Stock Analysis on Net

Williams-Sonoma Inc. (NYSE:WSM)

This company has been moved to the archive! The financial data has not been updated since May 24, 2024.

Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data

Microsoft Excel

Profitability Ratios (Summary)

Williams-Sonoma Inc., profitability ratios (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Return on Sales
Gross profit margin 44.82% 42.62% 41.20% 40.57% 41.27% 42.40% 43.49% 44.05% 44.20% 44.05% 43.20% 42.32% 40.77% 38.86% 37.32% 36.20% 35.79% 36.27% 36.60% 36.74% 37.01% 37.04%
Operating profit margin 17.88% 16.05% 15.85% 15.49% 16.10% 17.27% 17.81% 18.00% 17.90% 17.62% 16.56% 16.44% 15.58% 13.43% 11.25% 8.98% 7.47% 7.90% 7.86% 7.85% 7.77% 7.69%
Net profit margin 13.83% 12.25% 11.99% 11.67% 12.07% 13.00% 13.48% 13.68% 13.74% 13.66% 12.84% 12.70% 11.97% 10.04% 8.49% 6.83% 5.75% 6.04% 5.86% 6.07% 5.98% 5.88%
Return on Investment
Return on equity (ROE) 47.92% 44.63% 52.41% 59.52% 70.24% 66.31% 83.22% 91.82% 88.01% 67.68% 66.89% 64.49% 60.33% 41.23% 38.36% 30.82% 27.80% 28.81% 30.51% 31.39% 30.41% 28.87%
Return on assets (ROA) 20.52% 18.01% 19.46% 21.10% 23.04% 24.19% 25.60% 27.17% 27.37% 24.35% 23.06% 23.19% 21.24% 14.60% 12.48% 9.15% 7.67% 8.78% 8.71% 9.10% 9.01% 11.86%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Williams-Sonoma Inc. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Williams-Sonoma Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Williams-Sonoma Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Williams-Sonoma Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Williams-Sonoma Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 exceeding Q3 2024 level.

Gross Profit Margin

Williams-Sonoma Inc., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Gross profit 802,515 1,048,615 822,360 757,567 675,059 1,009,850 910,526 928,809 828,548 1,125,237 895,485 858,388 752,853 965,224 705,583 551,202 414,260 692,728 518,172 483,861 444,331 709,923 494,984 463,942 432,164
Net revenues 1,660,348 2,278,937 1,853,650 1,862,614 1,755,451 2,453,079 2,192,574 2,137,537 1,891,227 2,501,029 2,047,539 1,948,339 1,749,029 2,292,673 1,764,536 1,490,777 1,235,203 1,843,590 1,442,472 1,370,814 1,241,132 1,836,436 1,356,983 1,275,174 1,203,000
Profitability Ratio
Gross profit margin1 44.82% 42.62% 41.20% 40.57% 41.27% 42.40% 43.49% 44.05% 44.20% 44.05% 43.20% 42.32% 40.77% 38.86% 37.32% 36.20% 35.79% 36.27% 36.60% 36.74% 37.01% 37.04%
Benchmarks
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 48.04% 47.59% 46.98% 46.24% 45.53% 44.73% 43.81% 43.04% 42.65% 42.14% 42.03% 41.31% 40.68% 40.01% 39.57% 40.22% 40.27% 40.64% 40.99%
Home Depot Inc. 33.48% 33.38% 33.42% 33.49% 33.51% 33.53% 33.51% 33.53% 33.58% 33.63% 33.72% 33.72% 33.94% 33.95% 34.03% 34.10% 34.06% 34.09% 34.13% 34.20% 34.26% 34.34%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 33.27% 33.39% 33.33% 33.25% 33.14% 33.23% 33.38% 33.33% 33.49% 33.30% 33.06% 32.97% 33.06% 33.01% 32.94% 32.89% 32.23% 31.80% 31.85% 31.47% 31.72% 32.12%
TJX Cos. Inc. 30.22% 30.00% 28.99% 28.48% 27.85% 27.61% 27.92% 28.03% 28.45% 28.50% 28.78% 28.91% 27.61% 23.66% 23.97% 23.61% 25.04% 28.46% 28.30% 28.32% 28.49% 28.59%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100 × (Gross profitQ1 2025 + Gross profitQ4 2024 + Gross profitQ3 2024 + Gross profitQ2 2024) ÷ (Net revenuesQ1 2025 + Net revenuesQ4 2024 + Net revenuesQ3 2024 + Net revenuesQ2 2024)
= 100 × (802,515 + 1,048,615 + 822,360 + 757,567) ÷ (1,660,348 + 2,278,937 + 1,853,650 + 1,862,614) = 44.82%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
Gross profit margin Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. Williams-Sonoma Inc. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Operating Profit Margin

