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Williams Sonoma Inc.WSM · shops
GradeElkBsecond fifth of 258 graded peers; percentile 29.2, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger
Rank76 of 258
ProfitabilityCpercentile 46.4
SolvencyBpercentile 34.7
Growth and financingCpercentile 45.7
Reliability0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025
Peer failure rate0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025
Size bandover $2.67B assetstotal assets $5.4B[1]
Standard universeinsiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2]
Warningsnone active · fortress balance sheetnot computable: distress
Inputs computable10 of 14
Graded fromfilings received through Mar 26, 2026197 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date
Last close$238.792026-10-08; market equity $28.1B; iex feed
Price used in gradeNone
Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history
$200$250NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctB$239.00
ABCDE20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date.

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Letter setLetterPercentileBand
Jan 21, 2012nonen/aQ4
Apr 21, 2012B24.6Q4
Nov 21, 2013A/B23.9Q4
Dec 21, 2013B26.3Q4
Jan 21, 2014A/B21.1Q4
Mar 21, 2014B24.3Q4
Apr 21, 2014A/B19.1Q4
Apr 21, 2015A15.9Q4
Apr 21, 2016B/C41.1Q4
Sep 21, 2016B36.2Q4
Apr 21, 2017B/C38.1Q4
Jan 21, 2018B35.6Q4
Mar 21, 2018B/C39.4Q4
Apr 21, 2018B25.3Q5
Nov 21, 2018A/B21.6Q5
Dec 21, 2018B24.7Q5
Feb 21, 2019A/B20.8Q5
Apr 21, 2019B29.8Q5
Apr 21, 2020C51.1Q5
Apr 21, 2021A13.0Q5
Apr 21, 2023C44.8Q5
Mar 21, 2024A/B21.2Q5
Apr 21, 2025B34.9Q5

Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan.

Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 26, 2026; the document on sec.gov.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc., (the “Company”, “we”, or “us”) incorporated in 1973, is an omni-channel specialty retailer of high-quality products for the home. In 1956, our founder, Chuck Williams, turned a passion for cooking and eating with friends into a small business with a big idea. He opened a store in Sonoma, California to sell the French cookware that intrigued him while visiting Europe but that could not be found in America. Chuck’s business, which set a standard for customer service, took off and helped fuel a revolution in American cooking and entertaining that continues today.

Warnings [top]

Fortress balance sheet. cash minus debt is 222,927,000 USD; Altman Z is not used[3-4]

7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.

The Fourteen Inputs [top]

Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.

InputPercentile, 0 to 100ValueSourcePeer medianPercentilePeersPeriod end
Profitability, sleeve percentile 46.4
Gross profitability66.6%[1,5]42.6%19.52422026-02-01
Return on invested capitalnot computable10.9%
latest aligned inputs end 2015-02-01; latest annual assets end 2026-02-01
Accruals ratio(4.2%)[1,6-8](4.9%)60.12872026-02-01
Gross margin stability, five years1.7 pts[2,5,9-16]1.2 pts59.62192026-02-01
Solvency, sleeve percentile 34.7
Twelve-month failure probabilitynot computable0.04%
latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required
Altman Z double-prime4.24[1,17-22]1.9220.82082026-02-01
Net debt to EBITDAnot computable1.84x
latest aligned inputs end 2015-02-01; latest annual assets end 2026-02-01
Interest coveragenot computable2.26x
one or more required annual facts are missing
Current ratio1.39x[17-18]1.37x48.62952026-02-01
Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 45.7
Revenue growth, three-year compound(3.5%)[2,10,12,14]1.5%70.12692026-02-01
Free cash flow growth, three-year compound14.7%[7,23-29]5.6%30.81472026-02-01
Reinvestment rate(5.2%)[17-18,20,23,30-34]7.3%67.51522026-02-01
Asset growth, three years5.1%[1,8,35-36]3.4%38.72722026-02-01
Net share issuance, one year(3.6%)[37-38](0.6%)21.42112026-03-22

Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.

Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.

Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.

Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.

Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.

Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.

Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.182; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.

Among 258 Peers [top]

ABCDECOST, Costco Wholesale Corp.; A, percentile 4.7; market equity $420.1B; warnings: fortress balance sheetCOSTAMZN, Amazon COM Inc.; A/B, percentile 20.2; market equity $2.7T; warnings: fortress balance sheetAMZNHD, Home Depot, Inc.; B, percentile 32.3; market equity $294.8BHDTJX, TJX Companies Inc.; C, percentile 43.6; market equity $152.6BTJXWMT, Walmart Inc.; C, percentile 52.9; market equity $877.2BWMTMCD, Mcdonalds Corp.; D, percentile 63.4; market equity $167.6BMCDWSM 29.2strongerweaker

Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.

RankCompanyPercentileLetterWarnings
71EVI Industries, Inc. (EVI)

EVI Industries, Inc. (EVI)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 27.2

NYSE · Services-Personal Services

market equity $245.5M; last close $19.25

No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs

27.2B
72Hawkins Inc. (HWKN)

Hawkins Inc. (HWKN)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 27.6

Nasdaq · Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products

market equity $2.7B; last close $128.59

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

27.6B
73Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH)

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. (TXRH)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 28.0

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $10.7B; last close $162.69

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs

28.0Bfortress balance sheet
74Nathans Famous, Inc. (NATH)

Nathans Famous, Inc. (NATH)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 28.4

Nasdaq · Retail-Eating Places

market equity $416.9M; last close $101.82

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

28.4B
75Performance Food Group Co. (PFGC)

Performance Food Group Co. (PFGC)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 28.8

NYSE · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line

market equity $14.9B; last close $94.66

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

28.8B
76Williams Sonoma Inc. (WSM)

Williams Sonoma Inc. (WSM)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.2

NYSE · Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores

market equity $28.1B; last close $238.79

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs

29.2Bfortress balance sheet
77Macy's, Inc. (M)

Macy's, Inc. (M)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.6

NYSE · Retail-Department Stores

market equity $6.0B; last close $22.79

No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs

29.6B
78Ingles Markets Inc. (IMKTA)

Ingles Markets Inc. (IMKTA)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.0

Nasdaq · Retail-Grocery Stores

last close $85.52

Warnings: late filer; 10 of 14 inputs

30.0Blate filer
79GAP Inc. (GAP)

GAP Inc. (GAP)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.4

NYSE · Retail-Family Clothing Stores

market equity $8.2B; last close $23.37

Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs

30.4Bfortress balance sheet
80Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.7

Nasdaq · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line

market equity $4.5B; last close $111.58

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

30.7B
81Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC)

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NGVC)

Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.1

NYSE · Retail-Grocery Stores

market equity $693.2M; last close $30.20

No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs

31.1B
Peer policyLetterPercentilePeers
all graded filers, equal sleevesB30.32204
sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade)B29.2258
same exchange, equal sleevesB28.3984
sector peers, equal inputsB32.7258

Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.

What the Price Implies [top]

Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.

MeasureValuePeer medianPercentileReading
Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month18.4%(0.1%)67hotter than 67 of 100 peers
Distance from 52-week high(5.1%)(24.1%)92closer to its high than 92 of 100 peers
EBIT to enterprise value5.2%5.3%48pricier than 52 of 100 peers
Free cash flow yield3.7%4.2%45pricier than 55 of 100 peers
Book value to price0.080.3621pricier than 79 of 100 peers
Sales to price0.281.755pricier than 95 of 100 peers
Composite equity issuance, five years(35.9%)(16.7%)15more equity-funded than 15 of 100 peers
Relative strength against the sector, log excess return0.190.0267ahead of 67 of 100 peers

Inputs: market equity $28.1B; EBIT $1.4B; free cash flow $1.1B; book equity $2.1B; sales $7.8B; debt $0; cash $1.0B[39].

