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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-010801"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSM"
cik: "0000719955"
company_name: "WILLIAMS SONOMA INC"
filed_at: "2024-03-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T22:36:50.134951+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Williams-Sonoma Q4 EPS $5.44 beats FY guidance; dividend up 26%, new $1B buyback

## Summary
- Q4 diluted EPS $5.44; FY23 non-GAAP EPS $14.85, beating comp guidance of -10% to -12%.
- FY23 comparable brand revenue -9.9%; operating margin 16.4% (non-GAAP), exceeding pre-pandemic profitability.
- Quarterly dividend raised 26% to $1.13/share, payable May 24, 2024 to holders of record Apr 19, 2024.
- Board approved new $1B stock repurchase authorization, superseding prior authorization.
- FY24 guidance: revenue -3% to +3%; comps -4.5% to +1.5%; operating margin 16.5%-16.8%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-010801
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSM
- cik: 0000719955
- company_name: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
- filed_at: 2024-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828024010801/0001628280-24-010801-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828024010801/wsm-20240313.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  WILLIAMS SONOMA INC reported fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 28, 2024 results: EPS Diluted EPS of $5.44 per share.
  - Period: fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 28, 2024
  - EPS: Diluted EPS of $5.44 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) today announced operating results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 28, 2024 (Fiscal 2023).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828024010801/0001628280-24-010801-index.htm

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