---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-22-023609"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSM"
cik: "0000719955"
company_name: "WILLIAMS SONOMA INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T21:50:09.219520+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Williams-Sonoma Q2 record: comp revenue +11.3%, EPS $3.87 (+20.6%), reaffirms FY22 outlook

## Summary
- Comparable brand revenue growth of 11.3% with double-digit growth in e-commerce and retail; Pottery Barn accelerated to +21.5%.
- Operating margin 17.1% with 50bps expansion; diluted EPS $3.87, up 20.6% YoY.
- Stock repurchases of over $265M in Q2 and over $765M YTD; generated $199M operating cash flow.
- Gross margin 43.5%, down 60bps on higher shipping and freight costs, partially offset by merchandise margin expansion.
- Reiterated FY22 guidance and long-term outlook of mid-to-high single-digit revenue growth, $10B revenue target by FY24.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-22-023609
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSM
- cik: 0000719955
- company_name: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828022023609/0001628280-22-023609-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828022023609/wsm-20220824.htm

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