If You Invested $1000 in Williams-Sonoma a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now

For most investors, how much a stock's price changes over time is important. This factor can impact your investment portfolio as well as help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.FOMO, or the fear of missing out, also plays a role in investing, particularly with tech giants and popular consumer-facing stocks.What if you'd invested in Williams-Sonoma (WSM) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to WSM for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?Williams-Sonoma's Business In-DepthWith that in mind, let's take a look at Williams-Sonoma's main business drivers.Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a multi-channel specialty retailer of premium quality home products. Incorporated in 1973, the company has five brands and each of the brands is are operating segments.Pottery Barn (accounting for 39.4% of fiscal 2024 net revenues) is the largest brand of the company and offers premium quality furniture, lighting, tabletop, outdoor and decorative accessories.West Elm (23.9%) produces personalized products designed by the company’s team of artists and designers.Williams-Sonoma (16.9%) offers cookware, tools, cutlery, electrics, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture and cookbooks.Pottery Barn Kids and Teen (14.4%) deals with products used for putting up nurseries, bedrooms and play spaces. It also caters to the teenage population with furniture, bedding, lighting and decorative accents for teen bedrooms, dorm rooms, study spaces and lounges.Other segment (5.5%) primarily consists of international franchise operations, Rejuvenation and Mark and Graham. Rejuvenation offers premium quality products that are inspired by history and manufactured in facilities in Portland, OR. Mark and Graham are known for personalized gift items. The brand manufactures women’s and men’s accessories, home décor as well as seasonal items.(Note:  Zacks identifies fiscal years by the month in which the fiscal year ends, while WSM identifies their fiscal year by the calendar year in which it begins; so comparable figures for any given fiscal year, as published by WSM, will refer to this same fiscal year as being the year before the same year, as identified by Zacks). Bottom LineAnyone can invest, but building a successful investment portfolio requires research, patience, and a little bit of risk. So, if you had invested in Williams-Sonoma, ten years ago, you're likely feeling pretty good about your investment today.A $1000 investment made in August 2015 would be worth $4,883.45, or a gain of 388.34%, as of August 25, 2025, according to our calculations. This return excludes dividends but includes price appreciation.Compare this to the S&P 500's rally of 228.12% and gold's return of 184.52% over the same time frame.Analysts are anticipating more upside for WSM.Shares of Williams-Sonoma have outperformed the industry in the year-to-date period. The company is benefiting from new production innovations and strategic collaborations. Also, focus on e-commerce business, B2B initiative and expansion plans bode well. Despite ongoing pressure from tariffs and a weak housing market, the company maintained a positive comps momentum in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. Comparable sales were up 3.4% against a negative 4.9% in the year-ago period. However, higher input costs and ongoing tariff pressures are concerning for its prospects. The company continues to maintain strict control over expenditures and is actively shifting sourcing to lower-tariff countries to reduce exposure. Earnings estimates for fiscal 2025 have remained unchanged over the past 60 days, restricting the stock's upward potential.The stock has jumped 11.95% over the past four weeks. Additionally, no earnings estimate has gone lower in the past two months, compared to 2 higher, for fiscal 2025; the consensus estimate has moved up as well.5 Stocks Set to DoubleEach was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in the coming year. While not all picks can be winners, previous recommendations have soared +112%, +171%, +209% and +232%.Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks