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Abercrombie & Fitch Co key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2026, Abercrombie & Fitch Co had return on equity of 37.0% and a net margin of 9.6%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2010Jan 20102011Jan 20112012Jan 20122013Feb 20132014Feb 20142015Jan 20152016Jan 20162017Jan 20172018Feb 20182019Feb 20192020Feb 20202021Jan 20212022Jan 20222023Jan 20232024Feb 20242025Feb 20252026Jan 2026LTMAug 2026
Net margin0.0%4.5%3.5%5.3%1.3%1.4%1.0%0.1%0.2%2.1%1.1%−3.6%7.1%0.1%7.7%11.4%9.6%10.0%
Return on equity0.0%8.3%7.4%12.6%3.1%3.3%2.6%0.3%0.6%6.2%3.6%−11.4%29.8%0.4%37.9%47.8%37.0%38.9%
Return on assets0.0%5.4%4.8%7.8%1.9%1.9%1.4%0.2%0.3%2.5%1.1%−3.3%8.4%0.1%11.5%18.0%14.8%15.0%
Effective tax rate——34.3%35.4%25.4%47.7%29.4%—————12.6%84.5%30.7%25.3%28.5%28.3%
Dividends ÷ net income>999%39.6%42.4%24.3%113.4%110.7%155.0%>999%766.7%72.1%130.9%—0.0%0.0%————

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 1 checks passed · August 1, 2026
What it owns · $3.6bn
Short-term assets $1.5bnLonger-term assets $2.0bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $2.5bn
Short-term liabilities $1.1bnShareholders' equity $1.4bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $1.5bn of assets due within a year against $1.1bn of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
  • More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Abercrombie & Fitch Co's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

50 /100

Moderate moat

How hard Abercrombie & Fitch's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 3 / 20

    Net income has been a median 3.4% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 20 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 60.4%, moving by 1.8 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 5.1%; its worst year was -1.8%.

  • Cash conversion 13 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 9 of 10 years, at a median 7.0% of revenue.

  • Discipline 20 / 20

    The diluted share count fell 27.3% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 0.7% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (55 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Abercrombie & Fitch Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Abercrombie & Fitch Co.