HVT vs WSM
Haverty Furniture Companies Inc. and Williams Sonoma Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | HVT | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $759.0M | $7.8B |
| Net income | $19.7M | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 60.7% | 46.2% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | 6.4% | 51.5% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $8.84 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.64 |
| Payout ratio | 105.6% | 29.1% |
| Free cash flow | $33.0M | $1.1B |
| Equity | $307.9M | $2.1B |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 1.87× | 1.39× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 0.3% | 2.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −19.7% | 9.8% |
WSM bills 10.3× the revenue of HVT, and 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 | HVT | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $759.0M | $7.8B |
| FY2024 | $722.9M | $7.7B |
| FY2023 | $862.1M | $7.8B |
| FY2022 | $1.0B | $8.7B |
| FY2021 | $1.0B | $8.2B |
| FY2020 | $748.3M | $6.8B |
| FY2019 | $802.3M | $5.9B |
| FY2018 | $817.7M | $5.7B |
| FY2017 | $819.9M | $5.3B |
| FY2016 | $821.6M | $5.1B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | HVT | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $19.7M | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $20.0M | $1.1B |
| FY2023 | $56.3M | $949.8M |
| FY2022 | $89.4M | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $90.8M | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $59.1M | $680.7M |
| FY2019 | $21.9M | $356.1M |
| FY2018 | $30.3M | $333.7M |
| FY2017 | $21.1M | $259.5M |
| FY2016 | $28.4M | $305.4M |
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$7,047,821,000 | WSM |
| FY2024 | −$6,988,642,000 | WSM |
| FY2023 | −$6,888,519,000 | WSM |
| FY2022 | −$7,627,202,000 | WSM |
| FY2021 | −$7,233,137,000 | WSM |
| FY2020 | −$6,034,937,000 | WSM |
| FY2019 | −$5,095,717,000 | WSM |
| FY2018 | −$4,853,860,000 | WSM |
| FY2017 | −$4,472,493,000 | WSM |
| FY2016 | −$4,262,241,000 | WSM |
| FY2015 | −$4,171,220,000 | WSM |
| FY2014 | −$3,930,310,000 | WSM |
| FY2013 | −$3,641,799,000 | WSM |
| FY2012 | −$3,372,797,000 | WSM |
| FY2011 | −$3,099,992,000 | WSM |
| FY2010 | −$2,883,827,000 | WSM |
| FY2009 | −$2,514,440,000 | WSM |
WSM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 17 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
17 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −11.3 pp | WSM |
| FY2024 | −11.8 pp | WSM |
| FY2023 | −5.7 pp | WSM |
| FY2022 | −4.5 pp | WSM |
| FY2021 | −4.7 pp | WSM |
| FY2020 | −2.1 pp | WSM |
| FY2019 | −3.3 pp | WSM |
| FY2018 | −2.2 pp | WSM |
| FY2017 | −2.3 pp | WSM |
| FY2016 | −2.6 pp | WSM |
| FY2015 | −2.8 pp | WSM |
| FY2014 | −5.5 pp | WSM |
| FY2013 | −2.0 pp | WSM |
| FY2012 | −4.1 pp | WSM |
| FY2011 | −3.9 pp | WSM |
| FY2010 | −4.4 pp | WSM |
| FY2009 | −3.2 pp | WSM |
WSM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 17 fiscal years.
17 of 18 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 HVT's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 3.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 2.6.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
WSM led in net margin in every one of the 17 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
17 of 18 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 HVT's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 17.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.0.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
WSM led in return on equity in every one of the 17 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
17 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.