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URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Second Quarter Results

Philadelphia, PA – August 27, 2025

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Oona McCullough

 

 

Executive Director of Investor Relations

 

 

(215) 454-4806

URBN Reports Record Q2 Sales and Income

PHILADELPHIA, PA, August 27, 2025 – Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN), a leading lifestyle products and services company which operates a portfolio of global consumer brands including the Anthropologie, Free People, FP Movement, Urban Outfitters and Nuuly brands, today announced record net income of $143.9 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.58 for the three months ended July 31, 2025. For the six months ended July 31, 2025, net income was a record $252.2 million and earnings per diluted share were $2.73.

Total Company net sales for the three months ended July 31, 2025, increased 11.3% to a record $1.50 billion. Total Retail segment net sales increased 7.8%, with comparable Retail segment net sales increasing 5.6%. The increase in Retail segment comparable net sales was driven by mid single-digit positive growth in both retail store sales and digital channel sales. Comparable Retail segment net sales increased 6.7% at Free People, 5.7% at Anthropologie and 4.2% at Urban Outfitters. Subscription segment net sales increased by 53.2% primarily driven by a 48.1% increase in average active subscribers in the current quarter versus the prior year quarter. Wholesale segment net sales increased 18.1% driven by a 19.5% increase in Free People wholesale sales primarily due to an increase in sales to specialty customers.

For the six months ended July 31, 2025, total Company net sales increased 11.0% to a record $2.83 billion. Total Retail segment net sales increased 7.1%, with comparable Retail segment net sales increasing 5.2%. The increase in Retail segment comparable net sales was driven by mid single-digit positive growth in both retail store sales and digital channel sales. Comparable Retail segment net sales increased 6.3% at Anthropologie, 5.0% at Free People and 3.2% at Urban Outfitters. Subscription segment net sales increased by 56.1% primarily driven by a 50.3% increase in average active subscribers in the current period versus the prior year period. Wholesale segment net sales increased 21.0% driven by a 22.4% increase in Free People wholesale sales primarily due to an increase in sales to specialty customers.

“We are proud to announce record revenues, profits, and earnings per share for the quarter,” said Richard A. Hayne, Chief Executive Officer. “Our success was broad-based, with all five brands achieving positive comparable sales across all geographies. We saw exceptional performance across all of our segmentsRetail, Subscription, and Wholesaleand believe these results reflect the strength of our brands, the effectiveness of our strategy, and the talent of our teams. We are confident in our continued momentum,” finished Mr. Hayne.

 


 

Net sales by brand and segment for the three and six-month periods were as follows:

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

July 31,

 

 

July 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Net sales by brand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anthropologie

$

606,954

 

 

$

569,100

 

 

$

1,176,885

 

 

$

1,095,485

 

Free People

 

415,014

 

 

 

365,129

 

 

 

768,126

 

 

 

683,820

 

Urban Outfitters

 

333,171

 

 

 

316,715

 

 

 

606,676

 

 

 

586,973

 

Nuuly

 

138,932

 

 

 

90,696

 

 

 

263,286

 

 

 

168,638

 

Menus & Venues

 

10,684

 

 

 

10,319

 

 

 

19,283

 

 

 

17,775

 

Total Company

$

1,504,755

 

 

$

1,351,959

 

 

$

2,834,256

 

 

$

2,552,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales by segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Segment

$

1,289,269

 

 

$

1,196,456

 

 

$

2,419,779

 

 

$

2,259,141

 

Subscription Segment

 

138,932

 

 

 

90,696

 

 

 

263,286

 

 

 

168,638

 

Wholesale Segment

 

76,554

 

 

 

64,807

 

 

 

151,191

 

 

 

124,912

 

Total Company

$

1,504,755

 

 

$

1,351,959

 

 

$

2,834,256

 

 

$

2,552,691

 

For the three months ended July 31, 2025, the gross profit rate increased by 113 basis points compared to the three months ended July 31, 2024, and gross profit dollars increased 14.8% to $566.2 million from $493.3 million. The increase in gross profit rate was primarily due to improved Retail segment markdowns primarily driven by lower markdowns at the Urban Outfitters brand and leverage in occupancy costs due to the increase in comparable Retail segment and Subscription segment net sales. The increase in gross profit dollars was due to higher net sales and the improved gross profit rate.

