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LEVI STRAUSS & CO

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$20.16

+0.20%

Close on Sep 11, 2026

Insufficient Data

Updated 12/18/2023

Long-term research evidence only. No price targets, no trading signals, no recommendations.

Investment Report Card

LEVI STRAUSS & CO

Sector unavailable · Data confidence partial

46 / 100

Rank #402 of 1,152 qualified companies

Top 58% · Not Currently Suggested

Risk Intelligence

Core Model
C−

55 / 100

Insufficient Data

How strong and defensively sound is the company?

Around the middle of the covered universe.

Long-Term Potential

Research Model
D

42 / 100

Insufficient Data

Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

Fundamental Momentum

Research Model
C+

68 / 100

Insufficient Data

Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

Around the middle of the covered universe.

Ownership Intelligence

Supplemental Intelligence
A+

100 / 100

Positive disclosed activity

What are important owners actually doing?

Among the strongest readings on this measure.

Valuation Intelligence

Research Model
B−

74 / 100

Very Attractive

Is today's price reasonable?

Above average on this measure — and valuation is researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Capital Returns Intelligence

Research Model
C+

67 / 100

Favorable Capital Returns

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Around the middle of the covered universe — and capital returns are researched separately from the Suggested Investment Score.

Why it stands out

  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.
  • Attractive valuation: the stock reads 74 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence (Very Attractive) relative to its own history and comparable companies.

What holds it back

No weakening evidence is recorded in today's readings.

Long-term view

LEVI STRAUSS & CO scores 42 on Long-Term Potential (D), described by the research model as insufficient data. This describes business characteristics only — it is not a forecast of future returns.

Ownership view

Disclosed ownership evidence reads 100 (A+): Positive disclosed activity. Ownership filings are historical disclosures, not signals.

Valuation view

LEVI STRAUSS & CO reads 74 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Very Attractive. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

Capital returns view

LEVI STRAUSS & CO reads 67 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Favorable Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 23.8% a year and a share count falling about 1.1% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What changed

No meaningful recorded changes in the stored history.

Risk Intelligence is a core model, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence are research models, and Ownership Intelligence is supplemental descriptive evidence. Valuation Intelligence and Capital Returns Intelligence each contribute 0% to the Suggested Investment Score. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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Why it's interesting

LEVI STRAUSS & CO (LEVI) scores 46 out of 100 and ranks #402 of 1,152 qualified companies today. That places it in the top 58% of ranked companies. The stored tier for that score is not currently suggested.

Business strength

Risk Intelligence reads 55 out of 100 (C−), recorded as insufficient data. Around the middle of the covered universe.

Long-term opportunity

Long-Term Potential reads 42 out of 100 (D), recorded as insufficient data. Weaker than most covered companies on this measure.

What's improving or weakening

Fundamental Momentum reads 68 out of 100 (C+), recorded as insufficient data. Around the middle of the covered universe.

What important owners are doing

Ownership Intelligence reads 100 out of 100 (A+), recorded as positive disclosed activity. Among the strongest readings on this measure.

What kind of price you'd be paying

Valuation currently appears favourable: Valuation Intelligence reads 74 out of 100 (B−), recorded as Very Attractive. LEVI STRAUSS & CO reads 74 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Very Attractive. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value. Valuation Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

How the company rewards shareholders

Capital Returns Intelligence reads 67 out of 100 (C+), recorded as Favorable Capital Returns. LEVI STRAUSS & CO reads 67 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Favorable Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 23.8% a year and a share count falling about 1.1% a year. Capital Returns Intelligence is a research model and contributes nothing to the Suggested Investment Score or the daily ranking.

What could go wrong

No weakening factors are recorded in today's stored readings, and data confidence is partial. Absence of a recorded weakness is not evidence of safety.

Bottom line

Its strongest recorded evidence is Ownership Intelligence. Risk Intelligence and Long-Term Potential remain the main area to watch. Separately from the score, valuation reads very attractive at today's price.

Composite discovery model

Pro Investor Score

Pro Investor Score™

46 / 100

Not Currently Suggested

A 0–100 composite discovery score combining Risk Intelligence, Long-Term Potential, Fundamental Momentum, and Ownership Intelligence. It helps rank qualified companies for further research and does not predict future returns.

Rank
#402 of 694
Percentile
Top 58%
Ranking updated
September 12, 2026
Rank unchanged. Rank unchanged.
Risk Intelligence
55

30% contribution

Long-Term Potential
42

30% contribution

Fundamental Momentum
68

20% contribution

Ownership Intelligence
100

20% contribution

Ownership Intelligence

100 / 100 · Strong · 20% of the Pro Investor Score

SUPPLEMENTAL / DESCRIPTIVE INTELLIGENCE

Coverage: Partial Coverage

Elite Investor Activity
Insufficient Data

50% of Ownership Intelligence · 10% of the total score

No reliably mapped professional-manager filings are stored, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.

