SuperworthUrban Outfitters profit margin URBN
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2010.
- Net margin, 12 months
- 8.8%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- 11.3%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- +0.6 pts
- Peer median
- 10.0%
Over the twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Urban Outfitters kept 8.8% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 11.3% and a gross margin of 37.5%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 6.9%.
The median for 7 apparel retail stocks of a similar size is 10.0%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 7.5% | 9.8% | 36.0% |
| FY2025 | 7.3% | 8.5% | 34.7% |
| FY2024 | 5.6% | 7.2% | 33.3% |
| FY2023 | 3.3% | 4.7% | 29.8% |
| FY2022 | 6.8% | 9.0% | 32.8% |
| FY2021 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 25.0% |
| FY2020 | 4.2% | 5.8% | 31.1% |
| FY2019 | 7.5% | 9.7% | 34.1% |
| FY2018 | 3.0% | 7.2% | 32.5% |
| FY2017 | 6.2% | 9.5% | 35.1% |
| FY2016 | 6.5% | 10.3% | 34.9% |
| FY2015 | 7.0% | 11.0% | 35.4% |
| FY2014 | 9.1% | 13.8% | 37.6% |
| FY2013 | 8.5% | 13.4% | 36.9% |
| FY2012 | 7.5% | 11.5% | 34.8% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY27 | 8.8% | +0.6 pts | 11.3% | |
| Q1 FY27 | 7.5% | −0.4 pts | 9.8% | |
| Q4 FY26 | 7.5% | +0.3 pts | 9.8% | |
| Q3 FY26 | 8.1% | +2.0 pts | 9.5% | |
| Q2 FY26 | 8.2% | +2.3 pts | 9.5% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 7.9% | +2.2 pts | 9.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 7.3% | +1.7 pts | 8.5% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 6.1% | +0.7 pts | 7.5% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 5.8% | +1.3 pts | 7.3% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 5.7% | +1.9 pts | 7.1% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 5.6% | +2.3 pts | 7.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.4% | +1.8 pts | 6.9% |
Against its peers
Companies in Apparel - Retail nearest Urban Outfitters' size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| URBNUrban Outfitters | 8.8% |
| VSXYVictoria's Secret | 5.5% |
| GAPGAP | 8.1% |
| ANFAbercrombie & Fitch | 10.0% |
| BOOTBoot Barn | 10.4% |
| AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters | 5.9% |
| BKEBuckle | 16.6% |
| ROSTRoss Stores | 10.8% |
| Peer median | 10.0% |
Where Urban Outfitters 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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