Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF)Consumer Cyclical | Apparel Retail | New Albany, United States | NYSE
148.42 USD
+2.67
(1.832%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 148.30 -0.12 (-0.120%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:26 a.m. EDT
Abercrombie & Fitch presents a classic value-versus-growth dilemma. While the valuation metrics are compelling, with a forward P/E under 9.5 and a price-to-sales ratio near unity, the company is trading at a discount that reflects significant skepticism about its earnings power. The most critical data point is the recent earnings contraction, where quarterly growth turned negative at -16.5%, and full-year earnings growth sits at -7.5%. This deterioration follows a massive 2024 rally, making the 2025 price drop of over 40% a necessary correction rather than a permanent decline. For the short term, the technical picture is mixed; while the stock trades above its 50-day and 200-day averages, the immediate options flow shows heavy put positioning at the 110 and 120 strikes, creating a near-term ceiling that matches the current price. This suggests the market is pricing in further downside before a recovery can take hold. Long-term, the low multiples offer a margin of safety if management can stabilize revenue growth, which currently lags at just 1.5%. However, without a clear path to restoring earnings momentum, the risk of a prolonged stagnation remains high. The lack of a dividend history further limits income appeal, leaving investors reliant entirely on capital appreciation to generate returns. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.124758 |
| AutoETS | 0.124761 |
| MSTL | 0.138542 |
| AutoTheta | 0.142170 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 35% |
| H-stat | 38.94 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.221 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2020-03-04 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-03-04 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 93.997 |
| Revenue per Share | 117.87 |
| Market Cap | 6,594,554,368 |
| Trailing P/E | 12.58 |
| Forward P/E | 11.65 |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| Profit Margins | 10.04% |
| Website | https://corporate.abercrombie.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:26 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with a bias toward downside protection. Put open interest forms significant walls at the 110 and 120 strikes, suggesting these levels act as immediate resistance and a floor for hedging. Conversely, call activity clusters at the 125 and 130 strikes, indicating a speculative target for upside. Implied volatility is elevated on deep strikes, highlighting tail risk concerns. The imbalance in open interest percentages, particularly the high percentage of OTM positioning in September expirations, suggests traders are anticipating a period of consolidation or volatility rather than a decisive breakout.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-05 | 0.200 | 1.713796 |
| 2019-12-05 | 0.200 | 1.199041 |
| 2019-09-05 | 0.200 | 1.297017 |
| 2019-06-06 | 0.200 | 1.269036 |
| 2019-03-07 | 0.200 | 0.776398 |
| 2018-12-06 | 0.200 | 1.035197 |
| 2018-09-06 | 0.200 | 0.939408 |
| 2018-06-07 | 0.200 | 0.814664 |
| 2018-03-08 | 0.200 | 0.894855 |
| 2017-11-30 | 0.200 | 1.152074 |
| 2017-08-30 | 0.200 | 1.602564 |
| 2017-05-31 | 0.200 | 1.516300 |
| 2017-03-01 | 0.200 | 1.710864 |
| 2016-11-30 | 0.200 | 1.391788 |
| 2016-08-31 | 0.200 | 1.127396 |
| 2016-06-01 | 0.200 | 1.024590 |
| 2016-03-02 | 0.200 | 0.657678 |
| 2015-11-27 | 0.200 | 0.748783 |
| 2015-08-28 | 0.200 | 1.042753 |
| 2015-05-29 | 0.200 | 0.977040 |
| 2015-02-27 | 0.200 | 0.808407 |
| 2014-11-28 | 0.200 | 0.693241 |
| 2014-08-28 | 0.200 | 0.477669 |
| 2014-06-03 | 0.200 | 0.519481 |
| 2014-03-04 | 0.200 | 0.479846 |
| 2013-11-27 | 0.200 | 0.581903 |
| 2013-08-29 | 0.200 | 0.556328 |
| 2013-05-30 | 0.200 | 0.397693 |
| 2013-02-28 | 0.200 | 0.428908 |
| 2012-11-21 | 0.175 | 0.400366 |
| 2012-08-23 | 0.175 | 0.492264 |
| 2012-05-24 | 0.175 | 0.495891 |
| 2012-02-23 | 0.175 | 0.363221 |
| 2011-11-23 | 0.175 | 0.389929 |
| 2011-08-25 | 0.175 | 0.306051 |
| 2011-05-25 | 0.175 | 0.234616 |
| 2011-02-23 | 0.175 | 0.318124 |
| 2010-11-23 | 0.175 | 0.361272 |
| 2010-08-25 | 0.175 | 0.491573 |
| 2010-05-26 | 0.175 | 0.512295 |
| 2010-02-24 | 0.175 | 0.488145 |
| 2009-11-24 | 0.175 | 0.443937 |
| 2009-08-26 | 0.175 | 0.523482 |
| 2009-05-27 | 0.175 | 0.611460 |
| 2009-02-25 | 0.175 | 0.772627 |
| 2008-11-25 | 0.175 | 0.979295 |
| 2008-08-27 | 0.175 | 0.339806 |
| 2008-05-28 | 0.175 | 0.238485 |
| 2008-02-27 | 0.175 | 0.213519 |
| 2007-11-30 | 0.175 | 0.213311 |
| 2007-08-30 | 0.175 | 0.223357 |
| 2007-06-01 | 0.175 | 0.215358 |
| 2007-03-02 | 0.175 | 0.233520 |
| 2006-11-24 | 0.175 | 0.248192 |
| 2006-08-25 | 0.175 | 0.285109 |
| 2006-05-25 | 0.175 | 0.298177 |
| 2006-02-24 | 0.175 | 0.269563 |
| 2005-11-25 | 0.175 | 0.278352 |
| 2005-08-26 | 0.175 | 0.304931 |
| 2005-05-27 | 0.125 | 0.217014 |
| 2005-02-25 | 0.125 | 0.230500 |
| 2004-11-26 | 0.125 | 0.268933 |
| 2004-08-27 | 0.125 | 0.427936 |
| 2004-05-27 | 0.125 | 0.346548 |
| 2004-03-05 | 0.125 | 0.387597 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.5854454 |
| Address1 | 6,301 Fitch Path |
| All Time High | 196.99 |
| All Time Low | 6.25 |
| Ask | 148.54 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 3,092,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,464,240 |
| Average Volume | 1,464,240 |
| Average Volume10Days | 3,092,160 |
| Beta | 0.915 |
| Bid | 148.2 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 30.948 |
| City | New Albany |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 148.42 |
| Current Ratio | 1.407 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 150.53 |
| Day Low | 145.12 |
| Debt To Equity | 93.997 |
| Display Name | Abercrombie & Fitch |
