Young adult apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE: ANF) will be reporting results this Tuesday before the bell. Here’s what you need to know.
Abercrombie and Fitch beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 0.7% last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.21 billion, up 6.6% year on year. It was a satisfactory quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates but EPS guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting Abercrombie and Fitch’s revenue to grow 5.8% year on year to $1.28 billion, slowing from the 14.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.16 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Abercrombie and Fitch has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 3% on average.
Looking at Abercrombie and Fitch’s peers in the apparel and footwear retail segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Gap delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 3%, beating analysts’ expectations by 0.8%, and Boot Barn reported revenues up 18.7%, topping estimates by 2.1%. Gap traded up 8.4% following the results while Boot Barn was down 4.5%.
Read our full analysis of Gap’s results here and Boot Barn’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the apparel and footwear retail stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 8.7% on average over the last month. Abercrombie and Fitch is down 5.1% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $100.67 (compared to the current share price of $70.14).
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