Williams-Sonoma (WSM Quick QuoteWSM - Free Report) reported $1.96 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.7%. EPS of $2.10 for the same period compares to $2.00 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +2.45% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.91 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.05, the EPS surprise was +2.44%.

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 Williams-Sonoma performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Comparable store sales - Total - YoY change: 6.2% versus 4.2% estimated by four analysts on average.
• Comparable store sales - West Elm - YoY change - WSM: 6.4% compared to the 5.9% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Comparable store sales - Pottery Barn Kids and Teen - YoY change: 3.5% versus 4.6% estimated by three analysts on average.
• Comparable store sales - Pottery Barn - YoY change: 5.1% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 1.9%.
• Comparable store sales - Williams-Sonoma - YoY change: 7.6% compared to the 5.4% average estimate based on three analysts.
• Number of stores - Total: 508 versus 508 estimated by three analysts on average.
• Number of stores - Pottery Barn Kids: 43 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 44.
• Number of stores - Pottery Barn: 181 versus 181 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Number of stores - West Elm: 117 compared to the 117 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Number of stores - Williams-Sonoma: 153 versus the two-analyst average estimate of 153.
• Number of stores - Rejuvenation: 13 versus 14 estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Williams-Sonoma have returned -0.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's no change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.