LOVE vs WSM
Lovesac Co. and Williams Sonoma Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | LOVE | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $697.1M | $7.8B |
| Net income | $4.1M | $1.1B |
| Gross margin | 56.4% | 46.2% |
| Net margin | 0.6% | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | 1.9% | 51.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.28 | $8.84 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.64 |
| Payout ratio | · | 29.1% |
| Free cash flow | $26.2M | $1.1B |
| Equity | $218.7M | $2.1B |
| Net debt / equity | · | · |
| Current ratio | 1.61× | 1.39× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 16.8% | 2.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −22.7% | 9.8% |
WSM bills 11.2× the revenue of LOVE, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.9% against 0.6%).
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.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | LOVE | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $697.1M | $7.8B |
| FY2024 | $680.6M | $7.7B |
| FY2023 | $700.3M | $7.8B |
| FY2022 | $651.2M | $8.7B |
| FY2021 | $498.2M | $8.2B |
| FY2020 | $320.7M | $6.8B |
| FY2019 | $233.4M | $5.9B |
| FY2018 | $165.9M | $5.7B |
| FY2017 | $101.8M | $5.3B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | LOVE | WSM |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.1M | $1.1B |
| FY2024 | $11.6M | $1.1B |
| FY2023 | $23.9M | $949.8M |
| FY2022 | $26.5M | $1.1B |
| FY2021 | $47.5M | $1.1B |
| FY2020 | $14.7M | $680.7M |
| FY2019 | $-15.2M | $356.1M |
| FY2018 | $-6.7M | $333.7M |
| FY2017 | $-5.5M | $259.5M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$7,109,701,000 | WSM |
| FY2024 | −$7,030,913,000 | WSM |
| FY2023 | −$7,050,387,000 | WSM |
| FY2022 | −$8,023,238,000 | WSM |
| FY2021 | −$7,747,697,000 | WSM |
| FY2020 | −$6,462,451,000 | WSM |
| FY2019 | −$5,664,631,000 | WSM |
| FY2018 | −$5,505,711,703 | WSM |
| FY2017 | −$5,190,548,587 | WSM |
WSM has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 9 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −13.4 pp | WSM |
| FY2024 | −12.9 pp | WSM |
| FY2023 | −8.8 pp | WSM |
| FY2022 | −8.9 pp | WSM |
| FY2021 | −4.1 pp | WSM |
| FY2020 | −5.4 pp | WSM |
| FY2019 | −12.6 pp | WSM |
| FY2018 | −9.9 pp | WSM |
| FY2017 | −10.3 pp | WSM |
WSM has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 9 fiscal years.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LOVE's net margin has been more volatile than WSM's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 5.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.7.
9 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 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
LOVE's return on equity has been more volatile than WSM's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 17.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 15.7.
9 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 9 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
9 of 18 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.