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Best Apparel Manufacturing Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top apparel manufacturing stocks in 2025 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.

Industry: Apparel Manufacturing

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Apparel Manufacturing is Zen Rated B and is the 44th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	ROE	ROA	ROCE	ROIC	D/E	Current Ratio	Gross Margin	Profit Margin	Operating Margin
LEVI	LEVI STRAUSS & CO	$7.81B	20.30%	6.40%	11.53%	9.50%	2.13	1.48	61.50%	6.40%	8.30%
RL	RALPH LAUREN CORP	$18.29B	29.90%	10.80%	20.25%	20.40%	1.72	1.78	68.60%	10.50%	14.05%
GOOS	CANADA GOOSE HOLDINGS INC	$1.23B	6.20%	1.70%	4.23%	3.30%	1.96	2.67	71.30%	7.00%	14.17%
FIGS	FIGS INC	$1.07B	0.30%	0.20%	3.07%	3.40%	0.37	3.96	67.40%	0.20%	2.30%
HBI	HANESBRANDS INC	$1.45B	-399.40%	-6.30%	-2.44%	-1.50%	86.95	1.55	39.20%	-8.30%	-1.90%
KTB	KONTOOR BRANDS INC	$3.19B	59.10%	13.90%	25.22%	21.10%	2.93	2.78	45.10%	8.80%	12.47%
JXG	JX LUXVENTURE GROUP INC	$2.43M	17.00%	11.90%	18.33%	38.00%	0.42	1.32	16.80%	6.20%	7.69%
JRSH	JERASH HOLDINGS (US) INC	$42.93M	-1.30%	-1.10%	2.95%	3.40%	0.32	2.75	15.30%	-0.60%	1.28%
GIII	G III APPAREL GROUP LTD	$1.02B	12.00%	7.50%	14.50%	17.80%	0.44	2.89	40.80%	6.20%	9.11%
GIL	GILDAN ACTIVEWEAR INC	$7.82B	25.90%	10.80%	18.98%	15.90%	1.79	3.91	30.90%	12.40%	19.56%
PVH	PVH CORP	$3.60B	8.00%	3.60%	3.24%	4.30%	1.31	1.11	58.80%	4.60%	2.97%
VFC	V F CORP	$4.97B	-3.20%	-0.40%	3.06%	2.10%	6.86	1.27	54.00%	-0.50%	2.16%
COLM	COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO	$3.20B	12.60%	8.00%	13.91%	13.90%	0.58	3.12	50.30%	6.60%	8.85%
OXM	OXFORD INDUSTRIES INC	$579.34M	13.20%	6.40%	9.35%	8.70%	1.26	1.32	62.80%	5.30%	6.80%
ZGN	ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA NV	$2.12B	8.80%	2.80%	8.52%	7.70%	2.02	1.41	66.60%	4.00%	8.67%
SGC	SUPERIOR GROUP OF COMPANIES INC	$157.91M	3.70%	1.80%	4.61%	4.30%	1.11	2.90	38.20%	1.30%	2.59%
UAA	UNDER ARMOUR INC	$2.88B	-10.50%	-4.40%	-6.20%	-5.80%	1.28	2.10	47.90%	-3.90%	-3.83%
LAKE	LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC	$133.78M	-17.50%	-11.40%	-12.89%	-15.00%	0.52	3.88	38.40%	-13.30%	-13.20%
NCI	NEO-CONCEPT INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS LTD	$9.51M	29.60%	7.10%	13.40%	12.10%	1.39	1.84	21.00%	3.40%	5.48%
XELB	XCEL BRANDS INC	$3.49M	-53.60%	-33.80%	-41.15%	-70.50%	0.97	0.28	94.00%	-255.10%	-233.39%
JL	J-LONG GROUP LTD	$23.74M	20.60%	12.90%	20.63%	38.80%	0.56	2.68	28.80%	6.60%	8.64%
PMNT	PERFECT MOMENT LTD	$9.64M	-626.70%	-129.80%	-748.55%	-914.90%	6.19	1.11	48.50%	-74.10%	-64.62%
VNCE	VINCE HOLDING CORP	$19.78M	-59.90%	-11.90%	-16.03%	-8.60%	4.86	1.57	49.40%	-9.70%	-8.63%
BRIA	BRILLIA INC	$66.39M	22.30%	10.30%	19.26%	51.20%	0.57	2.84	16.20%	4.40%	5.79%

