Why is LEVI down?
Down 4% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 14% in the past year.
“Gross margin expanded 10 basis points to 62.7%, driven by lower product costs and pricing actions.”
LEVI's Quality Score fell 1 point on Fri, Oct 30, to 6. Closed away from the day's high.
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Down 4% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 14% in the past year.
“Gross margin expanded 10 basis points to 62.7%, driven by lower product costs and pricing actions.”
| The company | A $590M profit |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 7 |
TodayWith its group.
Levi Strauss & filed an 8-K reporting a change of CFO
LEVI closed +1.1% the next session (Oct 1) on 1.7x normal volume.
After its last 4 reports it closed +1.6% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
LEVI is #5 of 12 by Quality Score among Apparel & Other Finished Products of Fabrics & Similar Material.
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Share count against a year before: LEVI -2.4%, COLM -6.6%, LULU -5.6%.
Expected to report Thu Jan 28, after the close (in 87 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $1.6B; a profit of $0.43 a share.
| Line | Q3 FY26 | Q3 FY25 |
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| Americas | $839M | $806M |
Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 7)
| Measure | Figure |
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| Direct-to-consumer business growth | mid-single-digit growth |
Sales grew 7.1% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $0.64 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Oct 7, 2026 | -2.6% | -2.4% | +0.3% |
| Jul 8, 2026 | -3.7% | -2.2% | -2.0% |
| Apr 7, 2026 | +14.9% | +10.7% | +13.6% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $6.3B in 2025. It made a profit in seven of the eight years.
One insider sold $892K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: LEVI is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Levi Strauss & Co is involved in designing, marketing, and selling products that include jeans, casual and dresses pants, tops, shorts, skirts, jackets, footwear, and related accessories directly or through third parties and licensees for men, women, and children under Levi's, Dockers, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. and Denizen brands. The company manages its business according to three regional segments: the Americas, which is the key revenue driver; Europe; and Asia.
“The global apparel industry is highly competitive and fragmented.”
LEVI scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #5 of 12 in Apparel & Other Finished Products of Fabrics & Similar Material by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 4% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 76%; up 14% in the past year. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
LEVI scores 6 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #5 of 12 in Apparel & Other Finished Products of Fabrics & Similar Material by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind LEVI's 6.
One insider sold $892K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Karyn Hillman, EVP and Chief Product Officer, who sold $892K on May 6.
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