Abercrombie & Fitch vs Urban Outfitters
ANF and URBN side by side, both in family clothing stores. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ANF and URBN compare
Abercrombie & Fitch and Urban Outfitters are about the same size, with market caps of $7.0B and $7.8B.
On earnings, Abercrombie & Fitch is cheaper: it trades at 14.1× trailing earnings, against 14.2× for Urban Outfitters.
Urban Outfitters grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (11.0% versus 4.7% for Abercrombie & Fitch).
Abercrombie & Fitch keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.0% compared with 8.8% at Urban Outfitters.
Abercrombie & Fitch scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 13 for Urban Outfitters), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ANF | URBN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $7.0B | $7.8B |
| Share price | $164.44 | $90.72 |
| Change, 1 year | 124% | 36.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 256% | 156% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.31 | 1.10 |
| Employees | 43K | 31K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 4 | 4 |
| Health score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.1× (better) | 14.2× |
| P/S | 1.3× | 1.2× (better) |
| P/B | 5.2× | 2.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.1× (better) | 8.1× |
| P/FCF | 12.3× (better) | 26.3× |
| PEG | 0.03 (better) | 0.32 |
| FCF yield | 8.1% (better) | 3.8% |
| Fair value | $138.87 | $77.17 |
| Margin of safety | −18.4% | −17.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.7% | 11.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.0% | 12.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −0.93% | 19.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.5% | 25.2% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 247% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 63.7% (better) | 37.5% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% (better) | 11.3% |
| Net margin | 10.0% (better) | 8.8% |
| FCF margin | 10.6% (better) | 4.6% |
| Return on equity | 40.5% (better) | 20.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 74.8% (better) | 28.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.41 | 1.58 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.72 (better) | 4.73 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 7.0% (better) | 3.9% |
| Shareholder yield | 7.0% (better) | 3.9% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 113% | 73.4% |
| Held by insiders | 2.2% | 54.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$50.3M (better) | −$346M |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.7% | 18.2% |
Go deeper
- ANF stock overview
- ANF income statement
- ANF valuation and score
- URBN stock overview
- URBN income statement
- URBN valuation and score
Other comparisons
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.