For the quarter ended July 2025, Bath & Body Works (BBWI) reported revenue of $1.55 billion, up 1.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.37, compared to $0.37 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.29% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.55 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.37, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Bath & Body Works performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Total Company-Operated Stores - Total Bath & Body Works - Total - Stores (EOP): 1,904 versus 1,909 estimated by four analysts on average.
- Total Company-Operated Stores - Total Bath & Body Works - Canada - Stores (EOP): 113 compared to the 113 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Total Company-Operated Stores - Total Bath & Body Works - United States - Stores (EOP): 1,791 compared to the 1,797 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Geographic Net Sales- Stores - U.S. and Canada: $1.2 billion compared to the $1.17 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.9% year over year.
- Geographic Net Sales- International: $86 million versus $84.84 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.4% change.
- Geographic Net Sales- Direct - U.S. and Canada: $267 million compared to the $295.55 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -10.1% year over year.
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Shares of Bath & Body Works have returned +5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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