Institutional Activity
100 · Strong

20% of Ownership Intelligence · 4% of the total score

Broad institutional evidence from resolved filings is strong.

Insider Activity
Insufficient Data

15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score

No discretionary insider transactions are stored for this company, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.

Strategic Ownership
Insufficient Data

15% of Ownership Intelligence · 3% of the total score

No qualifying major-holder filings are stored, so this evidence is unavailable rather than neutral.

Ownership Intelligence summarizes publicly disclosed activity among professional investment managers, broader institutions, company insiders, and significant strategic owners. It adds context to investment research but is not a validated predictor of future performance. Ownership information is publicly reported with a delay; the latest applicable reporting period is 2023-09-30, publicly disclosed 9/11/2026. Congressional activity is unavailable pending legal review and contributes nothing to this reading.

Why it ranks here

  • Improving fundamentals

    Recent reported business trends rank among the strongest in the qualified universe.

  • Strong ownership evidence

    Disclosed institutional activity evidence is favourable relative to other qualified companies. Ownership evidence is descriptive and reported with a delay.

What holds it back

  • Risk Intelligence is less favourable

    Defensive characteristics rank below the middle of the qualified universe.

  • Long-term potential is mid-pack

    Long-Term Potential ranks below the qualified median. This remains a research model.

  • Ownership Intelligence — Partial Coverage

    Only part of the ownership evidence is available for this company. Missing evidence is left missing rather than replaced with a neutral value.

COMPOSITE DISCOVERY MODEL — RESEARCH STAGE · Data coverage Good. Rankings are recalculated daily using the latest available information. Individual components may update at different frequencies based on when new financial and ownership data becomes available.

Researched separately

Valuation Intelligence 74 · Very Attractive

RESEARCH MODEL

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

Researched separately

Capital Returns Intelligence 67 · Favorable Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

Score explanation

Why this company scores the way it does

Four research areas carry fixed weights. Each area is compared against every other eligible company, then weighted. The four contributions below add to 46.0 of the stored score (45.9).

  • Risk Intelligence

    30% of the score · contributes 4.7 points

    How strong and defensively sound is the company?

    Stands at the 15 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 55 · 10% of this company’s total score

    How financially sturdy the company has been when conditions turned against it.

    How this area is measured

    Risk Intelligence reads stored balance-sheet strength, historical downside behaviour and the company's price-risk grouping. A stronger reading describes past resilience; it does not protect against future losses.

    Full methodology
  • Long-Term Potential

    30% of the score · contributes 6.4 points

    Does the business have the characteristics needed to create value over many years?

    Stands at the 21 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 42 · 14% of this company’s total score

    Whether the business has the durable characteristics long-term owners look for.

    How this area is measured

    Long-Term Potential reads durability characteristics such as profitability consistency, cash generation and reinvestment capability over multiple reported periods.

    Full methodology
  • Fundamental Momentum

    20% of the score · contributes 16.3 points

    Is the underlying business getting stronger or weaker?

    Stands at the 81 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 68 · 35% of this company’s total score

    Whether the reported business results have been getting stronger or weaker.

    How this area is measured

    Fundamental Momentum compares recent reported fundamentals with the company's own earlier periods, so improvement or deterioration is measured against its history rather than against a forecast.

    Full methodology
  • Ownership Intelligence

    20% of the score · contributes 18.6 points

    What are important owners actually doing?

    Stands at the 93 percentile of eligible companies · stored reading 100 · 41% of this company’s total score

    What large reporting owners have actually been doing with their positions.

    How this area is measured

    Ownership Intelligence reads public ownership filings: how many tracked reporting owners hold the company, and whether they were adding, holding, reducing or exiting in the latest disclosed period.

    Full methodology

What is helping the score

  • Ownership Intelligence93 percentile, adding 18.6 points.
  • Fundamental Momentum81 percentile, adding 16.3 points.

What deserves attention

  • Risk Intelligence15 percentile, adding only 4.7 of a possible 30 points.
  • Long-Term Potential21 percentile, adding only 6.4 of a possible 30 points.
Outside the score

Additional research — not currently included in the primary Suggested Investment Score.

  • Valuation IntelligenceLEVI STRAUSS & CO reads 74 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Very Attractive. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.
  • Capital Returns IntelligenceLEVI STRAUSS & CO reads 67 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Favorable Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 23.8% a year and a share count falling about 1.1% a year.

