Levi Strauss & Co.: 2Q Preview: see room for upside despite timing noise

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Levi Strauss & Co.: 2Q Preview: see room for upside despite timing noise

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Levi Strauss & Co.

2Q Preview: see room for upside despite

timing noise

Maintain Rating: BUY | PO: 27.00 USD | Price: 24.83 USD

Still early innings of EPS/valuation upside; Maintain Buy 01 July 2026

We maintain our Buy; at ~15x 27E P/E, we see a compelling opportunity to own a brand Equity

still in early stages of a transition to higher-quality, consistent growth. LEVI reports

F2Q26 (ended 5/31) EPS on Wednesday 7/8. We forecast $0.23 EPS vs. VA consensus of Kendall Toscano Research Analyst

$0.24 (see Exhibit 1 for more on BofA vs. Street estimates). We see potential for upside BofAS

supported by strong underlying demand (despite a negative timing shift impacting +1kendall.toscano@bofa.com646 855 1704

Europe wholesale in 2Q) and a more favorable tariff environment. Lorraine Hutchinson, CFA

Research Analyst

Strong momentum partially offset by 2Q wholesale shift BofAS+1 646 855 0951

We forecast 2Q total sales growth of 3% ccy. This reflects our outlook for continued lorraine.hutchinson@bofa.com

strong, DTC-led momentum to be partially offset by a 200bp headwind from Europe Trevor Tompkins

wholesale timing ($30mn shift from 2Q into 1Q). We expect underlying wholesale ResearchBofAS Analyst

demand to remain healthy, esp. as expanded lifestyle offerings (incl. women’s and tops) +1 646 855 0343

trevor.tompkins@bofa.com

gain traction with partners – which was a key contributor to LEVI’s 1Q beat and raise.

Despite a choppy international macro backdrop during 2Q (esp. in April), we think healthy

global denim demand and whitespace in underpenetrated categories positions LEVI well.

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See gross margin upside from tariffs in 2Q and beyond

Price 24.83 USD