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Best Apparel Manufacturing Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top apparel manufacturing stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best apparel manufacturing stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best apparel manufacturing stocks to buy right now are:

Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) is the #1 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 22 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) has a Due Diligence Score of 48, which is 17 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 31.

LEVI passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Levi Strauss & Co has seen its stock return 31.45% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 16 percentage points.

Levi Strauss & Co has an average 1 year price target of $28.40, an upside of 23.32% from Levi Strauss & Co's current stock price of $23.03.

Levi Strauss & Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Levi Strauss & Co, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 60% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) is the #2 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 22 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: A, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 12 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 31.

SGC passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Superior Group Of Companies has seen its stock return 23.64% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 8 percentage points.

Superior Group Of Companies has an average 1 year price target of $15.00, an upside of 15.65% from Superior Group Of Companies's current stock price of $12.97.

Superior Group Of Companies stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Superior Group Of Companies, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Figs (NYSE:FIGS) is the #3 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 22 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Figs (NYSE:FIGS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Figs (NYSE:FIGS) has a Due Diligence Score of 46, which is 15 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 31.

FIGS passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Figs has seen its stock return 124.42% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 109 percentage points.

Figs has an average 1 year price target of $15.93, an upside of 37.56% from Figs's current stock price of $11.58.

Figs stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Figs, 28.57% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 14.29% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 14.29% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 11 apparel manufacturing stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 apparel manufacturing stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Oxford Industries (NYSE:OXM) has an annual dividend yield of 6.22%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.5%. Oxford Industries's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Oxford Industries's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Oxford Industries's dividend payout ratio of -148.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) has an annual dividend yield of 5.73%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.5%. Jerash Holdings's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Jerash Holdings's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Jerash Holdings's dividend payout ratio of 133.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) has an annual dividend yield of 4.32%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.5%. Superior Group Of Companies's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Superior Group Of Companies's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Superior Group Of Companies's dividend payout ratio of 96.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Apparel manufacturing stocks were up 1.4% in the last day, and down -1.11% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why apparel manufacturing stocks are up.

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued apparel manufacturing stocks right now are:

Pvh (NYSE:PVH) is the most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Pvh has a valuation score of 57, which is 33 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 24. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pvh's stock has gained 17.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 2 percentage points.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) is the second most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Kontoor Brands has a valuation score of 29, which is 5 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 24. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kontoor Brands's stock has gained 5.83% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -10 percentage points.

G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) is the third most undervalued apparel manufacturing stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

G III Apparel Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 19 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 24. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

G III Apparel Group's stock has gained 57.58% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 42 percentage points.

47.06% of apparel manufacturing stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect apparel manufacturing stocks to rise by 17.3% over the next year.

16.67% of apparel manufacturing stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 22.22% of apparel manufacturing stocks are rated B (Buy), 55.56% are rated C (Hold), 5.56% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).