TTM
18.0%
YoY change
−0.41pp
Trough year (1991)
1.1%
Peak year (2024)
18.5%
Latest annual
18.1%
Operating Margin history chart for Williams-Sonoma (WSM) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 18.1%
Operating Margin change chart for Williams-Sonoma (WSM) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: −0.41pp
Operating Margin history table for Williams-Sonoma (WSM) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 18.1% | -0.41pp | ||
| 2024 | 18.5% | +2.49pp | ||
| 2023 | 16.1% | -1.22pp | ||
| 2022 | 17.3% | -0.35pp | ||
| 2021 | 17.6% | +4.20pp | ||
| 2020 | 13.4% | +5.53pp | ||
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.21pp | ||
| 2018 | 7.7% | -0.89pp | ||
| 2017 | 8.6% | -0.72pp | ||
| 2016 | 9.3% | -0.52pp | ||
| 2015 | 9.8% | -0.87pp | ||
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.39pp | ||
| 2013 | 10.3% | +0.18pp | ||
| 2012 | 10.1% | -0.14pp | ||
| 2011 | 10.3% | +1.03pp | ||
| 2010 | 9.2% | +5.32pp | ||
| 2009 | 3.9% | +2.66pp | ||
| 2008 | 1.3% | -6.69pp | ||
| 2007 | 7.9% | -0.84pp | ||
| 2006 | 8.8% | -0.97pp | ||
| 2005 | 9.8% | -0.13pp | ||
| 2004 | 9.9% | +0.63pp | ||
| 2003 | 9.3% | +0.68pp | ||
| 2002 | 8.6% | +2.44pp | ||
| 2001 | 6.1% | +0.69pp | ||
| 2000 | 5.4% | -2.45pp | ||
| 1999 | 7.9% | -0.45pp | ||
| 1998 | 8.3% | +0.43pp | ||
| 1997 | 7.9% | +2.46pp | ||
| 1996 | 5.4% | +4.05pp | ||
| 1995 | 1.4% | -5.17pp | ||
| 1994 | 6.6% | +1.54pp | ||
| 1993 | 5.0% | +3.72pp | ||
| 1992 | 1.3% | +0.19pp | ||
| 1991 | 1.1% | -5.95pp | ||
| 1990 | 7.1% | -1.00pp | ||
| 1989 | 8.1% | +1.92pp | ||
| 1988 | 6.1% | +0.73pp | ||
| 1987 | 5.4% | +0.93pp | ||
| 1986 | 4.5% | -1.96pp | ||
| 1985 | 6.4% | — |
- 202518.1%-0.41pp
- 202418.5%+2.49pp
- 202316.1%-1.22pp
- 202217.3%-0.35pp
- 202117.6%+4.20pp
- 202013.4%+5.53pp
- 20197.9%+0.21pp
- 20187.7%-0.89pp
- 20178.6%-0.72pp
- 20169.3%-0.52pp
- 20159.8%-0.87pp
- 201410.7%+0.39pp
- 201310.3%+0.18pp
- 201210.1%-0.14pp
- 201110.3%+1.03pp
- 20109.2%+5.32pp
- 20093.9%+2.66pp
- 20081.3%-6.69pp
- 20077.9%-0.84pp
- 20068.8%-0.97pp
- 20059.8%-0.13pp
- 20049.9%+0.63pp
- 20039.3%+0.68pp
- 20028.6%+2.44pp
- 20016.1%+0.69pp
- 20005.4%-2.45pp
- 19997.9%-0.45pp
- 19988.3%+0.43pp
- 19977.9%+2.46pp
- 19965.4%+4.05pp
- 19951.4%-5.17pp
- 19946.6%+1.54pp
- 19935.0%+3.72pp
- 19921.3%+0.19pp
- 19911.1%-5.95pp
- 19907.1%-1.00pp
- 19898.1%+1.92pp
- 19886.1%+0.73pp
- 19875.4%+0.93pp
- 19864.5%-1.96pp
- 19856.4%—
Operating Margin values are taken from Williams-Sonoma's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About Operating Margin at Williams-Sonoma (WSM)
According to Williams-Sonoma's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported operating margin is 18.0%. Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue — the share of each sales dollar left after cost of goods sold and operating expenses (SG&A, R&D), but before interest and taxes. It isolates how profitable the core business is before financing and tax decisions, so it is comparable across companies with different capital structures.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Williams-Sonoma (WSM) reported operating margin of 18.13% – contracted 0.4 percentage points year-over-year.
The highest annual operating margin of 18.55% was reported in 2024. The lowest in the available history was 1.12% in 1991.
Williams-Sonoma Operating Margin by Year
Williams-Sonoma Operating Margin 2025: 18.1%
In 2025, Williams-Sonoma reported operating margin of 18.13%, contracted 0.4 percentage points from 2024.
Williams-Sonoma Operating Margin 2024: 18.5%
Williams-Sonoma operating margin in 2024 was 18.55%, expanded 2.5 percentage points from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Williams-Sonoma Operating Margin 2023: 16.1%
2023's operating margin for Williams-Sonoma came in at 16.05%, contracted 1.2 percentage points from 2022.
Williams-Sonoma Operating Margin 2022: 17.3%
Williams-Sonoma posted operating margin of 17.27% in 2022, contracted 0.3 percentage points from 2021.
Williams-Sonoma Operating Margin 2021: 17.6%
Williams-Sonoma operating margin in 2021 was 17.62%.
See more financial history for Williams-Sonoma (WSM).
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