Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) P/E Ratio History
ExpensiveTrading at 25.7x vs 5Y avg 14.6x · 100th percentile · Material premium to history · Data 1990–2026
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P/E Ratio Analysis
As of June 22, 2026, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.7x, with a stock price of $226.92 and trailing twelve-month earnings per share of $9.08.
The current P/E is 76% above its 5-year average of 14.6x. Over the past five years, WSM's P/E has ranged from a low of 7.5x to a high of 24.0x, placing the current valuation at the 100th percentile of its historical range.
Compared to the Consumer Cyclical sector median P/E of 21.2x, WSM trades at a 21% premium to its sector peers. The sector includes 307 companies with P/E ratios ranging from 0.1x to 184.9x.
The PEG ratio of 1.66 (P/E divided by 1% EPS growth) suggests a fair valuation relative to its earnings growth. Peter Lynch popularized the rule that a PEG below 1.0 indicates an attractive entry point.
Relative to the broader market, WSM trades roughly in line with the S&P 500 median P/E of 24.4x. Investors should consider the company's growth prospects, competitive position, and earnings quality when evaluating whether the current valuation is justified.
For a comprehensive intrinsic value estimate using discounted cash flow analysis, see our WSM DCF Valuation Calculator →
Note: P/E ratio is just one valuation metric. It does not account for balance sheet strength, cash flow quality, or growth sustainability. Always conduct comprehensive due diligence before making investment decisions.
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WSM P/E vs Peers
Home Furnishings and Decor Retail peers sorted by market cap
| Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | PEG Ratio | EPS Growth (1Y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3B | 23.5 | - | +74%Best | |
| $212M | 51.7 | - | +0% | |
| $59B | 16.1Lowest | - | -8% | |
| $7B | 53.2 | - | -41% | |
| $2.6T | 34.1 | 1.22Best | +30% | |
| $7B | 18.3 | 4.73 | -4% | |
| $7B | 18.9 | - | -27% |
Lower P/E can signal a discount or weaker growth expectations; PEG adds growth context.
WSM Historical P/E Data (1990–2026)
Quarterly P/E ratios calculated from closing price and TTM EPS
| Quarter | Period End | Price | TTM EPS | P/E Ratio | vs Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q1 | May 03 2026 | $179.99 | $8.93 | 20.2x | -75% |
| FY2025 Q4 | Feb 01 2026 | $204.65 | $8.85 | 23.1x | -72% |
| FY2025 Q3 | Nov 02 2025 | $194.34 | $8.88 | 21.9x | -73% |
| FY2025 Q2 | Aug 03 2025 | $187.67 | $8.88 | 21.1x | -74% |
| FY2025 Q1 | May 04 2025 | $160.56 | $8.62 | 18.6x | -77% |
| FY2024 Q4 | Jan 31 2025 | $211.37 | $8.81 | 24.0x | -71% |
| FY2024 Q3 | Oct 27 2024 | $134.76 | $8.45 | 15.9x | -80% |
| FY2024 Q2 | Jul 28 2024 | $155.50 | $8.33 | 18.7x | -77% |
| FY2024 Q1 | Apr 28 2024 | $141.08 | $8.15 | 17.3x | -79% |
| FY2023 Q4 | Jan 31 2024 | $96.70 | $7.29 | 13.3x | -84% |
| FY2023 Q3 | Oct 29 2023 | $72.91 | $7.21 | 10.1x | -88% |
| FY2023 Q2 | Jul 30 2023 | $70.33 | $7.24 | 9.7x | -88% |
| FY2023 Q1 | Apr 30 2023 | $60.52 | $7.61 | 7.9x | -90% |
