Abercrombie & Fitch vs Gap
ANF and GAP 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 GAP compare
Gap is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Abercrombie & Fitch ($7.6B against $6.4B).
On earnings, Gap is cheaper: it trades at 6.4× trailing earnings, against 13.0× for Abercrombie & Fitch.
Abercrombie & Fitch grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.7% versus 1.1% for Gap).
Abercrombie & Fitch keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.0% compared with 8.1% at Gap.
Gap pays a dividend yielding 3.2%; Abercrombie & Fitch does not pay one.
Gap scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 14 for Abercrombie & Fitch), 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 | GAP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.4B | $7.6B |
| Share price | $151.92 | $21.53 |
| Change, 1 year | 112% | −10.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 236% | −10.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.31 | 1.45 |
| Employees | 43K | 79K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 17 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 13.0× | 6.4× (better) |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 4.8× | 1.9× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.5× | 3.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | 11.4× | 7.9× (better) |
| PEG | 0.03 | – |
| FCF yield | 8.8% | 12.7% (better) |
| Fair value | $136.78 | $38.05 |
| Margin of safety | −11.1% | 43.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.7% (better) | 1.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.0% (better) | 2.2% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −0.93% | 40.3% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 10.5% | 43.3% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 63.7% (better) | 43.3% |
| Operating margin | 13.7% (better) | 11.0% |
| Net margin | 10.0% (better) | 8.1% |
| FCF margin | 10.6% (better) | 6.2% |
| Return on equity | 40.5% (better) | 33.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 74.8% (better) | 45.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.38 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.45 |
| Interest coverage | – | 18.1× |
| Current ratio | 1.41 | 1.82 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 5.58 (better) | 2.80 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.2% |
| Payout ratio | – | 20.0% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 22.2% |
| Buyback yield | 7.5% | 8.0% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 7.5% | 11.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 113% | 62.8% |
| Held by insiders | 2.2% | 40.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$50.3M (better) | −$75.6M |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.4% | 11.5% |
Go deeper
- ANF stock overview
- ANF income statement
- ANF valuation and score
- GAP stock overview
- GAP income statement
- GAP valuation and score
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