Williams Sonoma Inc, founded in 1983, is a Retail & Commerce company based in San Francisco, United States. Its directors and officers file their transactions with SEC (Form 4). 16 insiders have disclosed 91 filings since 18 October 2025.
The flow runs one way only: 39 sales worth €23.8M, from 4 insiders, and no purchase. Alber Laura filed the largest sale, €3.3M, on 17 July 2026, which represents 0.014% of the company's market value.
Between a trade and the moment it shows up on SEC (Form 4), the median delay is 2 days. The legal deadline for a Form 4 is two business days after the transaction. Keep in mind that insiders sell for many reasons unrelated to the outlook, from tax bills to estate planning.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,458 companies) published 22 filings over the same period, against 91 filings here. Our records for Williams Sonoma Inc go back to 2021, with no purchases and 101 sales on the open market in total. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 1 February 2026), the company reported revenue of 7.81 bn USD and net income of 1.09 bn USD, with a dividend of 2.64 USD per share.
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Analysts rate Williams Sonoma Inc Buy (bullish), based on 20 analysts. Average price target: US$246.35.
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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (ticker WSM) is a major U.S. specialty retailer focused on home products and listed on the NYSE in the United States. The company describes itself as the world’s largest digital-first, design-led, and sustainable home retailer. Its business model is built around a multi-brand platform that spans kitchenware, furniture, décor, textiles, gifts, and home accessories. Core banners include Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, Mark and Graham, and GreenRow. These brands are sold through a combination of e-commerce, catalogs, physical stores, and business-to-business channels, giving the group a broad omnichannel footprint.
The company’s origin dates back to 1956, when founder Chuck Williams opened a first store in Sonoma, California, selling French cookware and other high-quality kitchen tools that were hard to find in the United States. That entrepreneurial starting point eventually evolved into a diversified home-retail platform. Williams-Sonoma is headquartered in San Francisco, California, which anchors the group in one of the most important U.S. centers for retail, technology, and digital commerce talent.
From a competitive standpoint, Williams-Sonoma holds a strong position in the premium and upper-premium home furnishings market. Its differentiation lies in brand segmentation, product design, customer service, and merchandising discipline. Rather than relying on a single format, the company addresses distinct consumer occasions and lifestyles: culinary enthusiasts, family-oriented households, design-conscious furniture shoppers, and gift buyers. This brand architecture helps the company compete against other specialty retailers as well as larger mass-market chains, while preserving a more aspirational positioning.
Geographically, the group operates in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and it also has unaffiliated franchisees in Mexico, South Korea, India, and the Philippines. Recent disclosures indicate that the company entered fiscal 2026 from a position of operational strength, after reporting solid fiscal 2025 results in February 2026. Management highlighted continued momentum in several banners, including Williams Sonoma, West Elm, and Pottery Barn Kids and Teen, while also navigating a backdrop of consumer caution, shipping and supply-chain normalization, and tariff-related uncertainty. For investors, WSM remains a quality consumer-discretionary name tied to housing-related spending, remodeling activity, and the health of the U.S. consumer, with a business model that is more resilient than many single-brand retailers.
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Over the last 90 days, 28 filings published between 4 August and 16 October 2026: 18 sales for €7.9M. 10 other filings (not open-market purchases or sales: grants, options, plans, sale notices, block transfers). Largest amounts: ALBER LAURA (PRESIDENT & CEO), sales of €6.7M; Howie Jeffrey (EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), sales of €582k; Yearout Karalyn (EVP CHIEF TALENT OFFICER), sales of €440k.
Recent news
From Mon Jardin ma maison on 21 September 2026: "Ces assiettes à 1,50 € chez Dollar Tree rivalisent avec celles à 35 € chez Williams Sonoma : pourquoi j’en ai pris 8" (headline in French).
Headlines quoted as published, with source and date. The gap to insider purchases is computed from the filings and implies no link between the article and the purchase. Summary written automatically from public filings, without human review. General information, identical for every reader: it is not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell. Investing involves a risk of capital loss. Generated on 18 October 2026 (UTC)
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States · Founded: 1983 · Wikipedia article
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| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Dividend per share | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | 7.81 bn USD | 1.09 bn USD | 8.84 USD | 2.64 USD | 10-K |
| Feb 2025 | 7.71 bn USD | 1.13 bn USD | 8.79 USD | 2.28 USD | 10-K |
| Jan 2024 | 7.75 bn USD | 949.8 m USD | 7.28 USD | 1.80 USD | 10-K |
| Jan 2023 | 8.67 bn USD | 1.13 bn USD | 8.16 USD | 1.56 USD | 10-K |
| Jan 2022 | 8.25 bn USD | 1.13 bn USD | 14.75 USD | 2.60 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.