The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

GAP

Concerning the House

The Gap, Inc. operates as an apparel retail company in the United States, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, and internationally. The company offers apparel, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands. The company offers its products through company-operated stores, franchise stores, websites, and third-party arrangements, as well as licensing partnerships. It has franchise agreements to operate Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta in Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. The Gap, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

United States · www.gapinc.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 17 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$15.37B+0.5%
Gross profit$6.27B+0.9%
Operating income$560.00M-5.9%
Net income$502.00M-4.8%
Cash from ops$1.29B-2.5%
Quotation

$20.39

+0.14 (+0.7%)

52w hi$28.66
52w lo$18.35
Vol3.69M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.42

Short-0.45
Medium-0.55
Long-0.08

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

The Gap, Inc.

Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

Market cap$7.34B
Enterprise value$10.37B
Trailing P/E8.09x
Forward P/E7.91x
EV / EBITDA5.79x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin6.2%
Return on equity27.6%
Revenue growth+1.0%
Earnings growth+76.5%
Debt / equity154.36
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.37
Corr SPX0.43
Annual vol51.5%
Annual ret+10.1%
Sharpe0.20
Max DD-37.0%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.34
Sector+0.01
Technical-0.25
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$20.38$20.48$19.99$20.393.69M
Aug 12$20.69$20.69$20.11$20.255.89M
Aug 11$21.00$21.20$20.68$20.966.18M
Aug 10$20.57$21.64$20.56$21.517.57M
Aug 7$20.14$20.66$20.00$20.475.96M