Apparel retail · Consumer Cyclical · Fiscal year ends Jan 31
Urban Outfitters reported revenue of $6.2B in the fiscal year ended Jan 2026, up 11.1% from the year before. Operating income was $606M, an operating margin of 9.8%, and net income was $465M. Operating cash flow of $575M less capital expenditure of $260M left free cash flow of $315M.
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Last 5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 4,549 | 4,795 | 5,153 | 5,551 | 6,165 |
| Cost of revenue | 3,055 | 3,362 | 3,426 | 3,619 | 3,946 |
| Gross profit | 1,494 | 1,427 | 1,715 | 1,927 | 2,218 |
| Selling, general & admin | 1,085 | 1,201 | 1,339 | 1,453 | 1,612 |
| Operating income | 409 | 227 | 370 | 474 | 606 |
| Interest expense | 1.1 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| Pre-tax income | 405 | 221 | 382 | 500 | 597 |
| Income tax | 94.0 | 61.6 | 93.9 | 97.7 | 132 |
| Net income | 311 | 160 | 288 | 402 | 465 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.13 | 1.70 | 3.05 | 4.26 | 5.06 |
| Diluted shares | 99.3 | 94.1 | 94.3 | 94.4 | 91.8 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | 207 | 201 | 178 | 290 | 369 |
| Receivables | 63.8 | 70.3 | 67.0 | 74.0 | 95.7 |
| Inventory | 570 | 588 | 550 | 621 | 701 |
| Current assets | 1,286 | 1,238 | 1,283 | 1,493 | 1,686 |
| Net PP&E | 1,145 | 1,188 | 1,287 | 1,331 | 1,466 |
| Goodwill | – | 49.0 | – | – | – |
| Total assets | 3,791 | 3,683 | 4,111 | 4,519 | 5,008 |
| Payables | 304 | 258 | 253 | 296 | 328 |
| Deferred revenue | 78.7 | 82.9 | 91.4 | 102 | 118 |
| Current liabilities | 981 | 890 | 994 | 1,076 | 1,118 |
| Total liabilities | 2,046 | 1,890 | 1,999 | 2,048 | 2,192 |
| Shareholders' equity | 1,746 | 1,793 | 2,113 | 2,472 | 2,815 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 359 | 143 | 509 | 503 | 575 |
| Capital expenditure | 262 | 200 | 200 | 183 | 260 |
| Free cash flow | 96.9 | −56.8 | 310 | 320 | 315 |
| Depreciation & amortisation | 106 | 102 | 102 | 115 | 129 |
| Stock-based compensation | 25.7 | 29.4 | 30.5 | 31.0 | 30.4 |
| Share buybacks | 55.8 | 112 | 0.0 | 52.3 | 154 |
| Fiscal year | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | – | 5.4% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 11.1% |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | – | −44.5% | 63.2% | 28.1% | 27.8% |
| EPS growth (YoY) | – | −45.7% | 79.4% | 39.7% | 18.8% |
| Gross margin | 32.8% | 29.8% | 33.3% | 34.7% | 36.0% |
| Operating margin | 9.0% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 9.8% |
| Net margin | 6.8% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 7.3% | 7.5% |
| Return on equityBlank when equity is negative | 17.8% | 8.9% | 13.6% | 16.3% | 16.5% |
| ROCEEBIT ÷ (assets − current liabilities) | 14.5% | 8.1% | 11.9% | 13.8% | 15.6% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.1% | −1.2% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 5.1% |
| Cash conversion (CFO ÷ net income) | 1.16x | 0.89x | 1.77x | 1.25x | 1.24x |
| Receivable days | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Inventory days | 68 | 64 | 59 | 63 | 65 |
| Payable days | 36 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| Interest cover | 370x | 172x | 48.3x | 78.1x | 123x |
| Current ratio | 1.31x | 1.39x | 1.29x | 1.39x | 1.51x |
Standardised figures from the company's XBRL filings with the SEC (10-K, 10-Q). Line items follow US GAAP tags, so a company's own statement layout may differ and some lines show “–” where the company does not report that item. Ratios are calculated from these figures. For education only; not investment advice or a recommendation.