Apparel Manufacturing Stocks FAQ

What are the best apparel manufacturing stocks to buy right now in Jul 2025?

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:

1. Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI)

Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) is the #1 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

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

Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 13 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 34.

LEVI passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Levi Strauss & Co has seen its stock return 8.16% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 12 percentage points.

Levi Strauss & Co has an average 1 year price target of $23.36, an upside of 18.3% from Levi Strauss & Co's current stock price of $19.75.

Levi Strauss & Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 11 analysts covering Levi Strauss & Co, 72.73% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 9.09% have issued a Buy, 18.18% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL)

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is the #2 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: C.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 34.

RL passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ralph Lauren has seen its stock return 75.13% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 79 percentage points.

Ralph Lauren has an average 1 year price target of $316.54, an upside of 4.4% from Ralph Lauren's current stock price of $303.21.

Ralph Lauren stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 13 analysts covering Ralph Lauren, 69.23% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 15.38% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a hold, while 7.69% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Canada Goose Holdings (NYSE:GOOS)

Canada Goose Holdings (NYSE:GOOS) is the #3 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 24 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Canada Goose Holdings (NYSE:GOOS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: A, and AI: C.

Canada Goose Holdings (NYSE:GOOS) has a Due Diligence Score of 45, which is 11 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 34.

GOOS passed 15 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Canada Goose Holdings has seen its stock return 11.84% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 16 percentage points.

Canada Goose Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $11.25, a downside of -11.76% from Canada Goose Holdings's current stock price of $12.75.

Canada Goose Holdings stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 4 analysts covering Canada Goose Holdings, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 75% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 25% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the apparel manufacturing stocks with highest dividends?

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:

1. Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH)

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) has an annual dividend yield of 5.92%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.59%. 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 -285.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC)

Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC) has an annual dividend yield of 5.67%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.59%. 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 121.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB)

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) has an annual dividend yield of 3.59%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.59%. Kontoor Brands's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Kontoor Brands's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Kontoor Brands's dividend payout ratio of 49.5% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are apparel manufacturing stocks down?

Apparel manufacturing stocks were down -1.15% in the last day, and down -3.21% over the last week.

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

What are the most undervalued apparel manufacturing stocks?

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:

1. Pvh (NYSE:PVH)

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 71, which is 43 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 28. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pvh's stock has dropped -26.01% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -22 percentage points.

2. G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII)

G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) is the second 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.

G III Apparel Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

G III Apparel Group's stock has dropped -12.54% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -9 percentage points.

3. Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB)

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) is the third 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.

Kontoor Brands has a valuation score of 43, which is 15 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 28. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kontoor Brands's stock has dropped -17.57% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -14 percentage points.

Are apparel manufacturing stocks a good buy now?

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 15.69% over the next year.

0% of apparel manufacturing stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 16.67% of apparel manufacturing stocks are rated B (Buy), 72.22% are rated C (Hold), 11.11% are rated D (Sell), and 0% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the apparel manufacturing industry?

The average P/E ratio of the apparel manufacturing industry is 14.51x.

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Apparel Manufacturing Stocks FAQ

1. Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE:LEVI)

2. Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL)

3. Canada Goose Holdings (NYSE:GOOS)

1. Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH)

2. Superior Group Of Companies (NASDAQ:SGC)

3. Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB)

1. Pvh (NYSE:PVH)

2. G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII)

3. Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB)

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