| FY2022 Q4 | - | $67.47 | $8.18 | 8.2x | -90% |
| FY2022 Q3 | Oct 30 2022 | $61.38 | $8.20 | 7.5x | -91% |
| FY2022 Q2 | Jul 31 2022 | $72.21 | $7.98 | 9.1x | -89% |
| FY2022 Q1 | May 01 2022 | $65.24 | $7.65 | 8.5x | -90% |
| FY2021 Q4 | Jan 31 2022 | $80.27 | $7.35 | 10.9x | -87% |
| FY2021 Q3 | Oct 31 2021 | $92.87 | $6.66 | 13.9x | -83% |
| FY2021 Q2 | Aug 01 2021 | $75.85 | $6.29 | 12.1x | -85% |
| FY2021 Q1 | May 02 2021 | $85.38 | $5.53 | 15.4x | -81% |
| FY2020 Q4 | Jan 31 2021 | $64.46 | $4.31 | 15.0x | -82% |
| FY2020 Q3 | Nov 01 2020 | $45.61 | $3.40 | 13.4x | -84% |
| FY2020 Q2 | Aug 02 2020 | $43.56 | $2.60 | 16.8x | -79% |
| FY2020 Q1 | May 03 2020 | $30.13 | $2.14 | 14.1x | -83% |
| FY2019 Q4 | Jan 31 2020 | $35.04 | $2.25 | 15.6x | -81% |
| FY2019 Q3 | Nov 03 2019 | $33.40 | $2.16 | 15.5x | -81% |
| FY2019 Q2 | Aug 04 2019 | $32.02 | $2.19 | 14.7x | -82% |
| FY2019 Q1 | May 05 2019 | $28.32 | $2.10 | 13.5x | -83% |
| FY2018 Q4 | - | $27.22 | $2.04 | 13.3x | -84% |
| FY2018 Q3 | Oct 28 2018 | $28.45 | $1.64 | 17.3x | -79% |
| FY2018 Q2 | Jul 29 2018 | $29.08 | $1.56 | 18.6x | -77% |
| FY2018 Q1 | Apr 29 2018 | $24.59 | $1.56 | 15.8x | -81% |
| FY2017 Q4 | Jan 31 2018 | $25.62 | $1.51 | 16.9x | -79% |
| FY2017 Q3 | Oct 29 2017 | $26.21 | $1.76 | 14.9x | -82% |
| FY2017 Q2 | Jul 30 2017 | $23.16 | $1.74 | 13.3x | -84% |
| FY2017 Q1 | Apr 30 2017 | $27.03 | $1.72 | 15.7x | -81% |
| FY2016 Q4 | - | $24.11 | $1.71 | 14.1x | -83% |
| FY2016 Q3 | Oct 30 2016 | $23.26 | $1.67 | 13.9x | -83% |
| FY2016 Q2 | Jul 31 2016 | $27.04 | $1.67 | 16.2x | -80% |
| FY2016 Q1 | May 01 2016 | $29.39 | $1.67 | 17.6x | -78% |
| FY2015 Q4 | Jan 31 2016 | $25.83 | $1.69 | 15.3x | -81% |
| FY2015 Q3 | Nov 01 2015 | $36.88 | $1.70 | 21.7x | -73% |
| FY2015 Q2 | Aug 02 2015 | $42.33 | $1.66 | 25.5x | -69% |
| FY2015 Q1 | May 03 2015 | $37.51 | $1.63 | 23.0x | -72% |
| FY2014 Q4 | Jan 31 2015 | $39.13 | $1.63 | 24.0x | -71% |
| FY2014 Q3 | Nov 02 2014 | $32.52 | $1.54 | 21.1x | -74% |
| FY2014 Q2 | Aug 03 2014 | $33.60 | $1.49 | 22.6x | -72% |
| FY2014 Q1 | May 04 2014 | $31.53 | $1.47 | 21.5x | -74% |
| FY2013 Q4 | Jan 31 2014 | $27.26 | $1.43 | 19.1x | -77% |
| FY2013 Q3 | Nov 03 2013 | $26.00 | $1.40 | 18.5x | -77% |
| FY2013 Q2 | Aug 04 2013 | $30.30 | $1.36 | 22.3x | -73% |
| FY2013 Q1 | May 05 2013 | $26.92 | $1.33 | 20.3x | -75% |
| FY2012 Q4 | - | $22.00 | $1.28 | 17.2x | -79% |
| FY2012 Q3 | Oct 28 2012 | $22.95 | $1.18 | 19.4x | -76% |
| FY2012 Q2 | Jul 29 2012 | $17.60 | $1.15 | 15.4x | -81% |
| FY2012 Q1 | Apr 29 2012 | $19.75 | $1.12 | 17.7x | -78% |
| FY2011 Q4 | - | $17.93 | $1.11 | 16.1x | -80% |
| FY2011 Q3 | Oct 30 2011 | $19.18 | $1.05 | 18.2x | -78% |
| FY2011 Q2 | Jul 31 2011 | $18.51 | $1.02 | 18.2x | -78% |
| FY2011 Q1 | May 01 2011 | $21.71 | $0.97 | 22.3x | -73% |
| FY2010 Q4 | Jan 31 2011 | $16.10 | $0.91 | 17.6x | -78% |
| FY2010 Q3 | Oct 31 2010 | $16.18 | $0.81 | 20.0x | -75% |
| FY2010 Q2 | Aug 01 2010 | $13.36 | $0.67 | 19.8x | -76% |
| FY2010 Q1 | May 02 2010 | $14.40 | $0.54 | 26.8x | -67% |
| FY2009 Q4 | Jan 31 2010 | $9.49 | $0.36 | 26.4x | -68% |
| FY2009 Q3 | Nov 01 2009 | $9.39 | $0.00 | 2290.2x | +2708% |
