Levi Strauss & (LEVI) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.48
- Estimate
- $0.36
- Surprise
- +34.0%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-30)
- $1.61B
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.3 → 6.4/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Levi Strauss & (LEVI) beat the $0.36 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.48 — a large 34.0% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.3/10) to Sell at 6.4/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Levi Strauss CEO Sounds Alarm on Growing Competition in Denim Market — benzinga, 2026-10-08
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates LEVI Sell at 6.4/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +34.0% surprise compares with a +16.7% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
- Attractive valuation
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Product: Levi's brand (94.0%)
- Concentration risk — Geographic: outside the United States
- Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $19.51
- Price target
- $24.60
- Stop
- $18.59
- Upside to target
- +26.1%
- Reward-to-risk
- 4.7:1
The stock trades at 13.9× trailing but 11.4× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Risk check: trading volume is running 5.0× its average — elevated turnover around the report window.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-08 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
LEVI at TrendMatrix's latest read
Cyclical consumer names live and die on demand momentum — same-quarter comps and guidance carry more weight than the headline surprise.
- Industry
- Apparel Manufacturing
- Market cap
- $7.51B
- P/E (fwd)
- 11.4
- P/E (ttm)
- 13.9
- 52-week range
- $17.72–$25.70
- Off 52-week high
- 24.1%
- RSI (14)
- 44
- Volume vs avg
- 5.05×
- Score today
- 6.4/10