Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Bath & Body Works' (BBWI) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $476.0 million in Q3 2026, down 1.45% year-over-year from $483.0 million in Q3 2025, and down 26.2% quarter-over-quarter from $645.0 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Bath & Body Works (BBWI) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $476.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses fell 1.45% year-over-year to $476.0 million in Q3 2026; TTM through Aug 2026 was $2.1 billion, a 3.75% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2026 full-year figure at $2.1 billion, up 4.83% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $476.0 million for Q3 2026 at Bath & Body Works, down from $645.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $645.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $389.0 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $494.6 million and a median of $476.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The widest YoY moves for Operating Expenses: up 10.7% in 2022, down 5.86% in 2022.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $476.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 3.15% to $461.0 million in 2023, then increased by 4.56% to $482.0 million in 2024, then increased by 3.11% to $497.0 million in 2025, then slipped by 4.23% to $476.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $476.0 million (Q3 2026), $645.0 million (Q1 2026), and $497.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colgate Palmolive | 70.27 Bn | 68.90 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 2.13 Bn |
| 2 | Kenvue | 34.17 Bn | 33.06 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 3 | Kimberly Clark | 32.86 Bn | 31.91 Bn | 1.60 Bn | - |
| 4 | Bath & Body Works | 3.85 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 692.00 Mn | 476.00 Mn |
| 5 | Prestige Consumer Healthcare | 2.32 Bn | 2.26 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Perrigo | 1.99 Bn | 1.59 Bn | 313.90 Mn | 290.50 Mn |
| 7 | Herbalife | 1.32 Bn | 946.20 Mn | 1.03 Bn | 436.20 Mn |
| 8 | Edgewell Personal Care | 1.24 Bn | 842.99 Mn | 242.50 Mn | 134.30 Mn |
| 9 | TFA Therapeutics | 1.02 Bn | 1.02 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Honest Company | 604.06 Mn | 498.16 Mn | 40.36 Mn | 30.78 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 476.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 645.00 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 497.00 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 483.00 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 437.00 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 623.00 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 482.00 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 443.00 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 419.00 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 641.00 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 461.00 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 434.00 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 415.00 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 597.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 476.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 418.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 389.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 567.00 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 430.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 444.00 Mn |