Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reported $1.29 billion in revenue for the quarter ended October 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.8%. EPS of $2.36 for the same period compares to $2.50 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.27 billion, representing a surprise of +1.26%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +10.28%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $2.14.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Abercrombie performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Comparable store sales - Total - YoY change: 3% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 3.5%.
- Comparable store sales - Hollister - YoY change: 15% versus the three-analyst average estimate of 10%.
- Comparable store sales - Abercrombie - YoY change: -7% compared to the -4.4% average estimate based on three analysts.
- Net sales by brand family- Hollister: $673.27 million compared to the $638.14 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +16.3% year over year.
- Net sales by brand family- Abercrombie: $617.35 million compared to the $632.66 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of -2% year over year.
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Shares of Abercrombie have returned -11.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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