For the six months ended July 31, 2025, the gross profit rate increased by 191 basis points compared to the six months ended July 31, 2024, and gross profit dollars increased 17.0% to $1.06 billion from $901.7 million. The gross profit rate benefited from a non-recurring gain of $4.8 million, or 17 basis points, recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and store impairment and lease abandonment charges of $4.6 million, or 18 basis points, recorded in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 not repeated in the current year period. The remaining 156 basis point increase in gross profit rate was primarily due to improved Retail segment markdowns primarily driven by lower markdowns at the Urban Outfitters brand and leverage in occupancy costs due to the increase in comparable Retail segment and Subscription segment net sales. The increase in gross profit dollars was due to higher net sales and the improved gross profit rate.

As of July 31, 2025, total inventory increased by $91.5 million, or 15.1%, compared to total inventory as of July 31, 2024. Total Retail segment inventory increased by 15.0% and comparable Retail segment inventory increased by 11.3%. Wholesale segment inventory increased by 16.4%. The increase in inventory for both segments was due to increased sales and planned early receipts of merchandise.

For the three months ended July 31, 2025, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $43.6 million, or 12.5%, compared to the three months ended July 31, 2024. Selling, general and administrative expenses deleveraged 28 basis points as a percentage of net sales compared to the three months ended July 31, 2024. The deleverage in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales was primarily related to increased marketing expenses to support customer growth and increased sales in the Retail and Subscription segments. The dollar growth in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily related to increased marketing expenses to support customer growth and increased sales in the Retail and Subscription segments, as well as increased store payroll expenses to support the Retail segment stores net sales growth.

For the six months ended July 31, 2025, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $70.7 million, or 10.4%, compared to the six months ended July 31, 2024. Selling, general and administrative expenses leveraged 16 basis points as a percentage of net sales compared to the six months ended July 31, 2024. The leverage in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales was primarily related to lower litigation expenses in the current year period as compared to the prior year period. The dollar growth in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily related to increased marketing expenses to support customer growth and increased sales in the Retail and Subscription segments, as well as increased store payroll expenses to support the Retail segment stores net sales growth.

 


 

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended July 31, 2025, was 21.5%, compared to 23.0% in the three months ended July 31, 2024. The Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended July 31, 2025, was 21.5%, compared to 23.2% in the six months ended July 31, 2024. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the three and six months ended July 31, 2025, was primarily attributable to the ratio of foreign taxable earnings to global taxable earnings and the release of certain state and local valuation allowances.

Net income for the three months ended July 31, 2025, was a record $143.9 million and earnings per diluted share were $1.58. Net income for the six months ended July 31, 2025, was a record $252.2 million and earnings per diluted share were $2.73.

On June 4, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 20 million common shares under a share repurchase program. During the six months ended July 31, 2025, the Company repurchased and subsequently retired 3.3 million shares for approximately $152 million. During the twelve months ended January 31, 2025, the Company repurchased and subsequently retired 1.2 million shares for approximately $52 million. As of July 31, 2025, 14.7 million common shares were remaining under the program.

During the six months ended July 31, 2025, the Company opened a total of 27 new retail locations including: 19 Free People stores (including 10 FP Movement stores), 4 Anthropologie stores and 4 Urban Outfitters stores; and closed 4 retail locations including: 2 Free People stores and 2 Urban Outfitters stores.

Urban Outfitters, Inc. offers lifestyle-oriented general merchandise and consumer products and services through a portfolio of global consumer brands comprised of 257 Urban Outfitters stores in the United States, Canada and Europe and websites; 247 Free People stores (including 73 FP Movement stores) in the United States, Canada and Europe, catalogs and websites; 243 Anthropologie stores in the United States, Canada and Europe, catalogs and websites; 9 Menus & Venues restaurants; 7 Urban Outfitters franchisee-owned stores and 2 Anthropologie franchisee-owned stores as of July 31, 2025. Free People, FP Movement and Urban Outfitters wholesale sell their products through department and specialty stores worldwide, digital businesses and the Company’s Retail segment. Nuuly is primarily a women’s apparel subscription rental service which offers a wide selection of rental product from the Company’s own brands, third-party brands and one-of-a-kind vintage pieces.

