profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Gap
$21.07-0.85% today
-13.3% in 1 year
1-year low $18.351-year high $29.13
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2021 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $9.07 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Gap sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $15.6 billion in 2023 to $15.4 billion in 2026, with $816 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Gap handed back 49% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $155M$247M
Free cash flow 2026$823M
Bought back its own shares$155M
Paid as dividends$247M
Cash vs. debt$2.6B vs. $5.6B
The Gap vs. similar companies
The Gap grows the slowest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gap | 9.1× · Cheap | ||
 Burlington Stores | 25.0× · Fair price | ||
 Lululemon Athletica | 7.7× · Cheap | ||
 On | 46.3× · Expensive | ||
 Urban Outfitters | 15.9× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Gap's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,800 | 16,670 | 15,616 | 14,889 | 15,086 | 15,366 | |
| 4,705 | 6,637 | 5,359 | 5,775 | 6,227 | 6,268 | |
| -862 | 810 | -69 | 560 | 1,112 | 1,115 | |
| -403 | 994 | 489 | 1,168 | 1,724 | 1,721 | |
| -665 | 256 | -202 | 502 | 844 | 816 | |
| -1.78 | 0.67 | -0.55 | 1.34 | 2.20 | 2.13 | |
| 34.1% | 39.8% | 34.3% | 38.8% | 41.3% | 40.8% | |
| -6.2% | 4.9% | -0.4% | 3.8% | 7.4% | 7.3% | |
| -4.8% | 1.5% | -1.3% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 5.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 13,769 | 12,761 | 11,386 | 11,044 | 11,885 | 12,632 |
| Cash | 1,988 | 877 | 1,215 | 1,873 | 2,335 | 2,616 |
| Total debt | 7,664 | 6,251 | 6,020 | 5,441 | 5,475 | 5,611 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 9,153 | 8,449 | 8,621 | 8,831 |
| 2,614 | 2,722 | 2,233 | 2,595 | 3,264 | 3,801 | |
| 374 | 383 | 367 | 376 | 384 | 384 | |
| -7.0% | 4.3% | -0.5% | 6.4% | 11.1% | 10.3% | |
| -25.4% | 9.4% | -9.0% | 19.3% | 25.9% | 21.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 237 | 809 | 607 | 1,532 | 1,486 | 1,293 | |
| 392 | 694 | 685 | 420 | 447 | 470 | |
| -155 | 115 | -78 | 1,112 | 1,039 | 823 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 226 | 220 | 222 | 225 | 247 |
| 0 | 201 | 123 | 0 | 75 | 155 | |
| 77 | 139 | 37 | 80 | 126 | 162 |
Valuation
- 9.1×
- 9.2×
- –
- 2.1×
- 0.5×
- 9.0×
- 6.0×
- 11.1%
- 11.0%
- 3.2%
Profitability
- 40.8%
- 7.3%
- 5.3%
- 11.9%
- 9.6%
- 5.0%
- 26.5%
- 7.9%
- 14.1%
- –
Growth
- +2.2%
- –
- −20.8%
- +21.6%
- −0.2%
Financial health
- 1.9×
- 1.54
- 46.5%
- 56.5×
- 1.81
- 1.08
- 1.27
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 39%of 982
Bottom 45%of 994
Top 16%of 853
Bottom 25%of 993
Top 20%of 980
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $31.89
- Range
- $28.00 – $41.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 0.45 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 0.62 | 0.59 | +5.6% |
| Aug 28, 2025 | 0.57 | 0.55 | +3.4% |
| May 29, 2025 | 0.51 | 0.45 | +12.9% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 0.54 | 0.36 | +50.0% |
| Nov 21, 2024 | 0.72 | 0.58 | +24.1% |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 0.54 | 0.40 | +35.0% |
| May 30, 2024 | 0.41 | 0.14 | +192.9% |
3.2%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$32a year at today's yield, before tax
+21.6%2020 to 2025
Raised1 yearin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$0.91 in 2015 → $0.65 in 2025
How safe it looks
30.3% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 30.0%
News
Treasury Bonds Now Pay More Than Stocks Earn by a Gap Last Seen in 2009. Warren Buffett Warned in 1999 What That Does to Stock PricesYahoo Finance · Nov 13, 2026Japan’s trade gap widens despite 13-month export growth streakSeeking Alpha · Oct 21, 2026This new AI model could help America close a technological gap with ChinaMarketWatch · Oct 5, 2026Why brands like E.l.f., Wendy's and Gap are branching out into original musicCNBC · Oct 4, 2026Rise of the Machines: AI Agents Now Burn 5x More Tokens Than Humans — and the Gap Is Widening FastYahoo Finance · Oct 3, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
55No pass
Benjamin Graham
53No pass
Philip Fisher
43No pass
Peter Lynch
29No pass
Joel Greenblatt
53No pass
Charlie Munger
39No pass
Terry Smith
38No pass
Questions about The Gap
Is The Gap a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Gap AI analysis
What does The Gap do?
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. It is in Apparel - Retail, based in San Francisco, CA, United States, with 79,000 employees.
Does The Gap pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 3.2% a year, about 30% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $247 million in dividends.
Is The Gap stock halal?
No. The Gap does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 76% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has The Gap stock done over the past year?
Down 13.3% over the past twelve months, to $21.07. It traded between $18.35 and $29.13 and is 27.7% below its high.
Who are The Gap's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Burlington Stores, Lululemon Athletica, On and Urban Outfitters. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Gap's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.