Guess? (NYSE:GES) Issues 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%

Shares of NYSE:GES traded up $1.01 on Friday, hitting $12.00. 1,951,586 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,215,801. Guess? has a 52 week low of $8.48 and a 52 week high of $24.64. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.41. The company has a market cap of $624.13 million, a PE 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.44) EPS for the quarter, topping 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 company earned ($0.27) EPS. Guess?'s revenue for the quarter was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Guess? will post 1.92 earnings per share for the current year.

Guess? Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a 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 allows the company to repurchase $200.00 million in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the company to purchase up to 38.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Guess? from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a 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.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Guess?

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Guess? by 49.3% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 28,031 shares of the company's stock valued at $310,000 after purchasing an additional 9,260 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in shares of Guess? by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 271,920 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,010,000 after purchasing an additional 7,959 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 period. 61.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Guess?

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.