A conference call will be held today to discuss second quarter results and will be webcast at 5:00 pm. ET at: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/itmnjypu/.

As used in this document, unless otherwise defined, "Anthropologie" refers to the Company’s Anthropologie and Terrain brands and "Free People" refers to the Company’s Free People and FP Movement brands.

This news release is being made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Certain matters contained in this release may contain forward-looking statements. When used in this release, the words “project,” “believe,” “plan,” “will,” “anticipate,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Any one, or all, of the following factors could cause actual financial results to differ materially from those financial results mentioned in the forward-looking statements: overall economic and market conditions (including current levels of inflation) and worldwide political events and the resultant impact on consumer spending patterns and our pricing power, the difficulty in predicting and responding to shifts in fashion trends, changes in the level of competitive pricing and promotional activity and other industry factors, the effects of the implementation of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from membership in the European Union (commonly referred to as “Brexit”), including currency fluctuations, economic conditions and legal or regulatory changes, any effects of war, including geopolitical instability, impacts of the conflict in the Middle East and impacts of the war between Russia and Ukraine and from related sanctions imposed by the United States, European Union, United Kingdom and others, terrorism and civil unrest, natural disasters, severe or unseasonable weather conditions (including as a result of climate change) or public health crises (such as the coronavirus (COVID-19)), labor shortages and increases in labor costs, raw material costs and transportation costs, availability of suitable retail space for expansion, timing of store openings, risks associated with international expansion, seasonal fluctuations in gross sales, response to new concepts, our ability to integrate acquisitions, risks associated with digital sales, our ability to maintain and expand our digital sales channels, any material disruptions or security breaches with respect to our technology systems, our effective utilization of technological advancements, including in artificial intelligence, the departure of one or more key senior executives, import risks (including any shortage of transportation capacities or delays at ports), changes to U.S. and foreign trade policies (including the enactment of tariffs such as retaliatory tariffs, border adjustment taxes or increases in duties or quotas, the unexpected closing or disruption of, or any damage to, any of our distribution centers, our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, failure of our manufacturers and third-party vendors to comply with our social compliance

 


 

program, risks related to environmental, social and governance activities, changes in our effective income tax rate, changes in accounting standards and subjective assumptions, regulatory changes and legal matters and other risks identified in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that actual results may differ materially from any projected results expressed or implied therein.

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URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

July 31,

 

 

July 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Net sales

$

1,504,755

 

 

$

1,351,959

 

 

$

2,834,256

 

 

$

2,552,691

 

Cost of sales (excluding store impairment and lease abandonment charges)

 

938,594

 

 

 

858,674

 

 

 

1,779,031

 

 

 

1,646,420

 

Store impairment and lease abandonment charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,601

 

          Gross profit

 

566,161

 

 

 

493,285

 

 

 

1,055,225

 

 

 

901,670

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

391,774

 

 

 

348,150

 

 

 

752,611

 

 

 

681,911

 

          Income from operations

 

174,387

 

 

 

145,135

 

 

 

302,614

 

 

 

219,759

 

Other income, net

 

8,886

 

 

 

7,429

 

 

 

18,532

 

 

 

13,675

 

         Income before income taxes

 

183,273

 

 

 

152,564

 

 

 

321,146

 

 

 

233,434

 

Income tax expense

 

39,408

 

 

 

35,079

 

 

 

68,934

 

 

 

54,184

 

          Net income

$

143,865

 

 

$

117,485

 

 

$

252,212

 

 

$

179,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Basic

$

1.60

 

 

$

1.26

 

 

$

2.78

 

 

$

1.93

 

       Diluted

$

1.58

 

 

$

1.24

 

 

$

2.73

 

 

$

1.89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       Basic

 

89,667,451

 

 

 

93,071,401

 

 

 

90,692,646

 

 

 

93,097,694

 

       Diluted

 

91,167,981

 

 

 

