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
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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
- PASSGross margin holding
- PASSDilution within 2%
- PASSFCF not negative from investment
- PASSDisclosure consistent
- PASSRevenue not declining
- PASSOperating margin holding
- PASSFree cash flow intact
- PASSPasses safety gate
- PASSNo competitive retreat
- PASSSBC not compressing margin
- PASSNo 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 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
2/3 passGrowth
2/2 passFCF 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.
Operating Leverage
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
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| 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
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).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
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.
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
Lifecycle Phase History
Price History
Source filings on SEC EDGAR: 10-K annual reports · 10-Q quarterly reports