Urban Outfitters (URBN) reported $1.66 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 10.4%. EPS of $1.72 for the same period compares to $1.58 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.83% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.65 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.72, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Urban Outfitters performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Number of stores - Retail Operations - Free People: 284 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 283. Number of stores - Retail Operations - Anthropologie: 257 versus 257 estimated by four analysts on average. Number of stores - Retail Operations - Urban Outfitters: 252 compared to the 252 average estimate based on four analysts. Comparable store sales - Retail Operations - YoY change: 6.2% compared to the 6.3% average estimate based on three analysts. Comparable store sales - Retail Operations - Urban Outfitters - YoY change: 8.4% versus 8.2% estimated by three analysts on average. Net sales by brand- Anthropologie: $634.54 million compared to the $638.53 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +4.5% year over year. Net sales by brand- Urban Outfitters: $360.02 million compared to the $356.53 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.1% year over year. Net sales by brand- Menus & Venues: $10.71 million compared to the $10.97 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +0.2% year over year. Net sales- Retail operations: $1.39 billion versus $1.39 billion estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +8% change. Net sales- Wholesale operations: $90.79 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $87.67 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.6%. Net sales by brand- FP Group: $478.05 million compared to the $470.24 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.2% year over year. Net sales- Subscription operations: $178.61 million versus $174.24 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +28.6% change.View all Key Company Metrics for Urban Outfitters here>>>
Shares of Urban Outfitters have returned +0.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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