Williams-Sonoma Inc., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Operating income 323,828 458,091 315,077 271,548 199,477 469,787 339,633 365,521 323,481 524,572 330,267 323,100 275,177 402,087 274,604 185,361 48,645 203,686 101,891 86,165 74,132 200,853 94,384 74,166 66,550
Net revenues 1,660,348 2,278,937 1,853,650 1,862,614 1,755,451 2,453,079 2,192,574 2,137,537 1,891,227 2,501,029 2,047,539 1,948,339 1,749,029 2,292,673 1,764,536 1,490,777 1,235,203 1,843,590 1,442,472 1,370,814 1,241,132 1,836,436 1,356,983 1,275,174 1,203,000
Profitability Ratio
Operating profit margin1 17.88% 16.05% 15.85% 15.49% 16.10% 17.27% 17.81% 18.00% 17.90% 17.62% 16.56% 16.44% 15.58% 13.43% 11.25% 8.98% 7.47% 7.90% 7.86% 7.85% 7.77% 7.69%
Benchmarks
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 9.00% 8.02% 6.41% 4.76% 3.29% 2.54% 2.38% 2.58% 3.15% 4.12% 5.30% 6.18% 6.68% 6.63% 5.93% 5.72% 5.24% 4.76% 5.18%
Home Depot Inc. 13.97% 14.21% 14.51% 14.88% 15.19% 15.27% 15.33% 15.30% 15.20% 15.24% 15.10% 14.79% 14.70% 13.84% 14.01% 13.99% 13.85% 14.37% 14.26% 14.31% 14.36% 14.35%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 12.79% 13.38% 12.83% 10.51% 10.60% 10.47% 10.74% 12.76% 12.72% 12.56% 12.36% 11.79% 11.55% 10.77% 10.64% 10.53% 9.30% 8.75% 6.67% 5.83% 5.54% 5.63%
TJX Cos. Inc. 10.86% 10.69% 10.17% 10.02% 9.82% 9.73% 9.76% 9.77% 10.18% 9.79% 9.55% 9.32% 7.05% 1.81% 3.13% 3.26% 5.86% 10.59% 10.49% 10.56% 10.61% 10.82%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100 × (Operating incomeQ1 2025 + Operating incomeQ4 2024 + Operating incomeQ3 2024 + Operating incomeQ2 2024) ÷ (Net revenuesQ1 2025 + Net revenuesQ4 2024 + Net revenuesQ3 2024 + Net revenuesQ2 2024)
= 100 × (323,828 + 458,091 + 315,077 + 271,548) ÷ (1,660,348 + 2,278,937 + 1,853,650 + 1,862,614) = 17.88%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
Operating profit margin A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. Williams-Sonoma Inc. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Net Profit Margin

