---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000701985-22-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBWI"
cik: "0000701985"
company_name: "Bath & Body Works, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-05-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T10:33:57.890649+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bath & Body Works beats Q1 guidance but cuts FY2022 EPS outlook to $3.80-$4.15

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $1.450B (-1% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.64 (+7% YoY), ahead of guidance.
- Q1 operating income $280M (19.3% margin); net income $154.9M vs $90.3M last year.
- Q2 EPS guidance $0.60-$0.65, down from $0.77 last year.
- Full-year EPS guidance cut to $3.80-$4.15 from prior $4.30-$4.70; cites IT/loyalty investments and inflation.
- Company reports positive store traffic, transaction trends, and agile domestic supply chain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000701985-22-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBWI
- cik: 0000701985
- company_name: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-05-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198522000013/0000701985-22-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198522000013/bbwi-20220518.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000701985-22-000013.txt

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