Pro Investor Intelligence™

Reported by insiders, large shareholders and professional funds. Shown beside our research, never blended into it.

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Stored snapshots only

What changed

Research-score history available since September 2026.

Stored research history does not yet cover a full 30 days comparison for this company.

A change is reported as meaningful at 8 score points, 5 rank places, or any change of research classification. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell.

Learn the metrics on this page

Plain-English definitions, with the formula and the limitations of each measure.

Fifth research lens · outside the score

Valuation Intelligence

Valuation Intelligence

Is today's price reasonable?

Valuation Intelligence is currently researched separately and does not affect the Suggested Investment Score or daily ranking.

74/ 100

Very Attractive

RESEARCH MODEL
Good coverage

Compared with its history

79

Very Attractive

Is this company expensive or inexpensive compared with its own history?

Compared with peers

46

Elevated

How expensive is this stock compared with similar companies?

Earnings & cash flow

75

Very Attractive

How much financial output does an investor receive relative to the price paid?

Growth-adjusted

100

Very Attractive

Does the company's growth help justify the valuation investors are paying?

LEVI STRAUSS & CO reads 74 out of 100 on Valuation Intelligence, recorded as Very Attractive. The stock currently trades below most of its own recent valuation history and above comparable companies. This describes the price being paid relative to the company's financials — it is not a forecast and not a fair value.

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended May 31, 2026

Valuation history

Stored readings only. The dashed line is this company's own median for the selected measure.

Only one stored valuation reading exists so far, so there is nothing to chart yet. Valuation history builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Current P/E 12.1x · own median 19.0x · peer median 14.1x

Valuation is inherently uncertain. A stock that appears inexpensive can continue falling, and a stock that appears expensive can continue rising. Valuation Intelligence provides context about the price investors are paying — it does not predict short-term market movements, and it never produces a fair value, a price target or a buy or sell range. Model VALUATION_INTELLIGENCE_V1.

Sixth research lens · outside the score

Capital Returns Intelligence

Capital Returns Intelligence

How effectively does the company reward shareholders?

Capital Returns Intelligence is researched separately and contributes 0% to the Suggested Investment Score, the daily rank or any ranking event.

67/ 100

Favorable Capital Returns

RESEARCH MODEL
Excellent coverage

Dividend Quality

85

Exceptional Capital Returns

Dividend reliability

Buyback Effectiveness

73

Strong Capital Returns

Do buybacks actually reduce shares?

Dilution Control

57

Moderate Capital Returns

Is your ownership share protected?

Capital Return Sustainability

48

Moderate Capital Returns

Can the cash flow support it?

Shareholder Yield

69

Favorable Capital Returns

Cash returned versus company value

LEVI STRAUSS & CO reads 67 out of 100 on Capital Returns Intelligence (Favorable Capital Returns), reflecting a dividend that has grown about 23.8% a year and a share count falling about 1.1% a year.

How returned cash was used

Dividends $217.80M · net repurchases $321.00M · total returned $538.80M · 96% of free cash flow

Price data through September 11, 2026 · Financial data through the quarter ended May 31, 2026

Capital returns history

Stored readings only. History builds forward from activation rather than being reconstructed.

Only one stored reading exists for this measure so far, so there is nothing to chart yet.

Why higher yield isn't always better

A very high dividend yield may reflect a falling share price or an unsustainable payout. Capital Returns Intelligence emphasizes consistency and sustainability rather than simply rewarding the highest yield.

Why buybacks can be misleading

Announced or gross buyback spending does not always mean shareholders are gaining ownership. Companies can simultaneously issue shares through employee compensation or acquisitions. Suggested Investments therefore considers actual share-count changes alongside repurchase spending.

What these terms mean
Dividend Yield
The annual dividend relative to the current share price.
Payout Ratio
The share of company earnings used to pay dividends.
Free Cash Flow Payout
How much of the company's available cash is being used for dividends.
Share Repurchases
When a company buys back its own stock.
Dilution
When the number of shares increases, reducing each existing share's percentage ownership of the company.
Shareholder Yield
A combined view of dividends and net share repurchases relative to the company's market value.

Capital Returns Intelligence describes how a company returns capital to shareholders. It is not a measure of stock-price performance, it does not predict future returns, and a strong reading is never a recommendation to buy. Dividends and repurchases can be reduced or stopped at any time. Model CAPITAL_RETURNS_INTELLIGENCE_V1, contributing 0% to the Pro Investor Score.

