Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 179 Consumer Discretionary companies.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) scores 7.1 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as high quality. The reading rests on solvency, and growth is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for WSM stands at 7.1 out of 10 as of October 17, 2026, which puts Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in the high quality band. Businesses in this band tend to combine good returns with a sound balance sheet, even if one pillar lags the others. It rolls Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Among the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies with a published score, that ranks at the 90th percentile, in the top tenth of its peers. For reference, the middle of the group scores 5.0 and a company needs 6.1 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Williams-Sonoma, Inc. well above the median.
Profitability scores 9.2 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 176 Consumer Discretionary companies is 5.1, so Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 93rd percentile. A reading this strong says the business earns well on what it sells and on the capital it uses, the kind of margin profile competitors find hard to copy.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s solvency score is 9.5 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 5.9 among 141 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well above the group and the 95th percentile. Balance sheet strength like this rarely makes headlines, but it is what lets a company keep investing when credit gets expensive.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s growth score is 1.8 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 4.0 among 149 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is well below the group and the 22nd percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s efficiency score is 6.9 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 6.2 among 170 Consumer Discretionary companies, that is above the group and the 72nd percentile. Efficiency near the median says the operation is neither unusually lean nor unusually capital hungry.
Predictability scores 7.4 out of 10, which reads as strong. The median across 178 Consumer Discretionary companies is 5.0, so Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 91st percentile. Steady results like these are what make a long term view of the business easier to hold.
The gap between Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: solvency at 9.5 against growth at 1.8, 7.7 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with solvency is a defensive strength: it protects the business more than it grows it. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
Closing the gap on growth would do the most for the overall. At the median of Consumer Discretionary companies, 4.0, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. would score about 7.5 instead of 7.1. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Consumer Discretionary companies below are nearest to Williams-Sonoma, Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Williams-Sonoma, Inc. scores 7.1 out of 10, which reads as high quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ranks at the 90th percentile of the 179 Consumer Discretionary companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.0 and the top quarter starts at 6.1, against Williams-Sonoma, Inc.’s 7.1.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 17, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for WSM are in the app.
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