---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-008202"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSM"
cik: "0000719955"
company_name: "WILLIAMS SONOMA INC"
filed_at: "2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T01:16:49.855976+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Williams-Sonoma reports record FY22 revenue and EPS; raises dividend 15%, authorizes $1B buyback

## Summary
- FY22 GAAP diluted EPS of $16.32, non-GAAP of $16.54; brand comparable revenue growth of 6.5%.
- Q4 comp brand revenue declined 0.6% but 2-year comp >10%; GAAP operating margin 19.2%.
- FY23 guidance: net revenue growth -3% to +3%, operating margin 14% to 15%.
- Quarterly dividend raised 15% to $0.90 per share, payable May 26, 2023, record April 21.
- Board approved new $1B stock repurchase authorization, superseding prior program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-008202
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSM
- cik: 0000719955
- company_name: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
- filed_at: 2023-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828023008202/0001628280-23-008202-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828023008202/wsm-20230316.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-008202
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-008202.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-008202.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WILLIAMS SONOMA INC reported financial results for fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2023.
  - Period: fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2023
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On March 16, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 29, 2023. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828023008202/0001628280-23-008202-index.htm

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