Consumer Cyclical
The Gap, Inc.(GAP)
Live Price
Offline$21.15
+1.00% today
1Y Change
+2.98%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $8.97B
- Revenue Growth
- +1.9%
- EPS Growth
- -2.7%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.7%
Coverage: 244 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
The Gap, Inc. (GAP) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $8.97B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $21.15 and up 3.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +1.9%, EPS growth of -2.7%, a dividend yield of 2.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +1.9%, EPS -2.7%, free cash flow -20.8% with operating margin 7.3% and ROIC 8.1%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 11.2 and price/sales 0.6. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines GAP price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+1.9% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Near sector median
+7.3% vs +8.4% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
11.2 vs 18.1 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Jun 4, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +1.9% and EPS is at -2.7%, with operating margin around 7.3%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.3% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Jun 4, 2026 | β | +0.0% | +1.4% | β |
2026 Mar 5, 2026 | +0.0% | -14.4% | -15.0% | -9.5% |
2025 Nov 20, 2025 | +5.6% | +8.2% | +17.4% | +21.5% |
Benchmark Edge
GAP vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
GAP
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
GAP Max Drawdown
-28.84%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for GAP and SPY.
Company Overview
The Gap, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
The Gap, Inc. operates as an apparel retail company. The company offers apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands. Its products include denim, tees, fleece, and khakis; eyewear, jewelry, shoes, handbags, and fragrances; and fitness and lifestyle products for use in yoga, training, sports, travel, and everyday activities for women and girls. The company offers its products through company-operated stores, franchise stores, Websites, third-party arrangements, and catalogs. It has franchise agreements with unaffiliated franchisees to operate Old Navy, Gap, Athleta, and Banana Republic stores and websites in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. As of December 31, 2021, the company had 2,835 company-operated stores and 564 franchise stores. It also provides its products through e-commerce sites. The Gap, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
- Leadership
- Richard Dickson
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 82.0k
- Street Address
- Two Folsom Street
- Mailing
- San Francisco, CA, 94105
- Region
- San Francisco, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 415 427 0100
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 11.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 7.2
- Price/Sales
- 0.6
- Price/Book
- 2.4
Growth
- Revenue
- +1.9%
- EPS
- -2.7%
- Free Cash Flow
- -20.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 40.8%
- Operating Margin
- 7.3%
- Net Margin
- 5.3%
- ROE
- 23.0%
- ROIC
- 8.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.48
- Current Ratio
- 1.75
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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