# Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods. Price $21.06, market value $8.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 15.0×** (5-yr avg 19.6×, 3-yr avg 23.3×). Levi Strauss & Co trades at 15.0× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 19.6×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 12.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.07**. A PEG of 0.07 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 3.6×**. The shares trade at 3.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 9.1×**. Enterprise value is 9.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.9%** (5-yr avg 4.2%). Free cash flow equals 6.9% of the market value, above its five-year average of 4.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 6.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 6.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 61.7%**. Levi Strauss & Co keeps 61.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 10.6%**. 10.6% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 9.2%**. 9.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 25.4%**. 25.4% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 21.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 21.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 9.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 9.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 4.1%** (3-yr 0.6%/yr, 5-yr 7.1%/yr). Revenue grew 4.1% over the last year, against 7.1% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 178.8%** (3-yr 0.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 178.8%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.46**. Debt is 0.46 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.3×**. It would take 0.3 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.77**. A Z-score of 2.77 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.04%** ($0.56 per share, trailing). Levi Strauss & Co yields 3.04%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 37%** (39% of free cash flow). 37% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 7**. 7 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 27.5%/yr** (1-yr 8.0%). The dividend has compounded at 27.5% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -4.2%** (YTD 3.5%, 3-mo -5.9%). The shares are down 4.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.1%** (18.8% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.32** (volatility 35%). Beta of 1.32 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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