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Best Apparel Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top apparel 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 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 clothing stocks to buy right now are:

Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE) is the #1 top apparel stock out of 33 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 Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 9 points higher than the apparel industry average of 30.

LE passed 12 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Lands' End has seen its stock return 10.11% over the past year, overperforming other apparel stocks by 16 percentage points.

Lands' End has an average 1 year price target of $20.00, an upside of 37.08% from Lands' End's current stock price of $14.59.

Lands' End stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Lands' End, 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.

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) is the #2 top apparel stock out of 33 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 Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) is: Value: C, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) has a Due Diligence Score of 36, which is 6 points higher than the apparel industry average of 30.

ZUMZ passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Zumiez has seen its stock return 36.48% over the past year, overperforming other apparel stocks by 42 percentage points.

Zumiez has an average 1 year price target of $18.00, a downside of -30.48% from Zumiez's current stock price of $25.89.

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

Victoria's Secret & Co (NYSE:VSCO) is the #3 top apparel stock out of 33 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 Victoria's Secret & Co (NYSE:VSCO) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Victoria's Secret & Co (NYSE:VSCO) has a Due Diligence Score of 34, which is 4 points higher than the apparel industry average of 30.

VSCO passed 11 out of 33 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Victoria's Secret & Co has seen its stock return 32.01% over the past year, overperforming other apparel stocks by 38 percentage points.

Victoria's Secret & Co has an average 1 year price target of $44.30, a downside of -16.98% from Victoria's Secret & Co's current stock price of $53.36.

Victoria's Secret & Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 10 analysts covering Victoria's Secret & Co, 40% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 10% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 10% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 10 apparel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 apparel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Guess (NYSE:GES) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the apparel industry average of 1.97%. Guess's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Guess's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Guess's dividend payout ratio of 19.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Carters (NYSE:CRI) has an annual dividend yield of 4.67%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the apparel industry average of 1.97%. Carters's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% two times in the last 10 years. Carters's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Carters's dividend payout ratio of 85% indicates that its high dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) has an annual dividend yield of 2.57%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the apparel industry average of 1.97%. Shoe Carnival's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. Shoe Carnival's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Shoe Carnival's dividend payout ratio of 27.6% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Apparel stocks were up 1.71% in the last day, and up 0.27% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why apparel 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 stocks right now are:

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

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

Jjill's stock has dropped -49.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -43 percentage points.

Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ:SCVL) is the second most undervalued apparel stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

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

Shoe Carnival's stock has dropped -45.84% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by -40 percentage points.

Gap (NYSE:GAP) is the third most undervalued apparel stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

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

Gap's stock has gained 6.69% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the apparel industry by 13 percentage points.

33.33% of apparel stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect apparel stocks to rise by 6.9% over the next year.

3.85% of apparel stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 26.92% of apparel stocks are rated B (Buy), 53.85% are rated C (Hold), 7.69% are rated D (Sell), and 7.69% are rated F (Strong Sell).