---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000039911-23-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GAP"
cik: "0000039911"
company_name: "GAP INC"
filed_at: "2023-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T07:51:25.880738+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gap Q4 net loss $273M; FY22 loss $202M; eliminates two exec roles; $550M savings identified

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $4.24B down 6% YoY; comparable sales down 5%; diluted loss per share $0.75.
- Full year net sales $15.6B down 6%; adjusted diluted loss per share $0.40; gross margin 34.3% (adjusted 35.0%).
- Company identified $550M in annualized savings from cost structure optimization.
- Eliminated Chief Growth Officer role (Asheesh Saksena) and Athleta CEO Mary Beth Laughton depart, effective March 9, 2023.
- Board nearing selection of new CEO for Gap Inc.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000039911-23-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GAP
- cik: 0000039911
- company_name: GAP INC
- filed_at: 2023-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39911/000003991123000007/0000039911-23-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39911/000003991123000007/gps-20230303.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000039911-23-000007.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  GAP INC reported the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 28, 2023 results: revenue $4.24 billion, net income Net loss of $273 million; diluted loss per share of $0.75.
  - Period: the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 28, 2023
  - Revenue: $4.24 billion
  - Net income: Net loss of $273 million; diluted loss per share of $0.75
  - Result: reported results
  source text: this will provide our new leader with a quicker ramp in driving consistent, profitable growth over the long term." Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 - Financial Results • Net sales of $4.24 billion, down 6% compared to last year, inclusive of an estimated 1-point foreign exchange headwind. Net sales were in-line with the company’s expectations for mid-single digit declines
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39911/000003991123000007/0000039911-23-000007-index.htm
- Executive change
  Asheesh Saksena departed as Chief Growth Officer at GAP INC.
  - Action: eliminated
  - Role: Chief Growth Officer
  source text: the Company has decided to eliminate Asheesh Saksena's role as the Company's Chief Growth Officer, effective March 9, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39911/000003991123000007/0000039911-23-000007-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mary Beth Laughton departed as President and Chief Executive Officer of Athleta at GAP INC.
  - Action: leaving
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer of Athleta
  source text: Mary Beth Laughton, a named executive officer of the Company, will be leaving her role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Athleta, effective March 9, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/39911/000003991123000007/0000039911-23-000007-index.htm

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