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Abercrombie & Fitch profit margin ANF

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.

Net margin, 12 months
10.0%
Operating margin, 12 months
13.7%
Net margin on a year earlier
−0.6 pts
Peer median
8.5%

Over the twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Abercrombie & Fitch kept 10.0% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 13.7% and a gross margin of 63.7%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 7.7%.

The median for 6 apparel retail stocks of a similar size is 8.5%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20259.6%13.3%61.5%
FY202411.4%15.0%64.2%
FY20237.7%11.3%62.9%
FY20220.1%2.5%56.9%
FY20217.1%9.2%62.3%
FY2020−3.6%−0.7%60.5%
FY20191.1%1.9%59.4%
FY20182.1%3.5%60.2%
FY20170.2%2.1%59.7%
FY20160.1%0.5%61.0%
FY20151.0%2.1%61.3%
FY20141.4%3.0%61.8%
FY20131.3%2.0%62.6%
FY20125.3%8.3%62.4%
FY20113.5%4.6%61.3%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY2610.0%−0.6 pts13.7%
Q1 FY269.3%−1.3 pts13.0%
Q4 FY259.6%−1.8 pts13.3%
Q3 FY2510.1%−1.1 pts13.9%
Q2 FY2510.6%−0.1 pts14.6%
Q1 FY2510.6%+1.1 pts14.2%
Q4 FY2411.4%+3.8 pts15.0%
Q3 FY2411.2%+6.0 pts14.7%
Q2 FY2410.8%+7.9 pts14.3%
Q1 FY249.5%+8.6 pts13.0%
Q4 FY237.7%+7.6 pts11.3%
Q3 FY235.2%+4.3 pts8.7%

Against its peers

Companies in Apparel - Retail nearest Abercrombie & Fitch's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
ANFAbercrombie & Fitch10.0%
VSXYVictoria's Secret5.5%
URBNUrban Outfitters8.8%
GAPGAP8.1%
BOOTBoot Barn10.4%
AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters5.9%
BKEBuckle16.6%
Peer median8.5%

Where Abercrombie & Fitch ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.