Bath & Body Works
BBWI NYSE Other Specialty Retail Financials FY2016βFY2025
Bath & Body Works' revenue fell 0.2% to $7.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 15.4%, down from 17.3% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $865 million, up 31.1%. It paid out $568 million in dividends and buybacks, 66% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 5.4%.
What Bath & Body Works does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- BATH & BODY WORKS, INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- January 31, 2026
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0000701985-26-000008
0000701985
Revenue and margins
Bath & Body Works had $7.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 0.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew β2.7% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $865M in fiscal 2025, 11.9% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Bath & Body Works returned $568M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 66% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 5.4%.
Value Bath & Body Works yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$2.9B and divides by 209.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 5.5x Β· peers 23.9x Β· sector 17.9x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Bath & Body Works can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $2.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $674M | $953M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $4.9B | $4.9B | $4.4B | $3.9B | $3.9B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.2x | 2.3x | 2.1x | 2.1x | 2.1x |
| Interest coverage | 5.2x | 4.0x | 3.7x | 4.1x | 4.1x |
| Current ratio | 2.3x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.5x | 1.3x |
| Quick ratio | 1.8x | 1.1x | 1.1x | 0.9x | 0.8x |
| Total assets | $6.0B | $5.5B | $5.5B | $4.9B | $5.1B |
| Total liabilities | $7.5B | $7.7B | $7.1B | $6.3B | $6.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | β$1.5B | β$2.2B | β$1.6B | β$1.4B | β$1.3B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $2.9B | $3.6B | $3.3B | $3.2B | $2.9B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$1.0M
6 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Sarah E NashDirector | Sold | 1 | $20.57 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | James Kevin SymancykDirector | Bought | 22,500 | $15.58 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Sarah E NashDirector | Bought | 10,000 | $15.58 | $0.2M | Form 4 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Francis HondalDirector | Bought | 3,343 | $15.00 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Lucy BradyDirector | Bought | 3,470 | $14.40 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Stephen D SteinourDirector | Bought | 6,700 | $14.86 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Steven E VoskuilDirector | Bought | 20,000 | $15.04 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β1.4% | β1.7% | β9.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 1.23 | 1.26 | 0.91 |
Similar companies
Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath & Body Works BBWI | $4.2B | β0.2% | 15.4% | 11.9% | 47.5% | 5.5x | 5 | |
| Ulta Beauty ULTA | $26.9B | 9.7% | 12.4% | 8.6% | 55.8% | 22.8x | 6 | Compare β |
| Chewy CHWY | $9.0B | 6.2% | 2.0% | 4.5% | β | 33.2x | 7 | Compare β |
| Tractor Supply TSCO | $17.5B | 4.3% | 9.5% | 4.8% | 28.5% | 17.4x | 6 | Compare β |
| Winmark WINA | $1.0B | 5.9% | 63.4% | 52.0% | β | 25.0x | β | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $12.6B | $12.6B | $13.2B | $5.4B | $6.4B | $7.9B | $7.6B | $7.4B | $7.3B | $7.3B |
| Gross profit | $5.1B | $5.0B | $4.9B | $2.4B | $3.1B | $3.9B | $3.3B | $3.2B | $3.2B | $3.2B |
| Operating income | $2.0B | $1.7B | $1.2B | $1.0B | $1.6B | $2.0B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Interest expense | $394M | $406M | $385M | $370M | $432M | $388M | $348M | $345M | $312M | $276M |
| Pretax income | $1.7B | $1.3B | $857M | $608M | $1.1B | $1.4B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $882M |
| Income tax | $538M | $329M | $213M | $148M | $257M | $348M | $251M | $143M | $230M | $233M |
| Net income | $1.2B | $983M | $644M | β$366M | $844M | $1.3B | $800M | $878M | $798M | $649M |
| Diluted EPS | $3.98 | $3.42 | $2.31 | β$1.32 | $3.00 | $4.88 | $3.43 | $3.84 | $3.61 | $3.11 |
| Diluted shares | 0.29B | 0.29B | 0.28B | 0.28B | 0.28B | 0.27B | 0.23B | 0.23B | 0.22B | 0.21B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $2.0B | $1.4B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $2.0B | $1.5B | $1.1B | $954M | $886M | $1.1B |
