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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Bath & Body Works (BBWI)

Bath & Body Works Q1 sales fall 3% to $1.4 billion; CFO Boratto to step down June 12

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Bath & Body Works reported first quarter 2026 net sales of $1,378 million, down 3% from a year earlier, and reaffirmed its full-year 2026 guidance. Reported earnings per diluted share rose to $0.90 from $0.49, but that figure includes an $88 million pre-tax litigation settlement gain and a $62 million tax benefit, while adjusted EPS was $0.32 versus $0.49 last year. Chief Financial Officer Eva Boratto will step down June 12, and Tom Javitch will serve as interim CFO while the company searches for a successor.

Key points

  • Q1 2026 net sales were $1,378 million, down 3% from $1,424 million in Q1 2025.
  • Reported diluted EPS was $0.90 versus $0.49; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.32 versus $0.49.
  • Full-year 2026 guidance reaffirmed: net sales down 4.5% to 2.5%, adjusted diluted EPS $2.40 to $2.65.
  • Second-quarter 2026 diluted EPS is expected at $0.20 to $0.25; CFO Eva Boratto steps down June 12 and Tom Javitch becomes interim CFO.

The filing

CompanyBath & Body Works (BBWI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 27, 2026, 7:12 AM ET
Accession number0000701985-26-000012

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 27, 2026.

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