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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:

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

Figs (NYSE:FIGS) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 14 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 30.

FIGS passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Figs has seen its stock return 237.17% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 230 percentage points.

Figs has an average 1 year price target of $13.08, a downside of -20.32% from Figs's current stock price of $16.42.

Figs stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Figs, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 16.67% have issued a Strong Sell.

Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) is the #2 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 22 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 Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Vince Holding (NASDAQ:VNCE) has a Due Diligence Score of 11, which is -19 points lower than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 30. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates VNCE as a "B".

VNCE passed 3 out of 33 due diligence checks and has weak fundamentals. Vince Holding has seen its stock return 13.08% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 6 percentage points.

Vince Holding has an average 1 year price target of $4.75, an upside of 77.24% from Vince Holding's current stock price of $2.68.

Vince Holding stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Vince Holding, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 50% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) is the #3 top apparel manufacturing stock out of 22 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: A, and AI: B.

Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL) has a Due Diligence Score of 57, which is 27 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 30.

RL passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ralph Lauren has seen its stock return 41.97% over the past year, overperforming other apparel manufacturing stocks by 35 percentage points.

Ralph Lauren has an average 1 year price target of $412.77, an upside of 21.99% from Ralph Lauren's current stock price of $338.36.

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, 23.08% have issued a Buy, 7.69% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% 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 7.36%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.7%. 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 -913.3% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Jerash Holdings (NASDAQ:JRSH) has an annual dividend yield of 6.56%, which is 4 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.7%. 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 5.48%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 2.7%. 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 119.1% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Apparel manufacturing stocks were down -3.59% in the last day, and down -3.83% over the last week.

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

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:

G III Apparel Group (NASDAQ:GIII) 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.

G III Apparel Group has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

G III Apparel Group's stock has gained 10.8% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 4 percentage points.

Pvh (NYSE:PVH) 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.

Pvh has a valuation score of 71, which is 39 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Pvh's stock has dropped -10.36% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by -17 percentage points.

Kontoor Brands (NYSE:KTB) 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.

Kontoor Brands has a valuation score of 57, which is 25 points higher than the apparel manufacturing industry average of 32. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Kontoor Brands's stock has gained 24.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel manufacturing industry by 18 percentage points.

55.56% of apparel manufacturing stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect apparel manufacturing stocks to rise by 22.15% over the next year.

6.25% of apparel manufacturing stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 37.5% of apparel manufacturing stocks are rated B (Buy), 43.75% are rated C (Hold), 6.25% are rated D (Sell), and 6.25% are rated F (Strong Sell).