Abercrombie & Fitch Q1 adjusted EPS beats despite lower EMEA sales

Abercrombie & Fitch

27/05/2026 12:40

Overview
U.S. apparel retailer's Q1 sales up 2%, slight miss to analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q1 beat analyst expectations
Company repurchased $105 mln in shares, reducing shares outstanding by 3%

Outlook
Abercrombie & Fitch maintains full-year net sales growth outlook of 3% to 5%
Company sees second-quarter net sales growth of 2% to 4%
Abercrombie & Fitch expects full-year net income per diluted share of $10.20 to $11.00

Result Drivers
AMERICAS & APAC GROWTH - Sales growth led by Americas up 3% and APAC up 24%, offsetting EMEA decline
EMEA WEAKNESS - EMEA sales fell 10% as demand softened due to Middle East conflict, especially impacting Hollister
ABERCROMBIE BRANDS OUTPERFORMED - Abercrombie brands grew 3% while Hollister brands were flat

Company press release: ID:nGNX2rd31b

Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q1 Sales
Slight Miss*
$1.11 bln
$1.12 bln (11 Analysts)
Q1 Adjusted EPS
Beat
$1.47
$1.28 (11 Analysts)
Q1 Net Income
 
$68.12 mln
 
Q1 Comparable Sales Growth
 
-1%
 
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.

Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 9 "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the apparel & accessories retailers peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Abercrombie & Fitch Co is $109.50, about 46.4% above its May 26 closing price of $74.78
The stock recently traded at 7 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 9 three months ago

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