Guess? (NYSE:GES) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Guess? (NYSE:GES - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.320-1.640 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.360. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.1 billion-$3.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $3.1 billion. Guess? also updated its Q2 2026 guidance to 0.110-0.210 EPS.

Guess? Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:GES traded up $1.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $12.00. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,951,586 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,216,518. The firm has a market capitalization of $624.13 million, a PE ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.20. Guess? has a twelve month low of $8.48 and a twelve month high of $24.64. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $10.86 and a 200 day moving average of $12.38. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18.

Guess? (NYSE:GES - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.44) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.70) by $0.26. The company had revenue of $647.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $630.61 million. Guess? had a net margin of 3.19% and a return on equity of 23.29%. The firm's revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.27) earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Guess? will post 1.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Guess? Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be paid a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.00%. Guess?'s payout ratio is 187.50%.

Guess? announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, March 25th that authorizes the company to buyback $200.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 38.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have issued reports on GES. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a "market perform" rating and issued a $13.00 price target on shares of Guess? in a report on Monday, June 2nd. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Guess? from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 22nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guess?

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in Guess? by 49.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 28,031 shares of the company's stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 9,260 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Guess? by 82.2% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 282,196 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,124,000 after buying an additional 127,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Guess? by 3.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 271,920 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,010,000 after buying an additional 7,959 shares in the last quarter. 61.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Guess? Company Profile

Guess?, Inc designs, markets, distributes, and licenses lifestyle collections of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. It operates through five segments: Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia, and Licensing. The company's clothing collection includes jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets, activewear, knitwear, and intimate apparel.