| FY2009 Q1 | May 03 2009 | $6.56 | $0.00 | 2852.2x | +3397% |
| FY2008 Q4 | Jan 31 2009 | $3.96 | $0.14 | 28.4x | -65% |
| FY2008 Q3 | Nov 02 2008 | $4.14 | $0.64 | 6.5x | -92% |
| FY2008 Q2 | Aug 03 2008 | $8.74 | $0.82 | 10.7x | -87% |
| FY2008 Q1 | May 04 2008 | $13.62 | $0.85 | 16.1x | -80% |
| FY2007 Q4 | - | $13.44 | $0.88 | 15.3x | -81% |
| FY2007 Q3 | Oct 28 2007 | $15.31 | $0.84 | 18.3x | -78% |
| FY2007 Q2 | Jul 29 2007 | $15.37 | $0.84 | 18.3x | -78% |
| FY2007 Q1 | Apr 29 2007 | $17.84 | $0.88 | 20.4x | -75% |
| FY2006 Q4 | Jan 31 2007 | $17.50 | $0.89 | 19.6x | -76% |
| FY2006 Q3 | Oct 29 2006 | $17.13 | $0.88 | 19.4x | -76% |
| FY2006 Q2 | Jul 30 2006 | $16.11 | $0.92 | 17.6x | -78% |
| FY2006 Q1 | Apr 30 2006 | $20.94 | $0.89 | 23.4x | -71% |
| FY2005 Q4 | - | $19.89 | $0.91 | 21.9x | -73% |
| FY2005 Q3 | Oct 30 2005 | $18.67 | $0.87 | 21.4x | -74% |
| FY2005 Q2 | Jul 31 2005 | $22.08 | $0.84 | 26.4x | -68% |
| FY2005 Q1 | May 01 2005 | $16.75 | $0.82 | 20.4x | -75% |
| FY2004 Q4 | Jan 31 2005 | $17.30 | $0.80 | 21.6x | -74% |
| FY2004 Q3 | Oct 31 2004 | $19.09 | $0.75 | 25.3x | -69% |
| FY2004 Q2 | Aug 01 2004 | $16.25 | $0.73 | 22.1x | -73% |
| FY2004 Q1 | May 02 2004 | $16.24 | $0.69 | 23.5x | -71% |
| FY2003 Q4 | Jan 31 2004 | $16.06 | $0.66 | 24.3x | -70% |
| FY2003 Q3 | Nov 02 2003 | $17.67 | $0.56 | 31.3x | -62% |
| FY2003 Q2 | Aug 03 2003 | $13.80 | $0.53 | 26.1x | -68% |
| FY2003 Q1 | May 04 2003 | $13.19 | $0.51 | 25.7x | -68% |
| FY2002 Q4 | Jan 31 2003 | $11.84 | $0.52 | 22.8x | -72% |
| FY2002 Q3 | Nov 03 2002 | $12.34 | $0.18 | 70.1x | -14% |
| FY2002 Q2 | Aug 04 2002 | $10.23 | $0.23 | 44.2x | -46% |
| FY2002 Q1 | May 05 2002 | $14.73 | $0.18 | 82.5x | +1% |
| FY2001 Q4 | - | $11.50 | $0.12 | 98.9x | +21% |
| FY2001 Q3 | Oct 28 2001 | $6.66 | $0.32 | 20.8x | -75% |
| FY2001 Q2 | Jul 29 2001 | $9.65 | $0.21 | 45.6x | -44% |
| FY2001 Q1 | Apr 29 2001 | $7.33 | $0.23 | 32.2x | -61% |
| FY2000 Q4 | Jan 31 2001 | $6.70 | $0.25 | 27.2x | -67% |
| FY2000 Q3 | Oct 29 2000 | $4.86 | $0.26 | 18.8x | -77% |
| FY2000 Q2 | Jul 30 2000 | $9.64 | $0.29 | 33.5x | -59% |
| FY2000 Q1 | Apr 30 2000 | $8.66 | $0.30 | 29.2x | -64% |
| FY1999 Q4 | Jan 31 2000 | $7.92 | $0.29 | 27.4x | -66% |
| FY1999 Q3 | Oct 31 1999 | $13.44 | $0.27 | 49.1x | -40% |
| FY1999 Q2 | Aug 01 1999 | $9.36 | $0.26 | 36.4x | -55% |
| FY1999 Q1 | May 02 1999 | $7.25 | $0.24 | 29.7x | -64% |
| FY1998 Q4 | Jan 31 1999 | $8.67 | $0.24 | 36.1x | -56% |
| FY1998 Q3 | Nov 01 1998 | $6.81 | $0.21 | 33.2x | -59% |
| FY1998 Q2 | Aug 02 1998 | $8.27 | $0.20 | 41.8x | -49% |
| FY1998 Q1 | May 03 1998 | $7.09 | $0.19 | 36.8x | -55% |
| FY1997 Q4 | Jan 31 1998 | $5.32 | $0.19 | 28.0x | -66% |
| FY1997 Q3 | Nov 02 1997 | $5.02 | $0.16 | 32.2x | -60% |
| FY1997 Q2 | Aug 03 1997 | $5.16 | $0.14 | 36.4x | -55% |
| FY1997 Q1 | May 04 1997 | $3.98 | $0.13 | 31.4x | -62% |
| FY1996 Q4 | Jan 31 1997 | $3.95 | $0.11 | 37.0x | -55% |
| FY1996 Q3 | Oct 27 1996 | $3.53 | $0.02 | 156.9x | +92% |
| FY1996 Q2 | Jul 28 1996 | $2.44 | $0.00 | 610.0x | +648% |
| FY1996 Q1 | Apr 28 1996 | $2.80 | $0.00 | 1866.7x | +2189% |
