Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Cyclical — Specialty Retail industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Bath & Body Works, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of personal care and home fragrance products. The company offers body and home fragrances, including 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers, fine fragrance mists, eau de parfum, body wash, hand soaps, body lotions, and body creams, as well as sanitizer and other products.
Is Bath & Body Works, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
On the earnings the consensus expects for 2027 ($2.69 per share), Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI) trades at 8.5× earnings (P/E), below the median of the 209 consumer cyclicals companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. The P/E on the last twelve months (6.1×) is based on earnings per share of $3.75, far from what is expected; that is why this range uses expected earnings. At the decade median (8.5×) $23 (+1 %); at its sector median (17.9×) $48 (+111 %).
Kaplio overview: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
Market cap $5B · 52 weeks $15 – $25 (5 % below the high) · P/E 6.1× · 2027 expected P/E 8.5× · Dividend 3.5 % · Next earnings November 19, 2026 · expected EPS $0.11 · Closing price, Oct 29 · accounts published Aug 26.
- Valuation: P/E 6.1× (fairly priced).
- Business: 5-year ROIC 25.5 % (excellent).
- Balance sheet: Net debt/EBITDA 2.8× (passes, near the threshold).
- Earnings: 6 of 8 (uneven).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
On those earnings: at the decade median (8.5×) $23 (+1 %); at its sector median (17.9×) $48 (+111 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
Note: earnings per share over the last twelve months ($3.75) are far from the consensus for 2027 ($2.69); that is why this range uses expected earnings.
What matters in consumer cyclicals: 6 of 7 pass
- Current Ratio 1.20, fails.
- P/E read in reverse (cyclicals) 6.1×, info.
- 5y avg operating margin 18.8 %, passes.
- Inventory turnover 5.9×, passes.
- 5y avg ROIC 25.5 %, passes.
- Net debt / EBITDA 2.8×, passes, near the threshold.
- Altman Z-Score 2.3, passes.
- EV/Sales vs history 1.2×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Bath & Body Works, Inc.: P/E 6.1×; EV/EBITDA 5.6×; ROIC 24.9 %; $4.6B. Etsy, Inc. (P/E 50.0×; EV/EBITDA 16.0×; ROIC 15.9 %; $8.4B), Gentex Corporation (P/E 10.7×; EV/EBITDA 7.5×; ROIC 16.5 %; $4.3B), Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (P/E 14.4×; EV/EBITDA 10.5×; ROIC 9.2 %; $5.0B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 6.1× · median 8.5× · minimum 3.4× · maximum 25.2× · cheap below 7.3× · expensive above 11.3×. Earnings over the last 12 months are distorted: today's P/E compared with its history is not representative.
Dividend
tight (only raised recently) · Yield 3.5 % ($0.79 per share in 2025) · 5-year growth +22 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 4.2× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $34.70 a year ($2.89 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -61.76% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 24.92% |
| Return on Assets | 15.15% |
| Gross Margin | 44.12% |
| Operating Margin | 16.74% |
| Net Margin | 10.83% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | -4.50 |
| Current Ratio | 1.20 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 5 |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.31 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | +43.09% |
| 3 months | +13.22% |
| Year-to-date | +13.45% |
| 1 year | -4.81% |
| 3 years | -23.17% |
| 5 years | -67.03% |
| 10 years | -57.61% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $0.8000 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | $0.2000 |
| 2026-06-05 | $0.2000 |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-08-22 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-06-06 | $0.2000 |
| 2025-02-21 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-11-22 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-08-23 | $0.2000 |
| 2024-06-07 | $0.2000 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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