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Williams-Sonoma, Inc. stock research

Feb 2, 2025

FY2024 Q4

Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Feb 2, 2025

Revenue and gross profit increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Cost of revenue also rose, but gross margin improved, indicating that a greater share of revenue was retained as gross profit.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Feb 2, 2025 · FY2024 Q4

Revenue and gross profit increased compared to both the prior quarter and the same quarter last year. Cost of revenue also rose, but gross margin improved, indicating that a greater share of revenue was retained as gross profit.

  • The expansion of gross margin was the strongest observable driver, as the relationship between gross profit and revenue strengthened.
  • Compared to the preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue all increased, with gross margin improving. Versus the same quarter last year, the same pattern held: revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were higher, and gross margin was higher.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

47.3%

Gross profit

$1.2B

Revenue

$2.5B

Cost of revenue

$1.3B

Quarter-over-quarter change

+1.9 pts

Year-over-year change

+1.3 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Apr 28, 2024$1.7B$795.2M$865.2M47.9%
Jul 28, 2024$1.8B$803.9M$984.4M45.0%
Oct 27, 2024$1.8B$817.6M$983.1M45.4%
Feb 2, 2025$2.5B$1.2B$1.3B47.3%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

Oct 27, 2024

+1.9 pts

Year-over-year change

Jan 28, 2024

+1.3 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The expansion of gross margin was the strongest observable driver, as the relationship between gross profit and revenue strengthened.

Compared to the preceding quarter, revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue all increased, with gross margin improving. Versus the same quarter last year, the same pattern held: revenue, gross profit, and cost of revenue were higher, and gross margin was higher.

Monitor the trend in cost of revenue relative to revenue, as changes in this relationship directly affect gross margin.