| FY1995 Q4 | Jan 31 1996 | $1.91 | $0.01 | 152.8x | +87% |
| FY1995 Q3 | Oct 29 1995 | $2.09 | $0.04 | 51.1x | -37% |
| FY1995 Q2 | Jul 30 1995 | $2.78 | $0.07 | 39.2x | -52% |
| FY1995 Q1 | Apr 30 1995 | $2.35 | $0.09 | 27.4x | -66% |
| FY1994 Q4 | - | $3.06 | $0.10 | 31.4x | -61% |
| FY1994 Q3 | Oct 31 1994 | $4.31 | $0.09 | 48.7x | -40% |
| FY1994 Q2 | Jul 31 1994 | $2.69 | $0.08 | 33.2x | -59% |
| FY1994 Q1 | Apr 30 1994 | $2.85 | $0.07 | 41.6x | -49% |
| FY1993 Q4 | Jan 31 1994 | $2.18 | $0.06 | 39.6x | -51% |
| FY1993 Q3 | Oct 31 1993 | $1.47 | $0.04 | 35.2x | -57% |
| FY1993 Q2 | Jul 31 1993 | $0.92 | $0.02 | 38.0x | -53% |
| FY1993 Q1 | Apr 30 1993 | $0.77 | $0.02 | 39.9x | -51% |
| FY1992 Q4 | Jan 31 1993 | $0.74 | $0.01 | 71.5x | -12% |
| FY1991 Q4 | Jan 31 1992 | $0.90 | $0.01 | 123.7x | +52% |
| FY1991 Q3 | - | $0.92 | $0.04 | 25.4x | -69% |
| FY1991 Q2 | Jul 31 1991 | $1.42 | $0.05 | 26.3x | -68% |
| FY1991 Q1 | - | $1.50 | $0.06 | 25.9x | -68% |
| FY1990 Q4 | - | $1.21 | $0.06 | 20.2x | -75% |
Average P/E for displayed period: 81.6x
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WSM — Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying WSM stock.
What is WSM's P/E ratio?
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 25.7x, based on TTM diluted EPS of $9.08. The 5-year average P/E is 14.6x and the historical range spans 7.5x to 24.0x.
Is WSM stock overvalued or undervalued?
WSM trades at 25.7x P/E, above its 5-year average of 14.6x. The 100th percentile ranking within the 7.5x–24.0x historical range indicates a premium to historical valuation.
Is WSM stock expensive?
Yes, WSM is expensive relative to its own history. The current P/E of 25.7x is above the 5-year average of 14.6x and also above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 21.2x. The stock sits at the 100th percentile of its 5-year valuation range.
What is WSM's historical P/E range?
Over the past 5 years, WSM's P/E ratio has ranged from 7.5x to 24.0x, with a median of 13.9x and an average of 14.6x. The current P/E of 25.7x places the stock at the 100th percentile of this range. Full historical data spans 1990–2026.
How does WSM's P/E compare to the S&P 500?
WSM trades at 25.7x P/E versus the S&P 500 median of 24.4x. The 5% premium to the market typically reflects higher expected earnings growth or quality.
How does WSM's valuation compare to Consumer Cyclical peers?
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. P/E of 25.7x compares to the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 21.2x. The premium reflects expected growth above peers or stronger fundamentals. See the peer comparison table on this page for ticker-by-ticker P/E and PEG.
What is WSM's PEG ratio?
WSM PEG ratio is 1.66, based on a P/E of 25.7x and EPS growth of 0.6%. A PEG between 1 and 2 suggests valuation aligns with growth expectations — typically considered fair.
What is WSM's earnings yield?
WSM earnings yield is 3.90%, the inverse of its 25.7x P/E ratio. Earnings yield represents the percentage of each dollar invested that the company earns. It can be compared directly to bond yields to assess relative attractiveness of stocks versus fixed income.