Financial Metrics Exploration: Understanding Gap, Inc (GAP) Through Ratios

Kevin Freeman

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The closing price of Gap, Inc (NYSE: GAP) was $26.51 for the day, down -1.27% from the previous closing price of $26.85. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.63 million shares were traded. GAP stock price reached its highest trading level at $27.0275 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.935.

Ratios:

Our analysis of GAP’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 1.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.34.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on November 21, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $26 from $24 previously.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when William S. Fisher bought 400,000 shares for $27.02 per share.

FISHER ROBERT J sold 500,000 shares of GAP for $13,725,000 on Dec 01 ’25. The Director now owns 2,329,502 shares after completing the transaction at $27.45 per share. On Dec 01 ’25, another insider, Robert J. Fisher, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 500,000 shares for $27.45 each.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GAP now has a Market Capitalization of 9859645440 and an Enterprise Value of 12858645504. As of this moment, Gap,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.842 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.691.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for GAP is 2.29, which has changed by 0.032692313 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12469888 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GAP has reached a high of $29.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.99. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.50%.

Shares Statistics:

GAP traded an average of 9.37M shares per day over the past three months and 11336680 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 372.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 247.29M. Insiders hold about 33.51% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.79% stake in the company. Shares short for GAP as of 1763078400 were 20866120 with a Short Ratio of 2.23, compared to 1760486400 on 20511099. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 20866120 and a Short% of Float of 10.280000000000001.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.645, GAP has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.65. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024022344. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.21. The current Payout Ratio is 27.30% for GAP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-07. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1999-06-22 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Investors are keenly observing as 9.0 analysts analyze and rate. The current performance of Gap, Inc (GAP) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.48, with high estimates of $0.57 and low estimates of $0.43.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.19 and $2.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.15. EPS for the following year is $2.32, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $2.5 and $2.19.

Revenue Estimates

It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 14 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.26B to a low estimate of $4.21B. As of. The current estimate, Gap, Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.15BFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.54B. There is a high estimate of $3.58B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.5B.

A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GAP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $15.38B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.35B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $15.37B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $15.09BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.73B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $15.93B and the low estimate is $15.62B.