Williams-Sonoma Inc., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net earnings 265,666 354,439 237,285 201,507 156,531 354,993 251,723 267,075 254,113 402,941 249,524 246,070 227,802 308,955 201,772 134,564 35,423 166,045 74,713 62,648 52,656 155,338 81,465 51,713 45,168
Net revenues 1,660,348 2,278,937 1,853,650 1,862,614 1,755,451 2,453,079 2,192,574 2,137,537 1,891,227 2,501,029 2,047,539 1,948,339 1,749,029 2,292,673 1,764,536 1,490,777 1,235,203 1,843,590 1,442,472 1,370,814 1,241,132 1,836,436 1,356,983 1,275,174 1,203,000
Profitability Ratio
Net profit margin1 13.83% 12.25% 11.99% 11.67% 12.07% 13.00% 13.48% 13.68% 13.74% 13.66% 12.84% 12.70% 11.97% 10.04% 8.49% 6.83% 5.75% 6.04% 5.86% 6.07% 5.98% 5.88%
Benchmarks
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 7.35% 6.38% 5.29% 3.62% 2.43% 0.82% -0.53% 2.25% 2.39% 4.48% 7.10% 5.73% 6.64% 6.42% 5.53% 4.99% 4.10% 3.56% 4.13%
Home Depot Inc. 9.79% 9.92% 10.22% 10.48% 10.75% 10.87% 10.87% 10.88% 10.83% 10.87% 10.79% 10.55% 10.45% 9.74% 9.94% 9.91% 9.79% 10.20% 10.01% 10.18% 10.24% 10.28%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 8.46% 8.94% 8.49% 6.48% 6.65% 6.63% 6.97% 8.84% 8.85% 8.77% 8.63% 7.41% 7.23% 6.51% 6.29% 7.12% 6.17% 5.93% 4.11% 3.52% 3.31% 3.25%
TJX Cos. Inc. 8.47% 8.25% 7.85% 7.77% 7.56% 7.00% 6.90% 6.77% 6.69% 6.76% 5.85% 5.81% 4.00% 0.28% 2.24% 2.11% 4.57% 7.84% 7.70% 7.65% 7.69% 7.85%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q1 2025 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100 × (Net earningsQ1 2025 + Net earningsQ4 2024 + Net earningsQ3 2024 + Net earningsQ2 2024) ÷ (Net revenuesQ1 2025 + Net revenuesQ4 2024 + Net revenuesQ3 2024 + Net revenuesQ2 2024)
= 100 × (265,666 + 354,439 + 237,285 + 201,507) ÷ (1,660,348 + 2,278,937 + 1,853,650 + 1,862,614) = 13.83%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
Net profit margin An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. Williams-Sonoma Inc. net profit margin ratio improved from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 and from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Return on Equity (ROE)

Williams-Sonoma Inc., ROE calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net earnings 265,666 354,439 237,285 201,507 156,531 354,993 251,723 267,075 254,113 402,941 249,524 246,070 227,802 308,955 201,772 134,564 35,423 166,045 74,713 62,648 52,656 155,338 81,465 51,713 45,168
Stockholders’ equity 2,209,558 2,127,861 1,813,234 1,620,955 1,466,825 1,701,051 1,412,934 1,278,279 1,309,744 1,664,207 1,543,370 1,526,719 1,447,296 1,651,185 1,401,902 1,332,922 1,218,929 1,235,860 1,131,893 1,121,603 1,121,768 1,155,714 1,091,937 1,080,988 1,197,234
Profitability Ratio
ROE1 47.92% 44.63% 52.41% 59.52% 70.24% 66.31% 83.22% 91.82% 88.01% 67.68% 66.89% 64.49% 60.33% 41.23% 38.36% 30.82% 27.80% 28.81% 30.51% 31.39% 30.41% 28.87%
Benchmarks
ROE, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 18.79% 17.39% 15.07% 10.97% 7.75% 2.78% -1.86% 8.24% 8.83% 15.98% 24.13% 21.78% 25.64% 26.04% 22.84% 20.99% 17.88% 16.18% 18.67%
Home Depot Inc. 817.03% 1,450.48% 1,098.18% 1,215.96% 4,626.24% 1,095.07% 1,317.03% 7,124.47% 1,539.90% 736.64% 844.74% 390.00% 813.68%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 1,532.36% 406.05% 131.77% 131.40% 266.43% 217.09% 119.93% 95.76% 73.30% 63.50%
TJX Cos. Inc. 62.02% 61.27% 60.14% 60.25% 59.20% 54.97% 60.02% 62.26% 59.63% 54.69% 41.40% 39.21% 24.63% 1.55% 13.47% 15.26% 35.54% 55.01% 56.45% 57.76% 59.31% 60.61%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q1 2025 Calculation
ROE = 100 × (Net earningsQ1 2025 + Net earningsQ4 2024 + Net earningsQ3 2024 + Net earningsQ2 2024) ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (265,666 + 354,439 + 237,285 + 201,507) ÷ 2,209,558 = 47.92%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROE A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. Williams-Sonoma Inc. ROE deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then slightly improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025.

