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V.F. Corporation Mixed 4Q & 2H-Weighted FY27 Guide; Remain Underweight
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V.F. Corporation Mixed 4Q & 2H-Weighted FY27 Guide; Remain Underweight
J P M O R G A N North America Equity Research
20 May 2026
V.F. Corporation Underweight
VFC, VFC US
Mixed 4Q & 2H-Weighted FY27 Guide; Remain Price (19 May 26):$16.74
Underweight Price Target (Dec-26):$18.00
Retailing – Department Stores &
Specialty Softlines
Matthew R. Boss, CPA AC
(1-212) 622-2630
matthew.boss@jpmorgan.com
I. 4Q Normalized EBIT Below Consensus: VFC reported 4Q adj. EPS of $0.00 Amanda K. Douglas
ex. Dickies (in line with Street at $0.00) based on adj. EBIT of $54M (vs. $10-30M (1-212) 622 0316
amanda.douglas@jpmorgan.com
guidance) and constant-currency revenue growth of +3% (vs. flat to +2% c/c
Brady T Arnette, CFA
guidance) with +240bps of gross margin expansion to 56.4% inclusive of a tariff
(1-212) 622-0046
receivable benefit. On an apples-to-apples basis with our model/Street, mgmt brady.arnette@jpmorgan.com
clarified 4Q “normalized” EBIT (excluding the tariff receivable and offsetting Lucas Hudson
charges) would have been at the midpoint of the $10-30M EBIT guidance (1-212) 622-0273
(below the Street at $27M and JPMe $23M), including flat “normalized” gross lucas.hudson@jpmchase.com
margins Y/Y (below Street +20bps Y/Y). Taya Lindner
(1-212) 622-9424
• Revenues: +3% constant currency revenue growth ex. Dickies (above mgmt’s taya.lindner@jpmorgan.com
flat to +2% c/c guide). Within revenue growth, management clarified that J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
4Q benefited from a pull-forward of wholesale orders into 4Q (out of 1Q)
based on demand, which resulted in a ~2pt benefit to Vans revenues and
Key Changes (FYE Mar) a ~2pt benefit to TNF revenues, and therefore a ~150bps benefit to
Prev Cur Δ
consolidated revenue growth. Said differently, consolidated revenues Adj.
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