Stored daily snapshots only

Ranking history

Stored Suggested Investment ranking history
Today#402Score 46
30 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
90 days agoNot rankedNo stored score
First suggestedNot yet suggested
Highest rank#402

In the company’s own words

What this company does

From our California Gold Rush beginnings, we have grown into one of the world's largest brand-name apparel companies. A history of responsible business practices, rooted in our core values, has helped us build our brands and engender consumer trust around the world. Under our Levi’s , Dockers , Levi Strauss Signature , Denizen and Beyond Yoga brands, we design, market and sell – directly or through third parties and licensees – products that include jeans, casual and dress pants, activewear, tops, shorts, skirts, dresses, jackets and related accessories for men, women and children around the world. In the first quarter of 2024 we announced the strategic decision to discontinue the Denizen brand. The wind down of the Denizen brand operations was substantially complete as of March 2, 2025. In the second quarter of 2025 we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our Dockers business. On July 31, 2025 the Company sold the Dockers intellectual property and operations in the U.S. and Canada. The sale of the remaining Dockers operations is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026 and be completed on or around February 27, 2026.

Our Levi's Brands business, which includes the Levi's , Levi Strauss Signature and Denizen brands, is presented in our financial statements under the caption of Levi's Brands and is defined geographically in three reportable segments: Americas, Europe and Asia. The Beyond Yoga business, which is managed separately, does not meet the quantitative thresholds for reportable segments but is presented separately to increase transparency of performance.

Our products are sold in approximately 120 countries. We service our customers through our global infrastructure, developing, sourcing and marketing our products around the world. Although our brands are recognized as authentically "American", we derived over half of our net revenues from outside the United States in fiscal year 2025.

Our products are sold in approximately 50,000 retail locations worldwide, including approximately 3,300 brand-dedicated stores and shop-in-shops. In the United States, chain retailers and department stores have traditionally been the primary distribution channels for our Levi's and Dockers products. Outside the United States, department stores, specialty retailers, franchised or other brand-dedicated stores and shop-in-shops have traditionally been our primary distribution channels. Levi's and Dockers products are also sold through our brand-dedicated company-operated retail stores and through our global digital business, which includes our company-operated e-commerce sites as well as the online businesses of our wholesale customers, including those of traditional wholesalers as well as pure-play (online-only) wholesalers. Beyond Yoga products are sold in the United States primarily through specialty retailers, pure-play wholesalers, brand-dedicated company-operated retail stores and a company-operated brand dedicated e-commerce site. We distribute Levi Strauss Signature and distributed Denizen brand products primarily through mass channel retailers in the Americas, including the e-commerce sites operated by some of our key wholesale customers and other pure-play customers.

Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed January 28, 2026. Read the filing

Four distinct intelligence areas

The IA view

Risk Intelligence

Production core

55

Fundamentally Qualified

No prior period to compare

Business Quality qualification score from the locked IA Defensive Research Core. Price Risk stays a separate category and is never blended in.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Long-Term Potential

Research model

42

Weak Compounder

No prior period to compare

Durable business economics and reinvestment characteristics. Independent external validation is pending.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Fundamental Momentum

Research model

68

Accelerating

No prior period to compare

Direction and breadth of change in underlying business fundamentals. Not a price-momentum signal.

As of Sep 11, 2026

Elite Investor Activity

Supplemental

Insufficient Data

No prior period to compare

No tracked manager filings mapped to this company.

Intelligence history

Not enough stored history to chart LEVI yet. A company needs at least two published research or ownership periods before a trend can be shown.

Share price

LEVI price history

Closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends. Past prices do not indicate future results.

6M change
+12.7%
1Y change
-6.3%
3Y change
+63.1%
5Y change
-9.9%
Max change
+22.7%

Last stored close $20.16 · -6.3% over the selected range · 52 sessions shown

Balanced evidence

Why IA likes it

  • More disclosed holders are new or increasing than reducing or exiting.

Risk and uncertainty

What IA doesn’t like

  • No specific negative evidence is available. This is not evidence of low risk.

What would change our view

  • Business Quality falling below the frozen qualification threshold.
  • Price Risk moving to a less favorable category.
  • A sustained reversal in the Fundamental Momentum research evidence.
  • New material public ownership disclosures.

Public filings · descriptive only

Elite Investor Activity

Reporting holders

9

New holders

9

Increasing

0

Reducing

0

Exiting

0

Coverage

Excellent

Positive disclosed activity · Report period 2023-09-30 · Public 12/18/2023

ManagerChangePortfolio weightRankDisclosed

Insufficient high-confidence manager coverage.

Objective stored changes

What changed

No qualifying changes are recorded for this company in the stored research and filing history.

Ownership timeline

No high-confidence public ownership events are available.

General research only. Not personalized advice. Public filings may be delayed, amended, incomplete, or reflect positions that have changed since the reporting date.