Abercrombie & Fitch Co is a digitally led, omnichannel retailer offering apparel, personal care products, and accessories for men, women, and kids through company-owned stores, digital channels, and third-party arrangements.
It is a $6.05B consumer company. Revenue shrank 33.1% over the last year, it keeps 9¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and its net debt equals ~1.2 years of free cash flow. It trades at 11.3× earnings — around the middle of its own history.
- Website
- corporate.abercrombie.com
- Location
- New Albany, OH
- Employees
- 43 200
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong valuation and quality; Growth and Moat lag behind.
Valuation87
- P/E vs own history52th pct · 12/25
- FCF yield8.7% · 25/25
- P/S1.1x · 25/25
- EV/EBITDA6.0x · 25/25
Growth42
- Revenue CAGR9.2% · 12/25
- Net income CAGR266.3% · 25/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Yn/a · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth2.0% · 5/25
Profitability70
- ROIC15.7% · 20/25
- ROE39.6% · 25/25
- Net margin9.0% · 13/25
- Operating margin13.7% · 12/25
Health59
- Altman Z4.29 · 25/25
- Current ratio1.41 · 12/25
- Interest coverage3.6x · 10/25
- Net cash / debtD/A 18% · 12/25
Quality77
- Piotroski F5/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-3.02 · 25/25
- FCF conversion106% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 9.8% · 12/25
Moat48
- ROIC >12% years7/12 yrs · 13/25
- Median gross margin61.1% · 25/25
- FCF-positive years8/12 yrs · 10/25
- Worst-year net marginworst -11.6% · 0/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2024FinancialRevenue crossed $10B$11.5B for the year
- FY2024FinancialBest year on record$1.31B net income
- FY2023FinancialPositive free cash flow every year since5-year streak
- FY2021FinancialTurned profitable$653M net income after a loss year
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$7.77B in first reported year
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (63.7%)
- Could repay net debt from ~1.1 years of free cash flow
- High returns on invested capital (ROIC 15.7%)
- Altman Z-Score 4.29 — low bankruptcy-risk zone
Watch-outs
- Revenue shrinking 33.1% year over year
- Loss-making in 1 of the recent years
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago-33.1% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$892M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+480.4% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$528M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligations~1.2y of cash flow to repay
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$6.05B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-18.9% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it6/12 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 4.3 — safe
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 11.3
Peer comparisonAbercrombie & Fitch Co. vs 6 largest consumer cyclical peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANF this company | $6.0B | 11.3 | -33.1% | 9.0% | Solid |
| AMZN Amazon.Com Inc | $2.8T | 20.9 | +15.8% | 17.4% | Mixed |
| TSLA Tesla, Inc. | $1.5T | 397.1 | +11.8% | 3.7% | Strong |
| NFLX NetFlix Inc | $292.8B | 21.4 | +16.0% | 28.2% | Solid |
| HD Home Depot, Inc. | $290.4B | 20.4 | -16.0% | 8.7% | Solid |
| DIS The Walt Disney Company | $186.5B | 21.7 | +4.6% | 8.7% | Solid |
| MCD McDonald's Corporation | $166.9B | 18.9 | +6.3% | 31.7% | Strained |
Head-to-head: ANF vs AMZN · ANF vs TSLA · ANF vs NFLX
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2027. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/ANF
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Deeper analysis of ANF on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $142.58 · market cap $6.05B.