BRAND_ANALYSIS #PATAGONIA FASHION & RETAIL #118 OF 202 IN FASHION & RETAIL ALIGNED

Patagonia

Purpose-driven outdoor brand, gave itself to the Earth · Private · Updated 09 Apr 2026 08:47 UTC
#730 of 1208 overall by tension · #118 of 202 in Fashion & Retail
12 Aligned
The Balanced
Analysis

Purpose as product. C=50, sentiment 0.50—still riding the ESG wave, but that 12-point gap between C and B suggests the narrative fatigue is real. Environmental credentials have become table stakes, not differentiation. The fleece is good, the story is tired.

IN THE NEWS (65 articles this week)
Penguin ‘Toxicologists’ Find PFAS Chemicals in Remote Patagonia - UC Davis
Patagonia Finally Slashed the Price of Its Lux Lifestyle Fleece - Gear Patrol
We Need to Revisit Active Insulation Jackets - Field Mag
CROSS-REFERENCE View Patagonia on Taste OS →
Cultural Score
50 / 100
Business Score
62 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 15/40
News Presence 36/35
Search InterestRedistributed to other dimensions
BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
Stock Momentum 0/30
Market Position 0/25
Revenue Growth 0/25
Earnings Health 0/20
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Sociology of Capitalism
Mike Litman