Gap (GAP) reported $4.24 billion in revenue for the quarter ended January 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.1%. EPS of $0.45 for the same period compares to $0.54 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.24 billion, representing a surprise of -0.08%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -0.88%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.45.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Gap performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:- Number of Store Locations - Company-operated stores: 2,474 compared to the 2,471 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Number of Store Locations - Athleta North America: 252 compared to the 252 average estimate based on three analysts.
- Number of Store Locations - Gap - Total: 582 versus 579 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Comparable Sales - Old Navy - YoY change: 3% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 3.6%.
- Number of Store Locations - Banana Republic - Total: 398 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 398.
- Comparable Sales - Gap - YoY change: 7% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 3.1%.
- Comparable Sales - YoY change: 3% compared to the 3.4% average estimate based on three analysts.
- Number of Store Locations - Old Navy North America: 1,242 versus 1,243 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Comparable Sales - Banana Republic - YoY change: 4% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 3.3%.
- Net Sales- Gap Global- Total: $1.05 billion versus $1.02 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +7.6% change.
- Net Sales- Banana Republic Global- Total: $549 million compared to the $549.99 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.7% year over year.
- Net Sales- Old Navy Global- Total: $2.27 billion versus $2.28 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.8% change.
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