NASDAQ$URBN

Urban Outfitters Inc. · Q4 2026 earnings

Q4 2026 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Urban Outfitters reported record fourth quarter fiscal 2026 sales and operating income, driven by strength across Retail, Subscription and Wholesale segments.

For Q4 FY26, Urban Outfitters generated 1801770000 in net sales, up 10.1% year-over-year, with net income of 96267000 and diluted EPS of 1.05. Comparable Retail sales increased 5.5%, while Subscription revenue grew 42.6% driven by strong subscriber growth.

  • Total net sales increased 10.1% year-over-year to 1801770000.
  • Retail segment comparable sales rose 5.5%, led by Urban Outfitters at 9.6%.
  • Subscription segment sales grew 42.6% with 40.3% subscriber growth.
  • Gross profit increased to 599201000 with margin expansion to 33.3%.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$1.8B

Previous: $1.64B+10.1%
EPS (adj)

$1.43

Previous: $1.04+37.5%
Anthropologie Comparable Sales

3.7%

No prior period
FP Group Comparable Sales

5.2%

No prior period
Total Retail Comparable Sales

5.5%

No prior period
Urban Outfitters Comparable Sales

9.6%

No prior period
Nuuly Average Active Subscribers Growth

40.3%

No prior period
Net Income

$96.3M

Previous: $120M-20.0%
Operating Income

$159M

Previous: $125M+26.6%
Gross Profit

$599M

Previous: $528M+13.6%
Cash & Equivalents

$369M

Previous: $290M+27.1%
Total Assets

$5.01B

Previous: $4.52B+10.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Urban Outfitters · Revenue · Quarterly

$1.8B

Q4 2026+10.1%vs Q4 2025
Beat estimate in 7 of 13 quarters(54%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Urban Outfitters · $1.8B total across 3 segments · Q4 2026

  • Retail Segment
    $1.57B+7.7%
  • Subscription Segment
    $161M+42.6%
  • Wholesale Segment
    $74.8M+9.1%

Forward guidance

The company did not provide specific quantitative forward guidance in the earnings release.

Tailwinds

  • Strong momentum across Retail, Subscription and Wholesale segments.
  • Continued double-digit subscriber growth at Nuuly.
  • Gross margin expansion driven by improved markdowns.
  • Leverage in store occupancy and delivery expenses.
  • Healthy inventory position aligned with sales growth.

Headwinds

  • Higher effective tax rate versus prior year due to non-recurrence of tax reserve release.
  • Increase in inventory levels year-over-year.
  • Charitable contribution impacted reported net income.
  • Increased marketing and payroll expenses.
  • Exposure to macroeconomic and geopolitical risks.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2026

Historical avgQ4 2026

+1.7%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.7%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.0%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

38 / 68 earnings

Positive

+24.3%

Q2 2021

Best reaction

-19.1%

Q3 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2027+2.9%
Q4 2026+5.0%+0.6%-6.5%
Q3 2026+13.2%+14.6%+12.8%
Q2 2026-10.7%-13.3%-6.4%
Q1 2026+22.9%+26.3%+14.0%
Q4 2025+8.2%+7.3%-2.7%
Q3 2025+17.4%+6.5%+16.0%
Q2 2025-6.8%+1.7%+2.1%
Q4 2024-10.4%-8.1%-5.5%
Q3 2024-13.7%-11.7%-0.2%
Q2 2024-1.4%-6.5%-10.2%
Q1 2024+15.9%+15.8%+16.1%
Q4 2023+1.6%+3.1%-0.6%
Q3 2023+6.8%+8.6%-3.1%
Q2 2023+1.0%-1.5%-3.2%
Q1 2023+6.3%+11.0%+1.3%
Q4 2022+3.3%-8.0%-8.7%
Q3 2022-6.6%-11.9%-21.5%
Q2 2022-4.6%-10.6%-14.8%
Q1 2022+10.8%+12.8%+16.4%
Q4 2021+4.9%+9.9%+6.4%
Q3 2021-0.6%-4.2%-11.1%
Q2 2021+24.3%+17.2%+0.5%
Q1 2021-11.9%-8.6%-4.4%
Q4 2020-7.0%-17.2%-43.2%
Q3 2020-19.1%-15.4%-8.2%
Q2 2020+7.2%+8.8%+14.7%
Q1 2020-9.7%-9.4%-13.0%
Q4 2019+0.4%-3.5%+10.6%
Q3 2019-1.2%-2.4%-10.7%
Q2 2019-4.3%-4.0%-11.5%
Q1 2019-3.5%-0.2%+10.3%
Q4 2018+2.3%-1.0%+6.4%
Q3 2018+5.1%+8.1%+25.1%
Q2 2018+11.4%+8.7%+28.4%
Q1 2018-6.4%-7.2%-13.2%
Q4 2017-3.6%-2.0%-13.1%
Q3 2017-7.7%-9.7%-23.1%
Q2 2017+15.4%+21.0%+16.4%
Q1 2017+10.1%
Q4 2016+18.2%
Q3 2016-11.0%
Q2 2016-2.4%
Q1 2016-12.6%
Q4 2015+13.3%
Q3 2015-6.7%
Q2 2015+7.0%
Q1 2015-8.9%
Q4 2014-0.1%
Q3 2014-2.1%
Q2 2014+8.7%
Q1 2014-2.9%
Q4 2013+1.2%
Q3 2013+5.0%
Q2 2013+17.8%
Q1 2013+9.7%
Q4 2011+3.8%
Q4 2012+3.8%
Q3 2012+5.8%
Q2 2012-2.7%
Q1 2011-0.3%
Q1 2012+1.2%
Q4 2009+1.2%
Q3 2011-3.9%
Q3 2010-3.9%
Q2 2010+3.2%
Q2 2011+3.2%
Q4 2010+3.2%

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