Denim clothing company Levi's (NYSE: LEVI) will be reporting earnings this Thursday after market hours. Here’s what investors should know.

Levi's beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 5.8% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.45 billion, up 6.4% year on year. It was an exceptional quarter for the company, with an impressive beat of analysts’ constant currency revenue estimates and a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Levi’s revenue to grow 4% year on year to $1.5 billion, a reversal from the 4.5% decrease it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.31 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Levi's has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates six times over the last two years.

Looking at Levi’s peers in the consumer discretionary segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Nike delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 1.1%, beating analysts’ expectations by 6.5%, and Carnival reported revenues up 3.3%, topping estimates by 0.5%. Nike traded up 6.5% following the results while Carnival was down 5.6%.

Read our full analysis of Nike’s results here and Carnival’s results here.

Debates over possible tariffs and corporate tax adjustments have raised questions about economic stability in 2025. While some of the consumer discretionary stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 3.5% on average over the last month. Levi's is up 11.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $25 (compared to the current share price of $24.59).

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