ISI Institutional Equities, Research Division Presentation Operator Welcome to the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Earnings Conference Call.

Williams-Sonoma Inc. WSM reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 (ended Nov. 2), with earnings and net revenues beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate and increasing year over year. The quarter's performance reflects benefits realized from an effective operating model, diversified brand portfolios and a robust e-commerce channel.

Although the revenue and EPS for Williams-Sonoma (WSM) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended October 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.96 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.87 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.96 per share a year ago.

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