Guess? (NYSE:GES) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance

Guess? (NYSE:GES - Get Free Report) issued an update on its second quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.110-0.210 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.310. The company issued revenue guidance of $752.2 million-$765.4 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $759.2 million. Guess? also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 1.320-1.640 EPS.

Guess? Stock Up 9.2%

GES traded up $1.01 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $12.00. The company had a trading volume of 1,951,586 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,216,518. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $10.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.38. Guess? has a 52 week low of $8.48 and a 52 week high of $24.64. The company has a market capitalization of $624.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.08 and a beta of 1.20. 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 issued its 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. Guess? had a return on equity of 23.29% and a net margin of 3.19%. The company had revenue of $647.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $630.61 million. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.27) EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that Guess? will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Guess? Announces Dividend

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

Guess? announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, March 25th that permits the company to buyback $200.00 million in shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 38.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on GES shares. UBS Group upped their target price on Guess? from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Telsey Advisory Group restated a "market perform" rating and set a $13.00 price target on shares of Guess? in a research note on Monday, June 2nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guess?

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Guess? by 82.2% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 282,196 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,124,000 after purchasing an additional 127,274 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Guess? by 49.3% in the first 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 last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in shares of Guess? by 3.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 271,920 shares of the company's stock worth $3,010,000 after purchasing an additional 7,959 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 61.74% of the company's stock.

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.