| Dividend Date | 1,584,316,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,748,435,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,748,435,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.433 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.299 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,787,747,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,795,609,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,795,609,800 |
| Ebitda | 877,288,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.16426 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.162 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.341 |
| Enterprise Value | 7,160,480,256 |
| Eps Current Year | 12.487 |
| Eps Forward | 12.73835 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 11.8 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,583,366,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 100.6074 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 47.8126 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.4752394 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 58.54454 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 154.58 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.1600037 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.03984994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 65.45 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 82.97 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.2676853 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 65.45 - 154.58 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 843,744,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 4.64 |
| Float Shares | 40,396,066 |
| Forward Eps | 12.73835 |
| Forward P E | 11.65143 |
| Free Cashflow | 413,247,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 6,600 |
| Fullday Change | 2.67 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 1.8319 |
| Fullday Price | 148.3 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.63675 |
| Gross Profits | 3,400,823,040 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.02214 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.10371 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 44,431,710 |
| Industry | Apparel Retail |
| Industry Disp | Apparel Retail |
| Industry Key | apparel-retail |
| Ir Website | http://www.abercrombie.com/anf/investors/investorrelations.html |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,583,366,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.2 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,769,817,600 |
| Last Split Date | 929,491,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Abercrombie & Fitch Co., through its subsidiaries, operates as an omnichannel retailer in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. It offers an assortment of apparel, personal care products, and accessories for men, women, and kids under the Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie kids, Your Personal Best, Hollister, and Gilly Hicks brands. The company sells products through its stores, various wholesale, franchise, and licensing arrangements, as well as e-commerce platforms. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio. |
| Long Name | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 6,594,554,368 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_353867 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,785,542,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 535,979,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,801,353,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 6,475,921,732 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 146.07 |
| Operating Cashflow | 819,649,984 |
| Operating Margins | 0.19941 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 3.62 |
| Phone | 614 283 6500 |
| Post Market Change | -0.11999512 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.08084835 |
| Post Market Price | 148.3 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,577 |
| Previous Close | 145.75 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 11.885961 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.7957864 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.23472 |
| Profit Margins | 0.10035 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.754 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.07143 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.67 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.8319 |
| Regular Market Day High | 150.53 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 145.12 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 145.12 - 150.53 |
| Regular Market Open | 146.07 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 145.75 |
| Regular Market Price | 148.42 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,330,290 |
| Return On Assets | 0.12917 |
| Return On Equity | 0.40609002 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.048 |
| Revenue Per Share | 117.87 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 44,431,710 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.090900004 |
| Shares Short | 4,039,347 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 4,604,477 |
| Short Name | Abercrombie & Fitch Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1241 |
| Short Ratio | 4.11 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | OH |
| Symbol | ANF |
| Target High Price | 175.0 |
| Target Low Price | 87.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 147.88889 |
| Target Median Price | 155.0 |
| Total Cash | 637,998,976 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 14.577 |
| Total Debt | 1,287,440,000 |
| Total Revenue | 5,340,931,072 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 11.8 |
| Trailing P E | 12.577966 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 94.8715 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 53.5485 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.5644319 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,330,290 |
| Website | https://corporate.abercrombie.com |
| Zip | 43,054 |