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Williams-Sonoma kitchen display with cookware and mixer. Key Points Williams-Sonoma stands out in retail for sustaining high operating margins and returning significant capital through dividends and buybacks. Q4 2025 results showed resilient profitability despite a small revenue decline, and fiscal 2026 guidance points to continued strength. With institutional ownership near 100%, the post-earnings dip may find support, but tariffs and margin pressure remain key risks. Interested in Williams-Sonoma, I ...

This story was originally published on CFO.com. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CFO.com newsletter. Jim Peters | Brown-Forman Jim Peters was named chief financial officer of Brown-Forman, the spirits and wine maker of Jack Daniel's and Woodford Reserve. Peters will join the company on March 31 from Whirlpool, where he has been executive vice president of enterprise transformation since January. Peters joined Whirlpool in 2004, and before taking his current role, he held the ...

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) is included among the 15 Dividend Stocks to Buy for Steady Income. RBC Capital Raises Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Target After Q4 Beat; TD Cowen Stays Positive On March 19, RBC Capital raised its price recommendation on Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) to $214 from $206. It reiterated an Outperform rating after the company reported a Q4 earnings beat. The analyst pointed to steady market share gains and solid cost control. Those two tend to show up together when execution is wo ...

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) is one of Jim Cramer’s latest stock calls as he shared how to navigate Wednesday’s tough tape. Cramer highlighted the company’s earnings and the following market reaction, as he said: We did have one report that was solid. It was from Williams-Sonoma, the retailer. It put up terrific numbers, but after a quick down move in pre-market trading, it flew up furiously before pulling back hard in the afternoon. I wouldn’t buy it when it was up 11, but it closed up less than two ...

There is undoubtedly a lot of fear in the stock market right now, dominated by macro threats such as an extended conflict in the Middle East, higher-than-expected inflation, and the potential for a shaky macroeconomy to be furtherWith combined experience of covering technology companies on Wall Street and working in Silicon Valley, and serving as an outside adviser to several seed-round startups, Gary Alexander has exposure to many of the themes shaping the industry today. He has been a regular contributor ...

Williams-Sonoma (NYSE: WSM) operates premium home furnishings brands including Pottery Barn, West Elm, and its namesake stores. ...

Quick Read Williams-Sonoma (WSM) raised its quarterly dividend by 15% to $0.76 per share on March 18, 2026, marking the 20th consecutive year of increases, with FY2025 free cash flow of $1.055B easily covering the $316M in dividends paid and the company carrying zero long-term debt. Williams-Sonoma’s dividend growth has accelerated in recent years (15% in 2026 and 16% in 2025) despite headwinds from weak consumer sentiment (56.4 in January 2026) and approximately $80M in incremental tariff costs embedd ...

Howie said gross margin was 46.9%, down 40 basis points year over year, primarily due to a 170-basis-point decline in merchandise margins as higher tariffs flowed through cost of goods sold, along with occupancy deleverage tied largely to the prior-year 53rd week. He noted shrink contributed a 160-basis-point benefit from favorable physical inventory results, and supply chain efficiencies added 50 basis points. SG&A was 26.6% of revenue, up 80 basis points, which Howie attributed mainly to lapping an indire ...