---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000701985-22-000034"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBWI"
cik: "0000701985"
company_name: "Bath & Body Works, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-11-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T17:50:29.153204+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bath & Body Works Q3 EPS $0.40 beats guidance; raises FY2022 EPS outlook

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $1.60B, down 5% YoY from $1.68B; EPS $0.40 vs guidance of $0.10-$0.20.
- Operating income $201.8M vs $408.5M last year; net income $91.0M vs $177.1M (prior year included $89.1M debt extinguishment loss).
- Q4 2022 EPS guidance $1.45-$1.65; full-year raised to $3.00-$3.20 from $2.70-$3.00.
- Gina Boswell to become CEO in December; Sarah Nash remains Executive Chair and Interim CEO.
- Company cites cost controls, supply chain agility, and loyalty program enrollment for beat.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000701985-22-000034
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBWI
- cik: 0000701985
- company_name: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-11-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/701985/000070198522000034/0000701985-22-000034-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198522000034/bbwi-20221116.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000701985-22-000034.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Bath & Body Works, Inc. reported third quarter ended Oct. 29, 2022 results: revenue $1.60 billion, net income $91.0 million, EPS $0.40. Guidance raised.
  - Period: third quarter ended Oct. 29, 2022
  - Revenue: $1.60 billion
  - Net income: $91.0 million
  - EPS: $0.40
  - Guidance: raised
  - Result: reported results
  source text: The company reported net sales of $1.60 billion for the third quarter ended Oct. 29, 2022, a decrease of 5% compared to net sales of $1.68 billion for the third quarter ended Oct. 30, 2021, but an increase of 46% compared to the third quarter of 2019. The company reported earnings from continuing operations per diluted share of $0.40 for the third quarter ended Oct. 29, 2022, compared to $0.66 for the quarter ended Oct. 30, 2021. Third quarter operating income was $201.8 million compared to $408.5 million last year, and net income from continuing operations was $91.0 million compared to $177.1 million last year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198522000034/0000701985-22-000034-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.