BBY vs WSM
Best BUY Co. Inc. and Williams Sonoma Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BBY | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $41.7B | $7.8B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 22.5% | 46.2% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | 37.0% | 51.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.04 | $8.84 |
| Dividend / share | $3.80 | $2.64 |
| Payout ratio | 74.9% | 29.1% |
| Free cash flow | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Equity | $3.0B | $2.1B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.19× | · |
| Current ratio | 1.11× | 1.39× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −2.5% | 2.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −9.9% | 9.8% |
BBY bills 5.3× the revenue of WSM, and WSM keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.9% against 2.6%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BBY | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.7B | $7.8B |
| FY2024 | $41.5B | $7.7B |
| FY2023 | $43.5B | $7.8B |
| FY2022 | $46.3B | $8.7B |
| FY2021 | $51.8B | $8.2B |
| FY2020 | $47.3B | $6.8B |
| FY2019 | $43.6B | $5.9B |
| FY2018 | $42.9B | $5.7B |
| FY2017 | $42.2B | $5.3B |
| FY2016 | $39.4B | $5.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BBY | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $927.0M | $1.1B |
| FY2023 | $1.2B | $949.8M |
| FY2022 | $1.4B | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $2.5B | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $1.8B | $680.7M |
| FY2019 | $1.5B | $356.1M |
| FY2018 | $1.5B | $333.7M |
| FY2017 | $1.0B | $259.5M |
| FY2016 | $1.2B | $305.4M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$33,884,184,000 | BBY |
| FY2024 | +$33,816,459,000 | BBY |
| FY2023 | +$35,701,348,000 | BBY |
| FY2022 | +$37,623,583,000 | BBY |
| FY2021 | +$43,515,064,000 | BBY |
| FY2020 | +$40,478,811,000 | BBY |
| FY2019 | +$37,739,992,000 | BBY |
| FY2018 | +$37,207,407,000 | BBY |
| FY2017 | +$36,858,641,000 | BBY |
| FY2016 | +$34,319,188,000 | BBY |
| FY2015 | +$34,551,910,000 | BBY |
| FY2014 | +$35,640,281,000 | BBY |
| FY2013 | +$36,223,111,000 | BBY |
| FY2011 | +$41,736,105,000 | BBY |
| FY2010 | +$46,242,842,000 | BBY |
| FY2009 | +$46,140,296,000 | BBY |
| FY2008 | +$41,653,528,000 | BBY |
BBY has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −11.4 pp | WSM |
| FY2024 | −12.4 pp | WSM |
| FY2023 | −9.4 pp | WSM |
| FY2022 | −9.9 pp | WSM |
| FY2021 | −8.9 pp | WSM |
| FY2020 | −6.2 pp | WSM |
| FY2019 | −2.5 pp | WSM |
| FY2018 | −2.5 pp | WSM |
| FY2017 | −2.5 pp | WSM |
| FY2016 | −2.9 pp | WSM |
| FY2015 | −4.0 pp | WSM |
| FY2014 | −3.5 pp | WSM |
| FY2013 | −5.1 pp | WSM |
| FY2011 | −6.3 pp | WSM |
| FY2010 | −3.0 pp | WSM |
| FY2009 | +0.3 pp | BBY |
| FY2008 | +1.4 pp | BBY |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BBY and WSM over this period.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WSM's net margin has been more volatile than BBY's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 4.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.0.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BBY and WSM over these 17 fiscal years — BBY led in 2 and WSM in 15.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WSM's return on equity has been more volatile than BBY's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 19.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 18.6.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BBY and WSM over these 17 fiscal years — BBY led in 8 and WSM in 9.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.