Bath & Body Works Posts $0.58 Q2 EPS and Raises 2026 Outlook

Bath & Body Works (BBWI) reported second-quarter 2026 net sales of $1.514 billion, down 2.3% from a year earlier, while net income rose to $118 million from $64 million. Diluted earnings per share were $0.58, compared with $0.30 in the prior-year quarter.

The company raised full-year 2026 diluted EPS guidance to $3.13 to $3.33 and narrowed its net sales outlook to a decline of 4% to 2.5%.

• Direct U.S. and Canada sales increased 3.0% to $275 million.
• International and other sales increased 24.9% to $108 million.
• Second-quarter operating income was $216 million, versus $157 million a year earlier.
• Reported results included about $80 million of tariff refunds received during the quarter.
• Third-quarter net sales are forecast to decline 5% to 2.5%, with diluted EPS projected at $0.05 to $0.10.

$BBWI Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 242 institutional investors add shares of $BBWI stock to their portfolio, and 288 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

• AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 3,398,898 shares (-30.8%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $78,616,510
• CITADEL ADVISORS LLC added 3,033,642 shares (+146.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $70,168,139
• BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. removed 2,546,419 shares (-75.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $58,898,671
• FOREST AVENUE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP removed 2,211,826 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $41,294,791
• D. E. SHAW & CO., INC. added 1,959,607 shares (+34.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $45,325,709
• SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 1,726,879 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $39,942,711
• PACER ADVISORS, INC. added 1,697,273 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $39,257,924

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