Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) reported Gross Margin of 45.67% for Q1 2026, down 101.0% year-over-year from 4566.81% in Q1 2025, and up 10.63% quarter-over-quarter from 41.28% in Q4 2025.
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 45.67% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 45.67%, down 101.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 43.73% (down 52.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 43.74%, down 52.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin climbed to 45.67% in Q1 2026 per BBWI's latest filing, from 41.28% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 47.77% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 39.9% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 43.59% and a median of 43.48% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin slumped 780 bps in 2022, then surged 265 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 42.27% in 2022, then rose by 3 bps to 43.66% in 2023, then decreased by 0 bps to 43.48% in 2024, then retreated by 5 bps to 41.28% in 2025, then gained by 11 bps to 45.67% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows BBWI's Gross Margin at 45.67% in Q1 2026, 41.28% in Q4 2025, and 41.32% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caseys General Stores | 28.23 Bn | 27.77 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 25.70% |
| 2 | Williams Sonoma | 25.94 Bn | 24.92 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 46.87% |
| 3 | Ulta Beauty | 21.42 Bn | 20.93 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 38.06% |
| 4 | Dick'S Sporting Goods | 18.30 Bn | 16.95 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 28.43% |
| 5 | Best Buy | 15.81 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 23.52% |
| 6 | Tractor Supply | 15.78 Bn | 15.56 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 36.22% |
| 7 | NaaS Technology | 14.29 Bn | 14.27 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Five Below | 10.51 Bn | 9.58 Bn | 696.98 Mn | 40.32% |
| 9 | Murphy USA | 10.28 Bn | 10.16 Bn | 3.98 Bn | 82.59% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.09 Bn | 3.14 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 45.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 45.67% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 41.28% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 41.32% |
| May 3, 2025 | 45.37% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 46.68% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 43.48% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 41.02% |
| May 4, 2024 | 43.79% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 45.91% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 43.66% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 39.90% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 42.69% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 43.27% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 42.27% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 40.79% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 46.14% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 47.77% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 49.91% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 48.59% |
| May 1, 2021 | 50.48% |