Williams Sonoma (WSM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Williams Sonoma (WSM) posted Operating Expenses of $627.1 million for Q1 2026, up 14.31% on a QoQ basis from $548.6 million in Q4 2025, and down 1.32% year-over-year from $635.5 million in Q1 2025.

Williams Sonoma (WSM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Williams Sonoma's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $627.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses fell 1.32% year-over-year to $627.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $2.2 billion (up 1.64% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $2.2 billion, up 1.64% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $627.1 million for Q1 2026 at Williams Sonoma, up from $548.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $635.5 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $475.1 million in Q2 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $539.9 million and a median of $536.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses fell 13.72% — and 2024, when it rose 9.34%.
  • Williams Sonoma's Operating Expenses stood at $570.9 million in 2022, then slipped by 11.14% to $507.3 million in 2023, then advanced by 1.04% to $512.5 million in 2024, then climbed by 7.03% to $548.6 million in 2025, then increased by 14.31% to $627.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows WSM's Operating Expenses at $627.1 million in Q1 2026, $548.6 million in Q4 2025, and $536.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Caseys General Stores 32.13 Bn 31.61 Bn 1.08 Bn 730.02 Mn
2 NaaS Technology 30.58 Bn 30.58 Bn - -
3 Williams Sonoma 28.34 Bn 27.33 Bn 1.10 Bn 627.08 Mn
4 Ulta Beauty 23.18 Bn 22.69 Bn 1.48 Bn 1.01 Bn
5 Best Buy 18.52 Bn 16.77 Bn 2.10 Bn 1.73 Bn
6 Dick'S Sporting Goods 16.59 Bn 15.24 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn
7 MINISO Group Holding 16.05 Bn 14.98 Bn 414.86 Mn -290.69 Mn
8 Tractor Supply 15.89 Bn 15.66 Bn 1.30 Bn 941.15 Mn
9 Five Below 12.09 Bn 11.16 Bn 696.98 Mn 337.11 Mn
10 Murphy USA 11.42 Bn 11.30 Bn -3.64 Bn 4.61 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 1, 2026 627.08 Mn
Nov 2, 2025 548.59 Mn
Aug 3, 2025 536.56 Mn
May 4, 2025 475.10 Mn
Feb 2, 2025 635.48 Mn
Oct 27, 2024 512.54 Mn
Jul 28, 2024 526.04 Mn
Apr 28, 2024 478.06 Mn
Jan 28, 2024 590.52 Mn
Oct 29, 2023 507.28 Mn
Jul 30, 2023 486.02 Mn
Apr 30, 2023 475.58 Mn
Jan 29, 2023 540.06 Mn
Oct 30, 2022 570.89 Mn
Jul 31, 2022 563.29 Mn
May 1, 2022 505.07 Mn
Jan 30, 2022 600.67 Mn
Oct 31, 2021 565.22 Mn
Aug 1, 2021 535.29 Mn
May 2, 2021 477.68 Mn