The Gap, Inc.

GAP Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail

The Gap, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $15.4 billion, up 1.86% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−1.99%
EPS
+143.1%
Free cash flow
−47.7%
Total debt
−29.6%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

22.45 1.30 −5.47%
Market cap
$7.9B
P/E
6.6×
Fwd P/E
6.1×
Dividend yield
3.07%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
2.85
Beneish M
n/a
Dividend safety
82/100

The Gap, Inc. (GAP) Return on invested capital

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The Gap, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 35.6%, up 5.2 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (30.4%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −22.2% (fiscal 2021) to 46.2% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 58% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 5.83% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.42%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 30.4% (1.67)
FY2025 32.1% 16.25
FY2024 15.8% 17.35
FY2023 −1.51% (16.72)
FY2022 15.2% 37.36
FY2021 −22.2% (34.47)
FY2020 12.3% (12.48)
FY2019 24.8% (10.62)
FY2018 35.4% 4.84
FY2017 30.6% (2.20)

Against its own ten years

Low −22.2% High 46.2%
Ten-year median 27.6%
Current reading's percentile 58

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare 85.7%
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 62.6%
LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare 36.4%
GAP The Gap, Inc. 35.6%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 22.6%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 21.4%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 19.3%
AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. compare 16.8%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 16.2%
Apparel Retail industry median 5.83%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.42%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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