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Gap Stock Recovering After Earnings Slide, AI News Helps
Authored by Jennifer Ryan Woods. Article Posted: 3/26/2026.
KEY POINTS
- Gap shares have been volatile in recent weeks, falling more than 14% after the company’s early March earnings report before rebounding as investors regained confidence in the retailer’s improving fundamentals.
- The fourth-quarter report showed continued progress in Gap’s turnaround, with 3% comparable sales growth, a second straight year of top-line gains, and a strong balance sheet, although tariff pressure and weakness at the Athleta brand weighed on margins and sentiment.
- Wall Street remains generally optimistic, with a Moderate Buy consensus rating and a $30.62 price target implying about 19% upside, as investors look for the company’s multi-year turnaround strategy to support further gains.
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Gap Inc. (NYSE: GAP) has been on a bit of a roller coaster. Shares dropped sharply in early March after the company’s earnings report, then recovered as investors shrugged off the initial reaction and regained confidence in the retailer’s improving fundamentals. This week the stock got another lift after reports that Gap plans to integrate its brands into Google’s Gemini AI platform, giving Wall Street another reason to be optimistic.
The recent swings show how catalyst-driven the stock has become: shares move sharply on earnings and headlines as investors react to progress in Gap’s multi-year turnaround and try to gauge whether improvements can sustain the rally.
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Gap has seen plenty of ups and downs over the years. The company hit a rough patch in 2022 and early 2023 amid stiff competition and uneven brand performance. Things began to turn around in 2023 after Gap brought in a new CEO and outlined a plan to fix the business, and the stock started trending higher.
In 2025 and into early 2026, Gap staged another strong run. After hitting a 52-week low near $17 in early April, shares climbed steadily as several better-than-expected quarters and stronger performance across much of the portfolio pushed the stock higher. By late February, shares were trading near $28, roughly 70% above the April low.
Fourth-Quarter Earnings Rattle Investors
Sentiment soured on March 5, when the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 earningsthat fell just short of expectations. Earnings of $0.45 per share missed estimates by a penny, while revenue of $4.24 billion was roughly in line.
In many respects it was a solid quarter: Gap posted its second straight year of top-line growth, with comparable sales up 3%. The company ended 2025 with about $3 billion in cash — its strongest balance sheet in nearly two decades — which supported a roughly 6% dividend increase and a $1 billion share repurchase program.
There were a few sore spots. Tariffs trimmed gross margin by about 200 basis points during the quarter, and the Athleta brand remained weak, with sales down about 11% year over year.
Looking ahead, Gap expects another 150 to 200 basis-point hit from tariffs in the first quarter and foresees mid-single-digit declines at Athleta in the first half of 2026 as it repositions the brand. Still, its fiscal 2026 guidance came in ahead of expectations: earnings of $2.20 to $2.35 per share versus a consensus of $2.15, and revenue of $15.7 billion to $15.9 billion versus an estimate of $15.4 billion.
Despite the encouraging full-year outlook, the report initially rattled investors and sent shares down more than 14%. The selloff was short-lived, however — the stock has since moved higher, finishing up in nine of the last 12 trading sessions. Shares are trading around $25, up more than 7% since the earnings release.
AI News Gives the Stock a Boost
Investors got another dose of optimism after CNBC reported that shoppers using Gemini to search for clothing will soon be able to buy items directly through the AI platform. That would make Gap the first major fashion retailer to allow consumers to complete checkout without being redirected to the retailer’s website. Gap is also testing an AI-based sizing tool to help online shoppers find the right fit.
The announcement comes as retailers look for new ways to use AI to drive online sales and boost engagement. It’s still too early to quantify the impact, but the roughly 3% pop in the stock after the report indicates Wall Street liked the development.
Wall Street Seems Confident in Gap’s Turnaround Plan
Analysts have been encouraged by the progress of Gap’s three-stage turnaround. The first phase, completed over the past two years, focused on fixing fundamentals. The company says it is now entering the momentum-building phase, with the final stage aimed at accelerating growth.
To date, the plan appears to be yielding results: Gap posted several better-than-expected quarters in 2024 and 2025, with improving comps, stronger margins and a healthier balance sheet.
Analysts remain generally optimistic. Gap has a Moderate Buy consensus, with 12 Buy ratings and five Holds. Citigroup and JPMorgan raised their price targets after the fourth-quarter report, while Weiss Ratings downgraded the stock to Hold from Buy.
The current 12-month consensus price target of $30.62 implies roughly 22% upside from recent levels. Valuation also suggests room for gains: Gap trades at lower multiples than much of the retail industry, with a P/E near 11 versus about 17 for the sector, and a price-to-sales ratio around 0.62 versus the industry’s roughly 1.12.
While the stock could climb further if fundamentals continue to improve and the turnaround gains traction, the recent pattern of headline-driven trading suggests the ride may remain bumpy until Gap demonstrates more consistent growth.
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