Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) Plans $0.20 Quarterly Dividend

Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE:BBWI) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be given a dividend of 0.20 per share on Friday, June 19th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 4.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th.

Bath & Body Works has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.2%per year over the last three years. Bath & Body Works has a payout ratio of 20.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Bath & Body Works to earn $2.87 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.80 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 27.9%.

Bath & Body Works Stock Down 4.8%

Bath & Body Works stock opened at $17.10 on Friday. Bath & Body Works has a 12 month low of $14.27 and a 12 month high of $34.29. The stock has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.43. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $19.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.66.

Bath & Body Works (NYSE:BBWI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 4th. The company reported $2.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.77 by $0.28. Bath & Body Works had a net margin of 8.90% and a negative return on equity of 45.60%. The company had revenue of $2.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.59 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.09 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. Bath & Body Works has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.240-0.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.400-2.650 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Bath & Body Works will post 2.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Bath & Body Works

Bath & Body Works, Inc is a leading specialty retailer focused on personal care, home fragrance and complementary products. Through its flagship Bath & Body Works brand, the company offers a diverse assortment of shower gels, lotions, fragrance mists, candles and home fragrance items. Its product portfolio also includes the White Barn Candle Co range of premium scented candles and diffusers. Bath & Body Works serves consumers through a combination of brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce platforms, delivering seasonal collections, limited-edition releases and signature scent lines.

Founded in 1990 as part of Limited Brands (now L Brands), Bath & Body Works opened its first store in New Albany, Ohio, and quickly expanded across the United States.