Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) posted Gross Margin of 45.71% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 4.39 percentage points from 41.32% a year earlier.
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Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Gross Margin at Bath & Body Works was 43.82%, down 0.78 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it came in at 43.74%, down 0.52 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -4.38 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Bath & Body Works' Gross Margin was 44.26% in FY2025 (+0.70 pp), 43.56% in FY2024 (+0.50 pp), 43.06% in FY2023 (-5.85 pp) and 48.91% in FY2022 (+0.79 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure stands as the highest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q4 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin increased in four of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.52 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2027, with a gain of 4.39 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2023, with a drop of 7.80 percentage points.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Procter & Gamble | 371.53 Bn | 327.28 Bn | 10.28 Bn | 48.50% |
| 2 | Colgate Palmolive | 75.49 Bn | 70.22 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 61.48% |
| 3 | Estee Lauder Companies | 38.41 Bn | 26.49 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 75.46% |
| 4 | Kenvue | 37.04 Bn | 32.65 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 58.18% |
| 5 | Kimberly Clark | 35.98 Bn | 33.18 Bn | 1.60 Bn | 38.27% |
| 6 | Church & Dwight | 25.05 Bn | 23.58 Bn | 693.90 Mn | 45.35% |
| 7 | Clorox | 10.64 Bn | 8.92 Bn | 804.00 Mn | 41.27% |
| 8 | e.l.f. Beauty | 6.78 Bn | 5.75 Bn | 398.84 Mn | 83.20% |
| 9 | Reynolds Consumer Products | 4.84 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 245.00 Mn | 25.95% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | 4.44 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 45.71% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 45.71% |
| 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% |
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