Diagnostics [top]

Diagnostics do not feed the grade.

Piotroski F-score: None of 9, period end 2026-02-01
Return on assets above zero20.5%✓ pass[6,8]
Operating cash flow above zero$1.3B✓ pass[7]
Return on assets improved(0.8 pts)✗ fail[6,8,35,40]
Operating cash flow exceeds net income$226.5M✓ pass[6-7]
Long-term leverage felln/a[1,8,35]
Current ratio improved(5.2 pts)✗ fail[17-18,33-34]
No new shares issued(3.6%)✓ pass[37-38]
Gross margin improved(0.3 pts)✗ fail[2,5,9-10]
Asset turnover improved1.0 pts✓ pass[2,8,10,35]
Cash, filings, liquidity
Cash and equivalents$1.0B[41]
Operating cash flow, four quarters$1.6B[7,41-45]
Months of runwaynot finite
trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite
Late filings, two years0
NT 10-K or NT 10-Q
Days since last periodic filing42
10-Q received Aug 28, 2026
Median daily dollar volume$231.6M
63 sessions
Days since newest grade input197

Downloads [top]

Sources [top]

Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.

#ConceptXBRL tagValuePeriod endReceivedFormLinks
1assetsus-gaap:Assets$5.4B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
2revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$7.8B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
3cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$222.9M2015-02-012018-03-2910-Kfiling · viewer · series
4total debtus-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations$02015-02-012015-04-0210-Kfiling · viewer · series
5gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$3.6B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
6net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$1.1B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
7operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.3B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
8assetsus-gaap:Assets$5.3B2025-02-022026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
9gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$3.6B2025-02-022026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
10revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$7.7B2025-02-022026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
11gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$3.3B2024-01-282026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
12revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$7.8B2024-01-282026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
13gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$3.7B2023-01-292025-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
14revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$8.7B2023-01-292025-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
15gross profitus-gaap:GrossProfit$3.6B2022-01-302024-03-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
16revenueus-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax$8.2B2022-01-302024-03-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
17current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$2.7B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
18current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$2.0B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
19retained earningsus-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit$1.5B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
20operating incomeus-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss$1.4B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
21book equityus-gaap:StockholdersEquity$2.1B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
22liabilitiesus-gaap:Liabilities$3.3B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
23capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$259.4M2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
24operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.4B2025-02-022026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
25capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$221.6M2025-02-022026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
26operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.7B2024-01-282026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
27capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$188.5M2024-01-282026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
28operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$1.1B2023-01-292025-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
29capital expenditureus-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment$354.1M2023-01-292025-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
30depreciation amortizationus-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization$231.4M2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
31pretax incomeus-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest$1.5B2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
32income taxus-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit$364.1M2026-02-012026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
33current assetsus-gaap:AssetsCurrent$2.8B2025-02-022026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
34current liabilitiesus-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent$1.9B2025-02-022026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
35assetsus-gaap:Assets$5.3B2024-01-282025-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
36assetsus-gaap:Assets$4.7B2023-01-292024-03-2010-Kfiling · viewer · series
37shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding119,016,0492026-03-222026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
38shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding123,509,4952025-03-232025-03-2710-Kfiling · viewer · series
39shares outstandingdei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding117,779,1732026-08-232026-08-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
40net incomeus-gaap:NetIncomeLoss$1.1B2025-02-022026-03-2610-Kfiling · viewer · series
41cashus-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue$1.0B2026-08-022026-08-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
42operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$695.9M2026-08-022026-08-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series
43operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$156.3M2026-05-032026-05-2210-Qfiling · viewer · series
44operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$718.0M2025-11-022025-11-2510-Qfiling · viewer · series
45operating cash flowus-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities$401.7M2025-08-032026-08-2810-Qfiling · viewer · series

Limitations [top]

Grade boundary. Percentile 29.2 is 9.2 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.

Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.

Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.

Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.

Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.

Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.