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Urban Outfitters, Inc.

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URBN · Nasdaq · Consumer Cyclical

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) — Rank #113 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.43) · ROE 16.3% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.

As-of 2026-10-30 · CIK 0000912615 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.

About

Urban Outfitters, Inc. offers lifestyle products and services in the United States and internationally.

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The company operates through three segments: Retail, Wholesale, and Subscription. It operates Urban Outfitters stores, which offer women's and men's fashion apparel, activewear, intimates, footwear, accessories, home goods, electronics, and beauty products for young adults aged 18 to 28; and Anthropologie stores that provide women's apparel, accessories, intimates, shoes, furniture, home décor, and beauty and wellness products, as well as gifts and decorative items for women aged 28 to 45. The company also operates Terrain stores that provide lifestyle home products, garden and outdoor living products, antiques, live plants, flowers, wellness products, and accessories. In addition, it operates Free People retail stores, which offer casual women's apparel, intimates, activewear, shoes, accessories, home products, gifts, and beauty and wellness products for young women aged 25 to 30; and restaurants and event venues, as well as women's apparel subscription rental service under the Nuuly brand. Further, the company designs, develops, and markets young women's contemporary casual apparel, intimates, activewear, and shoes under the Free People and FP Movement brands; and apparel collections under the Urban Outfitters brand. It serves its customers directly through retail stores, websites, mobile applications, catalogs and customer contact centers, franchisee-owned stores, and department and specialty stores, as well as social media and third-party digital platforms. Urban Outfitters, Inc.

was founded in 1970 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Industry
Apparel Retail
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
State
PA
Filer Category
Large accelerated filer
Fiscal Year End
January 31
Website
urbn.com

Company Snapshot

P/E and reverse DCF are the primary valuation lenses at this stage.

Market Cap

—

P/E (annual)

—

P/S (annual)

—

P/B

—

P/OCF (annual)

—

Shareholder Yield

—

Employees

11,780

Industry

Apparel Retail

Exchange

Nasdaq

11/11

Flags passed

URBN passes 11/11 quality flags

  • PASS
    Gross margin holding
  • PASS
    Dilution within 2%
  • PASS
    FCF not negative from investment
  • PASS
    Disclosure consistent
  • PASS
    Revenue not declining
  • PASS
    Operating margin holding
  • PASS
    Free cash flow intact
  • PASS
    Passes safety gate
  • PASS
    No competitive retreat
  • PASS
    SBC not compressing margin
  • PASS
    No valuation convergence

Strengths Revenue growth accelerating · Operating leverage expanding · Deferred revenue growing · Sequential beat (rev + EPS)

No data Balance sheet — not counted as a pass.

A count of the 12 warning flags that could be evaluated. Unweighted: colour follows the worst flag.

Quality Profile

Profitability

1/1 pass
GP / assets
0.43
Return on equity
16.3%
Gross margin trend
PASS

Safety

1/1 pass
Balance-sheet safety
PASS
Debt / equity
0.79
Current ratio
1.58×
Net cash
$716.13M

Cash Flow

2/3 pass
Positive FCF
PASS
Cash-backed earnings
WARN
Accruals healthy
PASS
SBC / revenue
0.5%

Growth

2/2 pass
Revenue growth
11.1%
Piotroski F-Score
N/A
Share dilution
-2.8%

FCF yield, shareholder yield, and buyback activity are the primary reads at this stage.

Profitability

Does it make money well?

No warning flags · GP/assets 0.43

Gross profitability (GP / assets)

0.43

Primary signal (Novy-Marx).

4th of 6 SIC 56 peers

Return on equity

16.3%

Gross margin

36.0%

5th of 6 SIC 56 peers

Revenue growth (YoY)

11.1%

Gross margin improving

Margin trend vs prior year.

PASS

Operating Leverage

2023202420252026
Revenue vs COGS
Revenue vs OpEx
Op. Income vs Revenue

Growth

Revenue CAGR (3Y)

8.7%

Revenue CAGR (5Y)

12.3%

Earnings CAGR (3Y)

42.8%

FCF CAGR (3Y)

—

Cash Flow Health

Is the cash real?

No warning flags · FCF 32% below net income

Free cash flow

$315.02M

Operating cash flow minus capex.

Positive free cash flow

PASS

FCF vs net income

-32.2%

(FCF − net income) ÷ |net income|. Positive: cash above earnings. Negative: below.

FCF not below net income

Fails when free cash flow is below net income (yellow flag).

WARN

Accruals healthy

Cash-backed earnings.

PASS

SBC / revenue

0.5%

Stock-based comp intensity.

Balance Sheet Strength

Can it survive a storm?

No warning flags · net cash $716.13M

Balance-sheet safety

Composite anti-fragile check.

PASS

Debt / equity

0.79

2nd of 6 SIC 56 peers (best = lowest)

Current ratio

1.58×

6th of 6 SIC 56 peers

Quick ratio

0.71×

Net cash

$716.13M

Cash & equivalents minus total debt.

Piotroski F-Score

N/A

Only 8/9 components determinable.

Valuation

Is the price reasonable?

No warning flags

Capital allocation quality

Composite score

3.3 / 5

Good
Share count trend(net buybacks)
-2.8%4/5 Strong
Buyback timing
N/AN/A
Dividend growth consistency(non-payer or broken streak)
0 yr3/5 Good
Net debt trajectory(deleveraging)
1.7%3/5 Good

Lifecycle Phase History

20212026
Decline
Hypergrowth
Capital Return
Value

Price History

URBN+135.4% · +18.6% CAGRSPY+82.9% · +12.8% CAGR