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Abercrombie & Fitch

ANF
70
Apparel - Retail · Consumer Cyclical
Also trades as: 0R32.L GBP 1.43 (-0.09%)
Price
$142.60
+1.19 (+0.84%)
Market Cap
$6.34B
Winston Score
70
Winston is happy
A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Oct 12, 2026 · filings through Aug 1, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Exceptional
26/30
Growth
Good
10/20
Cash Flow
Strong
8/10
Stability
Strong
8/10
Valuation
Strong
7/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Weak
1/5

70 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 70.

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Share count falling — buybacks

−22.6% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 62.6M (2022) → 48.5M (2026)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a clothing retailer that sells casual apparel, accessories, and personal care products. It operates two main brands: Abercrombie & Fitch, which targets older teens and young adults, and Hollister, which targets younger teens. The company sells through its own stores and websites, competing in the crowded mid-price casual fashion market.

The company makes money by selling clothes directly to shoppers through its retail stores and e-commerce sites. It operates across North America, Europe, and Asia, with over 750 stores worldwide and roughly $4.3 billion in annual revenue. Its competitive edge comes from strong brand loyalty among younger shoppers and a growing direct-to-consumer digital business, but the main risk is that teen fashion trends shift quickly, and the company must constantly update its products to stay relevant with a fickle customer base.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+41.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

10.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$638M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Abercrombie & Fitch is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
71.1%
Premium pricing power — 71.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
19.9%
Healthy — 19.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
27.6%
Exceptional — 27.6% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+4.7%
Slow sales growth (+4.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+8.8%
Earnings growing (+8.8% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
153%
Turns 153% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
10.6%
Modest free cash flow (10.6%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.95
Moderate — manageable debt (0.95)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
346.64x
Comfortably covers interest (346.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
12.0x
Attractive valuation — P/E 12.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.59%
Small dividend — 0.59% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+0.0%
Dividend flat

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