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Bath & Body Works, Inc. BBWI
Bath & Body Works, Inc. (BBWI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.62% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $7.3B at a 8.9% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.02 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-28 | Telsey Advisory Group | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-05-28 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-05-28 | Barclays | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-05-28 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-28 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.084 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.283 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.222 |
| Equity / liabilities | -0.202 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBWI | Bath & Body Works, Inc. | 5/9 | 0.91 | 7.1 | -0.2% |
| SBH | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | 8/9 | 3.85 | 7 | -0.4% |
| TITN | Titan Machinery Inc. | 5/9 | 2.47 | — | -10.2% |
| ULTA | Ulta Beauty, Inc. | 5/9 | 3.84 | 18.2 | +9.7% |
| SGU | STAR GROUP, L.P. | 7/9 | — | 5.8 | +1% |
| FLWS | 1 800 FLOWERS COM INC | 3/9 | -0.43 | — | -8% |
| NEGG | Newegg Commerce, Inc. | 4/9 | 0.62 | — | +16.9% |
About Bath & Body Works, Inc.
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. It sells its products under the Bath & Body Works and other brand names through retail stores and e-commerce sites in the United States and Canada, as well as through international stores operated by partners under the franchise, license, and wholesale arrangements. The company was formerly known as L Brands, Inc. and changed its name to Bath & Body Works, Inc. in August 2021. Bath & Body Works, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
FAQ
Is BBWI financially healthy?
Bath & Body Works, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does BBWI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Bath & Body Works, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 3.62% with a 25.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is BBWI?
In FY2026, Bath & Body Works, Inc. had a net margin of 8.9%.
Is BBWI overvalued or undervalued?
Bath & Body Works, Inc. trades at about 5.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.3×–16.2×, median 11.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for BBWI?
The average Wall-Street price target for Bath & Body Works, Inc. is $25.64, about 41.4% above the recent price, from 14 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is BBWI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Bath & Body Works, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 7.1×, a dividend yield of 3.62%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.