Bath & Body Works BBWI
NYSE BBWI
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As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Historic Data

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DateValue
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