Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reported $1.67 billion in revenue for the quarter ended January 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.4%. EPS of $3.68 for the same period compares to $3.57 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.67 billion, representing a surprise of +0.07%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +3.31%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $3.56.
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.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Abercrombie performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Number of stores - Total (EOP): 889 versus 829 estimated by three analysts on average.
- Comparable store sales - Total - YoY change: 1% versus 3.2% estimated by three analysts on average.
- Comparable store sales - Abercrombie - YoY change: -1% compared to the -0.9% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Comparable store sales - Hollister - YoY change: 3% versus 7.3% estimated by two analysts on average.
- Number of stores - Abercrombie: 343 versus 305 estimated by two analysts on average.
- Number of stores - Hollister: 546 compared to the 525 average estimate based on two analysts.
- Net sales by brand family- Hollister: $863.3 million versus $880.36 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +6.3% change.
- Net sales by brand family- Abercrombie: $806.5 million versus $787.58 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +4.4% change.
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Shares of Abercrombie have returned -1.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -1.3% 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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