Stitch Fix, Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Stitch Fix, Inc. had return on equity of -6.3%, an operating margin of -1.6%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 1.48. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2016Jul 2016 | 2017Jul 2017 | 2018Jul 2018 | 2019Aug 2019 | 2020Aug 2020 | 2021Jul 2021 | 2022Jul 2022 | 2023Jul 2023 | 2024Aug 2024 | 2025Aug 2025 | 2026Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 44.3% | 44.5% | 43.7% | 44.6% | 44.1% | 45.1% | 43.9% | 42.4% | 44.3% | 44.4% | 43.7% |
| Operating margin | 8.8% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 1.5% | −3.0% | −3.0% | −9.1% | −9.8% | −10.0% | −3.1% | −1.6% |
| Net margin | 4.5% | −0.1% | 3.7% | 2.3% | −3.9% | −0.4% | −10.3% | −10.8% | −9.6% | −2.3% | −0.9% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 4.1% | 2.2% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 0.7% | −2.4% | 1.5% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Return on equity | 66.4% | −1.1% | 23.8% | 10.4% | −16.8% | −2.1% | −52.9% | −60.3% | −59.3% | −14.7% | −6.3% |
| Return on assets | — | −0.2% | 12.2% | 6.7% | −9.7% | −1.1% | −26.2% | −24.9% | −23.4% | −5.9% | −2.6% |
| Asset turnover | — | 3.80 | 3.32 | 2.87 | 2.47 | 2.65 | 2.55 | 2.31 | 2.43 | 2.62 | 2.81 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.48 | 2.93 | 2.64 | 2.20 | 2.29 | 1.61 | 1.79 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.48 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Effective tax rate | 45.8% | — | 17.9% | −19.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 35.5% | 41.2% | 40.2% | 43.1% | 47.1% | 48.1% | 53.1% | 52.2% | 54.2% | 47.5% | 45.3% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.4% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 90.0% | — | 123.9% | 129.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 0.0% | 16.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 99.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 132.9% |
| Quarter | 2025 Q1Nov 2024 | 2025 Q2Feb 2025 | 2025 Q3May 2025 | 2025 Q4Aug 2025 | 2026 Q1Nov 2025 | 2026 Q2Jan 2026 | 2026 Q3May 2026 | 2026 Q4Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 45.4% | 44.5% | 44.2% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.7% | 43.6% |
| Operating margin | −2.8% | −2.9% | −3.0% | −3.6% | −2.5% | −1.4% | −1.2% | −1.3% |
| Net margin | −2.0% | −2.1% | −2.3% | −2.8% | −1.9% | −0.8% | −0.4% | −0.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 3.1% | −6.2% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| Current ratio | 1.73 | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.50 | 1.48 |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 48.2% | 47.4% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 46.2% | 45.0% | 44.9% | 44.9% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $348m of assets due within a year against $236m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $348m short-term assets against $48m of longer-dated liabilities.
- 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.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Stitch Fix'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 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -4.3% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 15 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 44.2%, moving by 0.7 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -3.0%; its worst year was -10.0%.
- Cash conversion 10 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 9 years, at a median 1.5% of revenue.
- Discipline 7 / 20
The diluted share count rose 26.7% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 4.6% 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 (42 before it).
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