Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI)
NYSEConsumer DiscretionarySpecialty RetailSnapshot 2026-09-15
$16.72-6.64%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NYSEConsumer DiscretionarySpecialty RetailSnapshot 2026-09-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Consumer Discretionary is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Revenue remains near $7.3 billion in fiscal 2026: FY26 rev guide $7.29B vs $7.29B target; Q2 rev -2.3% YoY.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 44% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskBBWI's growth depends on its ability to generate $600 million in free cash flow. Revenue guidance for fiscal 2026 is $7.29 billion, which is under pressure. Revenue fell 2.3% year over year, but the latest earnings beat expectations. BBWI trades at 5.4 times P/E, while the peer median is 10.8 times. This suggests the price reflects less growth than forecasted, indicating it looks cheap. A specific risk is the potential for a guidance cut, with a 21% chance of a miss next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 53% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. BBWI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 19 analysts currently covering BBWI (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for BBWI in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
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Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Other Specialty Retail — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Execute Consumer First Formula transformation
E-commerce growth does not offset expected sales decline.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $16.72
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $16.72.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Execute Consumer First Formula transformation
Weak demand impacts growth strategy execution.
Advances: Generate $600M free cash flow in 2026
Forecasting EPS supports free cash flow goal.
Threatens: Increase cash from operations
Results beat expectations but lower Q3 earnings forecast.
Advances: Increase cash from operations
Surpassing estimates indicates strong operational performance.
Advances: Increase cash from operations
Increased profit forecast supports cash from operations goal.
Advances: Generate $600M free cash flow in 2026
Exceeding guidance indicates strong progress towards free cash flow target.
Stock drop indicates potential earnings miss or negative outlook.
