---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000701985-26-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBWI"
cik: "0000701985"
company_name: "Bath & Body Works, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-27T11:12:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T11:15:28.015772+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BBWI Q1 sales down 3%, adjusted EPS $0.32 beats guidance; CFO Boratto to step down June 12

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $1.378B (-3% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.90, adjusted EPS $0.32 (beating guidance).
- Full-year guidance reaffirmed: net sales -4.5% to -2.5%, adjusted EPS $2.40-$2.65.
- CFO Eva Boratto resigns effective June 12; Tom Javitch appointed Interim CFO, permanent search underway.
- Q2 guidance: net sales -5% to -3%, GAAP EPS $0.20-$0.25 (vs prior year $0.30 GAAP, $0.37 adjusted).
- Results include $88M pre-tax gain from payment card interchange fee litigation settlement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000701985-26-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBWI
- cik: 0000701985
- company_name: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-27T11:12:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198526000012/0000701985-26-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198526000012/bbwi-20260520.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Bath & Body Works, Inc. reported first quarter 2026 results: revenue $1,378 million, net income $183 million, EPS $0.90.
  - Period: first quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $1,378 million
  - Net income: $183 million
  - EPS: $0.90
  - Result: reported results
  source text: The company reported net sales of $1,378 million for the quarter ended May 2, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198526000012/0000701985-26-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Tom Javitch was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Bath & Body Works, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company approved the appointment of Tom Javitch to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198526000012/0000701985-26-000012-index.htm
- Executive change
  Eva C. Boratto resigned as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer at Bath & Body Works, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Ms. Boratto provided notice of her intent to resign from the Company to pursue another professional opportunity, effective as of the Transition Date, on May 20, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000070198526000012/0000701985-26-000012-index.htm

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