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Company snapshot — Bath & Body Works Inc.

BBWI in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Bath & Body Works sells fragrance-based personal-care items and home scents, such as candles, diffusers, mists, soaps and lotions, mostly under its own brand. It reaches shoppers through retail stores and e-commerce in the United States and Canada, and through overseas partners under franchise, licensing and wholesale deals. The company was formerly called L Brands and took its present name in 2021. It is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, in the specialty retail industry within the consumer cyclical sector.
Where it sits in the stack
Bath & Body Works carries no seat in our index; it sits in the consumer cyclical sector, in the specialty retail sleeve of our broader company universe, alongside other apparel and personal-care chains the diary tracks outside the AI build-out.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group has no set listed for this name; the comparison the market usually draws is with other specialty personal-care retailers, such as Victoria's Secret, once part of the same parent company.
Why Closelook tracks it
Bath & Body Works holds a seat in the Russell 1000, a broad-market index; it does not carry a Closelook score and appears in none of the diary's editions or quotes.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether the shares steady after trading below their short- and longer-term averages and well off their recent high, and whether analyst targets pull the price back toward them.

Bath & Body Works Inc. (BBWI) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for BBWI, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by BMO Capital, 2026-09-08

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for BBWI from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target BMO Capital — target 20 Target set to $20 (+5.8% to spot) 2026-09-08
  • Upgrade Citigroup — Neutral → Buy Upgraded to Buy from Neutral 2026-08-18

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade, 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Specialty Retail · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Specialty Retail · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against BBWI on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 4.65%, quarterly · last 0.20 USD on 2026-08-21

Dividends and capital return

What BBWI pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.80 USD per share · a 4.65% yield on the 2026-09-17 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-17
  • Change on the year 0.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.80 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.20 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-21
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.20 USD (partial) · 2024: 0.80 USD · 2025: 0.80 USD · 2026: 0.60 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-16

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Bath & Body Works Inc. (BBWI)?

Bath & Body Works Inc. trades as BBWI on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is BBWI in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Bath & Body Works Inc. is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does BBWI trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -11.2% vs the 50-day and -13.4% vs the 200-day average, 35.2% below the 52-week high and +22.8% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 6 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Bath & Body Works Inc. do?

Bath & Body Works sells fragrance-based personal-care items and home scents, such as candles, diffusers, mists, soaps and lotions, mostly under its own brand. It reaches shoppers through retail stores and e-commerce in the United States and Canada, and through overseas partners under franchise, licensing and wholesale deals. The company was formerly called L Brands and took its present name in 2021. Closelook's peer group has no set listed for this name; the comparison the market usually draws is with other specialty personal-care retailers, such as Victoria's Secret, once part of the same parent company.

Where does Bath & Body Works Inc. sit in the AI build-out?

Bath & Body Works carries no seat in our index; it sits in the consumer cyclical sector, in the specialty retail sleeve of our broader company universe, alongside other apparel and personal-care chains the diary tracks outside the AI build-out. Bath & Body Works holds a seat in the Russell 1000, a broad-market index; it does not carry a Closelook score and appears in none of the diary's editions or quotes.

Does Bath & Body Works Inc. pay a dividend?

Bath & Body Works Inc. has paid 0.80 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 4.65% on the 2026-09-17 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.20 USD on 2026-08-21. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Bath & Body Works Inc. recently?

The most recent analyst action on Bath & Body Works Inc. on the Closelook wire is a price target by BMO Capital on 2026-09-08 (target 20). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 upgrade, 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for BBWI, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Specialty Retail. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.