Urban Outfitters, Inc.

URBN Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail

Urban Outfitters, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $6.2 billion, up 11.1% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+10.4%
EPS
+75.6%
Free cash flow
+92.5%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

87.72 4.06 −4.42%
Market cap
$7.5B
P/E
13.5×
Fwd P/E
12.8×
Dividend yield
—
F-score
9/9
Altman Z
4.30
Beneish M
−2.34
Dividend safety
n/a

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) Return on equity

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Urban Outfitters, Inc.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 20.9%, up 3.4 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (17.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.08% (fiscal 2021) to 21.4% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 67% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 7.71% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.20%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2026 17.6% 0.03
FY2025 17.6% 2.83
FY2024 14.7% 5.70
FY2023 9.03% (10.24)
FY2022 19.3% 19.19
FY2021 0.08% (11.34)
FY2020 11.4% (9.94)
FY2019 21.4% 13.08
FY2018 8.28% (9.52)
FY2017 17.8% (0.41)

Against its own ten years

Low 0.08% High 21.4%
Ten-year median 16.5%
Current reading's percentile 67

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare 45.8%
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 42.9%
BURL Burlington Stores, Inc. compare 41.4%
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 40.1%
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 33.8%
LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare 30.9%
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. 20.9%
AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. compare 20.4%
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 19.6%
Apparel Retail industry median 7.71%
Consumer Cyclical sector median 3.20%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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