Return on Assets (ROA)

Williams-Sonoma Inc., ROA calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Nov 1, 2020 Aug 2, 2020 May 3, 2020 Feb 2, 2020 Nov 3, 2019 Aug 4, 2019 May 5, 2019 Feb 3, 2019 Oct 28, 2018 Jul 29, 2018 Apr 29, 2018
Selected Financial Data (US$ in thousands)
Net earnings 265,666 354,439 237,285 201,507 156,531 354,993 251,723 267,075 254,113 402,941 249,524 246,070 227,802 308,955 201,772 134,564 35,423 166,045 74,713 62,648 52,656 155,338 81,465 51,713 45,168
Total assets 5,159,979 5,273,548 4,883,769 4,571,811 4,471,037 4,663,016 4,594,007 4,319,174 4,210,713 4,625,620 4,477,324 4,245,037 4,110,240 4,661,424 4,310,679 4,487,296 4,418,115 4,054,042 3,963,824 3,869,681 3,788,365 2,812,844 2,718,759 2,607,977 2,656,905
Profitability Ratio
ROA1 20.52% 18.01% 19.46% 21.10% 23.04% 24.19% 25.60% 27.17% 27.37% 24.35% 23.06% 23.19% 21.24% 14.60% 12.48% 9.15% 7.67% 8.78% 8.71% 9.10% 9.01% 11.86%
Benchmarks
ROA, Competitors2
Amazon.com Inc. 8.01% 7.10% 5.76% 4.12% 2.74% 0.92% -0.59% 2.64% 2.77% 5.21% 7.93% 6.87% 8.17% 8.33% 6.64% 6.16% 5.10% 4.77% 5.14%
Home Depot Inc. 18.77% 19.79% 20.78% 21.25% 21.92% 22.38% 22.24% 22.27% 21.57% 22.86% 21.82% 21.54% 20.35% 18.23% 18.66% 18.67% 18.68% 21.94% 21.23% 21.54% 21.80% 25.27%
Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 15.92% 18.49% 18.02% 13.58% 13.86% 14.73% 14.23% 18.04% 17.00% 18.91% 16.63% 14.19% 13.32% 12.49% 10.55% 11.06% 9.98% 10.85% 7.41% 6.21% 5.49% 6.71%
TJX Cos. Inc. 15.68% 15.04% 13.54% 13.77% 13.25% 12.34% 11.96% 12.40% 12.04% 11.53% 8.87% 8.73% 4.99% 0.29% 2.38% 2.68% 6.63% 13.55% 12.88% 13.40% 13.53% 21.36%

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-02-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-10-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-07-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-04-29).

1 Q1 2025 Calculation
ROA = 100 × (Net earningsQ1 2025 + Net earningsQ4 2024 + Net earningsQ3 2024 + Net earningsQ2 2024) ÷ Total assets
= 100 × (265,666 + 354,439 + 237,285 + 201,507) ÷ 5,159,979 = 20.52%

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Profitability ratio Description The company
ROA A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. Williams-Sonoma Inc. ROA deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024 but then improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 exceeding Q3 2024 level.