---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000701985-26-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBWI"
cik: "0000701985"
company_name: "Bath & Body Works, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T21:54:49.117377+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BBWI Q4 adj EPS $2.05 beats; FY2026 sales guide down 2.5-4.5%, adj EPS $2.40-2.65

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $2.724B (-2% YoY); adj EPS $2.05 vs prior year $2.09 but above company guidance.
- Full-year 2025 adj EPS $3.21 vs $3.29 prior; net sales $7.291B (-0.2% YoY).
- FY2026 guidance: net sales decline 4.5%-2.5%; adj EPS $2.40-$2.65 (down from $3.21 in FY2025).
- Q1 2026 guidance: net sales decline 6%-4%; adj EPS $0.24-$0.30 (down from $0.49).
- Repurchased 15.1M shares for $400M in FY2025; no share repurchases assumed in FY2026 outlook.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000701985-26-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBWI
- cik: 0000701985
- company_name: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/701985/000070198526000005/0000701985-26-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198526000005/bbwi-20260304.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000701985-26-000005
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000701985-26-000005.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000701985-26-000005.txt

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