| Capital expenditure | $990M | $707M | $629M | $458M | $228M | $270M | $328M | $298M | $226M | $237M |
| Free cash flow | $1.0B | $699M | $748M | $778M | $1.8B | $1.2B | $816M | $656M | $660M | $865M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $472M | $524M | $547M | $588M | $521M | $363M | $221M | $269M | $282M | $254M |
| Stock-based compensation | $96.0M | $102M | $97.0M | $87.0M | $50.0M | $46.0M | $38.0M | $43.0M | $40.0M | $31.0M |
| Acquisitions | $33.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $435M | $446M | $198M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $2.0B | $1.3B | $148M | $401M | $401M |
| Dividends paid | $1.3B | $686M | $666M | $332M | $83.0M | $120M | $186M | $182M | $177M | $167M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.7B | $1.1B | $864M | $332M | $83.0M | $2.1B | $1.5B | $330M | $578M | $568M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.9B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.5B | $3.6B | $2.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $674M | $953M |
| Total debt | $5.7B | $5.7B | $5.7B | $5.5B | $6.4B | $4.9B | $4.9B | $4.4B | $3.9B | $3.9B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $27.0M | $21.0M | $33.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $3.5B | $3.3B | $3.3B | $3.2B | $5.6B | $3.0B | $2.3B | $2.1B | $1.8B | $2.0B |
| Current liabilities | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $2.8B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| Inventory | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $572M | $709M | $709M | $710M | $734M | $699M |
| Property and equipment, net | $2.7B | $2.9B | $2.8B | $2.5B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.1B |
| Total assets | $8.2B | $8.1B | $8.1B | $10.1B | $11.6B | $6.0B | $5.5B | $5.5B | $4.9B | $5.1B |
| Total liabilities | $8.9B | $8.9B | $9.0B | $11.6B | $12.2B | $7.5B | $7.7B | $7.1B | $6.3B | $6.3B |
| Shareholders' equity | β$729M | β$753M | β$869M | β$1.5B | β$662M | β$1.5B | β$2.2B | β$1.6B | β$1.4B | β$1.3B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 40.8% | 39.3% | 37.0% | 44.2% | 48.1% | 48.9% | 43.1% | 43.6% | 44.3% | 43.7% |
| Operating margin | 15.9% | 13.7% | 9.4% | 19.2% | 24.9% | 25.5% | 18.2% | 17.3% | 17.3% | 15.4% |
| EBITDA margin | 19.7% | 17.8% | 13.5% | 30.1% | 33.0% | 30.1% | 21.1% | 20.9% | 21.2% | 18.9% |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 7.8% | 4.9% | β6.8% | 13.1% | 16.9% | 10.6% | 11.8% | 10.9% | 8.9% |
| FCF margin | 8.0% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 14.4% | 28.2% | 15.5% | 10.8% | 8.8% | 9.0% | 11.9% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 45.9% | 40.0% | 26.8% | 26.2% | 52.8% | 86.0% | 75.1% | 71.2% | 56.1% | 47.5% |
| Return on capital employed | 31.4% | 28.2% | 20.2% | 15.0% | 19.4% | 29.8% | 31.1% | 31.0% | 32.4% | 31.6% |
| Return on assets | 13.9% | 12.1% | 7.9% | β4.0% | 7.8% | 15.2% | 13.9% | 16.0% | 15.4% | 13.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 3.5% | 0.5% | 4.8% | β59.2% | 19.0% | 22.5% | β4.1% | β1.7% | β1.6% | β0.2% |
| Net income growth | β7.6% | β15.1% | β34.5% | β156.8% | β | 57.9% | β40.0% | 9.8% | β9.1% | β18.7% |
| EPS growth | β5.7% | β14.1% | β32.5% | β157.1% | β | 62.7% | β29.7% | 12.0% | β6.0% | β13.9% |
| FCF growth | β23.1% | β30.1% | 7.0% | 4.0% | 132.8% | β32.5% | β33.2% | β19.6% | 0.6% | 31.1% |
| Share count change | β2.0% | β1.4% | β2.8% | β0.4% | 1.1% | β2.9% | β14.7% | β1.7% | β3.5% | β5.4% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.5x | 1.9x | 2.4x | 2.5x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 2.3x | 2.1x | 2.1x | 2.1x |
| Interest coverage | 5.1x | 4.3x | 3.2x | 2.8x | 3.7x | 5.2x | 4.0x | 3.7x | 4.1x | 4.1x |
| Current ratio | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.4x | 2.0x | 2.3x | 1.6x | 1.6x | 1.5x | 1.3x |
| Quick ratio | 1.2x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 0.8x | 1.8x | 1.8x | 1.1x | 1.1x | 0.9x | 0.8x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 7.9% | 5.6% | 4.8% | 8.5% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Payouts / FCF | 170.3% | 162.0% | 115.5% | 42.7% | 4.6% | 170.5% | 183.6% | 50.3% | 87.6% | 65.7% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Accruals ratio | β10.0% | β5.2% | β9.0% | β17.6% | β11.0% | β1.8% | β6.0% | β1.4% | β1.7% | β9.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000701985). Data updated October 9, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.