BBWI PRESS-RELEASE SEC Filing Analysis

Final — all horizons settled through T+60d

BBWI ▼ -11.46% at T+60d

SHORT call ✓ call won +11.46% · α vs SPY +21.54% · entry $22.99 → $20.36

Currently $18.30 · +20.41% from $22.99 entry (call sign-flipped)

Entry anchored
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T+1d

-3.09%

call +3.09% · α +2.51%

$22.28

settled 3mo ago

T+5d

-13.09%

call +13.09% · α +11.76%

$19.98

settled 3mo ago

T+20d

-16.05%

call +16.05% · α +11.63%

$19.30

settled 2mo ago

T+60d

-11.46%

call +11.46% · α +21.54%

$20.36

settled 12d ago

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Executive Summary

Bath & Body Works reported Q4 net sales of $2.72 billion, down 2% year-over-year, with adjusted EPS of $2.05, slightly above guidance. However, the company issued full-year 2026 guidance forecasting a sales decline of 4.5% to 2.5% and a significant drop in adjusted EPS to $2.40–$2.65, down from $3.21 in 2025, reflecting ongoing transformation challenges despite cost savings from debt redemption.

Key Financial Metrics

Revenue

$2.7B

-2.0% YoY

Adj. EPS

$2.05

GAAP: $1.99

Guidance

down 4.5% to down 2.5%

lowered

Actionable Insight

The stock may face downward pressure due to declining fundamentals and lack of buybacks. Monitor first-quarter execution and whether transformation initiatives stabilize traffic and margins. The large one-time gains masking underlying weakness suggest caution on near-term valuation.

Key Facts

Q4 net sales: $2.724 billion, down 2% YoY
Q4 adjusted EPS: $2.05, above reported $1.99 but down from $2.09 in prior year
Full-year 2025 net sales: $7.291 billion, down 0.2% YoY
Full-year 2025 adjusted EPS: $3.21, down from $3.29 in 2024
2026 guidance: sales down 4.5% to 2.5%, adjusted EPS forecast of $2.40–$2.65 (down 25% from 2025)
2026 adjusted EPS guidance excludes $88M litigation gain, $62M tax benefit, and $9M bond redemption loss
No share repurchases assumed in 2026 outlook

Financial Impact

Adjusted earnings per share expected to decline by ~25% in 2026 despite one-time gains; revenue momentum weakening with projected mid-single-digit sales decline

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Risk Factors

Ongoing brand transformation may take longer than expected with no clear path to revenue growth
Exclusion of major one-time items (litigation gain, tax benefit) inflates reported EPS outlook, obscuring operational weakness
No share repurchases planned in 2026, removing a prior support for shareholder returns

Market Snapshot

Exchange

NYSE

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 press release from GlobeNewswire.

Document	Accession Number
PRESS-RELEASE Data (Synthetic)	press-3249189

4 reports for BBWI

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Reports for BBWI — sortable, filterable
	Type				Now
May 27, 2026 13d ago	8-K BEARISH ★ 6/10	$19.35 $18.00	▲ +6.98%	▲ +7.44%	$18.30 (+5.45%)
May 27, 2026 13d ago	Press Release MIXED ★ 5/10	$19.35 $18.00	▼ −6.98%	▼ −7.44%	$18.30 (−5.45%)
May 13, 2026 27d ago	Press Release NEUTRAL ★ 2/10	$18.71 $16.85	▼ −9.94%	▼ −9.80%	$18.30 (−2.21%)
Mar 4, 2026 13w ago	Press Release BEARISH ★ 7/10	$22.99 $19.98	▲ +13.09%	▲ +11.76%	$18.30 (+20.41%)

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