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PVH

As of 2026-05-20/Confidence medium

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As of 2026-05-20 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Decision Panel

Action, confidence, horizon, and decision blockers at a glance.

Action

neutral

Confidence

medium

Horizon

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Key catalyst

Full-year 2026 outlook already embeds a heavy tariff drag • 2026-12-31

Expected move: -8%

Biggest risk

The negative deterministic prior matters here: gross tariffs, consumer softness, or slippage in the license transition could compress margins and force guidance cuts. With no confirmed analyst target revisions in the packet and limited forward visibility before the next earnings print, the downside case is mostly an execution-and-margin story rather than a valuation surprise.

Invalidation

Break below $66 or thesis failure.

What would change my mind?

If PVH sustains the March 31 outlook, offsets tariffs with mix and pricing, and continues to improve direct control of Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER categories, the shares can move toward the packet's median target. The current price at $80.33 is still below the $92.64 median target, so there is some valuation room if execution remains solid.

Research note

Recommendation

neutral

Confidence

medium

As of

2026-05-20

Base target

$82

p=45%

Bull target

$98

p=25%

Bear target

$66

p=30%

Key bullets

Fast scan of bull, bear, and watch items

BullKey bullets

Next quarterly update is the near-term check on tariff mitigation
License roll-off and in-house control can improve economics over time
If PVH sustains the March 31 outlook, offsets tariffs with mix and pricing, and continues to improve direct control of Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER categories, the shares can move toward the packet's median target.

BearKey bullets

A softer consumer backdrop could reduce traffic, wholesale demand, or pricing power.
Gross tariffs remain a material margin headwind and the company is not assuming refunds in its outlook.
Management's full-year framework already assumes only slight revenue growth, so any sales miss could have an outsized effect on sentiment.

WatchKey bullets

Full-year 2026 outlook already embeds a heavy tariff drag

Summary

High-level snapshot

Recommendation

neutral

Model confidence

medium

Timeframe

Asset

Equity

Trigger

Base case: $82 (p=45%)

Bull/Bear spread: +10% / -26%

Vs latest close: Bull +10% · Base -8% · Bear -26%

Scenario probabilities

Bull Target: $98 (p=25%)Base Target: $82 (p=45%)Bear Target: $66 (p=30%)

Commentary

Primary-source visibility is decent but still mostly framework-level rather than results-level: the March 31 filing/earnings materials set a tariff-heavy 2026 outlook, and the April 29 8-K is only a routine dividend declaration. The next clear inflection is the June 3/4 earnings event, so this remains a monitoring setup rather than a high-conviction sentiment breakout. No social context was present in the packet, and the analyst target set is incomplete, which keeps confidence moderate rather than strong.

As of 2026-05-20 • Updated bi-weekly / post-earningsSource: Internal modelMethodology

Analyst Summary

Thesis highlights from the latest analysis

Bull Case

Bear Case

Drivers

Scannable catalysts and supporting factors

Next quarterly update is the near-term check on tariff mitigation
License roll-off and in-house control can improve economics over time

Scenarios

Bull Target (Scenario probability)

$98 / p=25% prob

Base Target (Scenario probability)

$82 / p=45% prob

Bear Target (Scenario probability)

$66 / p=30% prob

Price $89 as of 2026-05-22

Nearest Scenario: Base (∆ 8%)

Targets vs latest close: Bull +10% · Base -8% · Bear -26%

Sentiment & Exposure

News Sentiment (30d)

0.00

Social Sentiment (7d)

0.00

Events

Other notable items detected

EVENT2026-12-31
Full-year 2026 outlook already embeds a heavy tariff drag
The 2026 outlook from PVH's March 31 filing calls for slight revenue growth, roughly 8.8% non-GAAP operating margin, at least $300 million of share repurchases, and an estimated 215 bp gross tariff hit. That framing leaves limited room for disappointment and makes execution against tariffs the main rerating variable. [#10-K-2026-03-31]
Prob 58.00% • Move 10.00% • Priced-in 52.00%

Short-term Catalysts

Next few weeks

Next quarterly update is the near-term check on tariff mitigation
2026-06-04
PVH's next earnings update should confirm whether management can keep absorbing the gross tariff headwind while still delivering the March 31 guidance framework of slight 2026 revenue growth and about 8.8% non-GAAP operating margin. If mix, pricing, and DTC momentum hold, the stock can stabilize; if they do not, the negative deterministic prior likely persists. [#10-K-2026-03-31]
Prob 62% • Move 8% • Priced-in 57%

Long-term Catalysts

Months to a year

License roll-off and in-house control can improve economics over time
2027-03-31
PVH's 10-K indicates the G-III license transition for Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER women's wholesale categories continues to roll off through 2026, expanding direct control over more of the business. The same filing says that transition already caused a modest gross-margin drag and may create similar pressure in 2026, so the long-term upside depends on clean execution rather than simple portfolio change. [#10-K-2026-03-31]
Prob 46% • Move 11% • Priced-in 34%

Risks

A softer consumer backdrop could reduce traffic, wholesale demand, or pricing power.
Gross tariffs remain a material margin headwind and the company is not assuming refunds in its outlook.
Management's full-year framework already assumes only slight revenue growth, so any sales miss could have an outsized effect on sentiment.
The G-III license transition and in-house category buildout could keep pressuring gross margin if execution slips.

Peers

Symbol	Summary
KTB	Kontoor Brands is the cleanest branded-apparel peer for tariff pass-through, wholesale/DTC mix, and margin resilience.
COLM	Columbia Sportswear is a useful read-through for apparel demand, inventory discipline, and channel mix in a slower consumer backdrop.
CPRI	Capri Holdings provides a premium-fashion comp for brand heat, international exposure, and operating leverage when demand is uneven.

Sources

Internal and external references used in this analysis

Model source: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Analysis date: 2026-05-20