94,684,003

 

 

 

92,304,624

 

 

 

94,842,065

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET SALES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

 

 

100.0

%

Cost of sales (excluding store impairment and lease abandonment charges)

 

62.4

%

 

 

63.5

%

 

 

62.8

%

 

 

64.5

%

Store impairment and lease abandonment charges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.2

%

         Gross profit

 

37.6

%

 

 

36.5

%

 

 

37.2

%

 

 

35.3

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

26.0

%

 

 

25.8

%

 

 

26.5

%

 

 

26.7

%

          Income from operations

 

11.6

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

10.7

%

 

 

8.6

%

Other income, net

 

0.6

%

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

0.6

%

 

 

0.5

%

         Income before income taxes

 

12.2

%

 

 

11.3

%

 

 

11.3

%

 

 

9.1

%

Income tax expense

 

2.6

%

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

2.4

%

 

 

2.1

%

          Net income

 

9.6

%

 

 

8.7

%

 

 

8.9

%

 

 

7.0

%

 

 


 

URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(amounts in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)

 

 

July 31,

 

 

January 31,

 

 

July 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Cash and cash equivalents

$

332,171

 

 

$

290,481

 

 

$

209,129

 

    Marketable securities

 

290,664

 

 

 

319,949

 

 

 

352,360

 

    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
         of $2,388, $1,384 and $1,429, respectively

 

86,922

 

 

 

74,014

 

 

 

78,749

 

    Inventory

 

696,199

 

 

 

621,146

 

 

 

604,667

 

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

213,356

 

 

 

187,206

 

 

 

228,966

 

            Total current assets

 

1,619,312

 

 

 

1,492,796

 

 

 

1,473,871

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,376,811

 

 

 

1,331,077

 

 

 

1,314,923

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

1,011,840

 

 

 

942,666

 

 

 

941,404

 

Marketable securities

 

366,336

 

 

 

410,208

 

 

 

209,469

 

Other assets

 

336,494

 

 

 

342,733

 

 

 

319,156

 

           Total Assets

$

4,710,793

 

 

$

4,519,480

 

 

$

4,258,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Accounts payable

$

335,985

 

 

$

295,767

 

 

$

299,351

 

    Current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

227,105

 

 

 

227,149

 

 

 

227,987

 

    Accrued expenses, accrued compensation and other
         current liabilities

 

533,058

 

 

 

552,763

 

 

 

483,080

 

           Total current liabilities

 

1,096,148

 

 

 

1,075,679

 

 

 

1,010,418

 

Non-current portion of operating lease liabilities

 

953,025

 

 

 

871,209

 

 

 

875,174

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

81,228

 

 

 

101,088

 

 

 

131,798

 

           Total Liabilities

 

2,130,401

 

 

 

2,047,976

 

 

 

2,017,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Preferred shares; $.0001 par value, 10,000,000 shares
         authorized, none issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Common shares; $.0001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized,
         89,696,293, 92,281,748 and 92,260,283 shares issued and
         outstanding, respectively

9

 

 

9

 

 

9

 

    Additional paid-in-capital

 

7,277

 

 

 

15,067

 

 

 

 

    Retained earnings

 

2,604,741

 

 

 

2,503,068

 

 

 

2,279,856

 

    Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(31,635

)

 

 

(46,640

)

 

 

(38,432

)

           Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

2,580,392

 

 

 

2,471,504

 

 

 

2,241,433

 

           Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

$

4,710,793

 

 

$

4,519,480

 

 

$

4,258,823

 

 

 


 

URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

July 31,

 

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

252,212

 

 

$

179,250

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

61,400

 

 

 

56,552

 

Non-cash lease expense

 

 

106,546

 

 

 

103,146

 

Provision for deferred income taxes

 

 

11,608

 

 

 

9,208

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

14,956

 

 

 

15,556

 

Amortization of tax credit investment

 

 

8,587

 

 

 

8,760

 

Store impairment and lease abandonment charges

 

 

 

 

 

4,601

 

Loss on disposition of property and equipment, net

 

 

262

 

 

 

420

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

(12,025

)

 

 

(11,606

)

Inventory

 

 

(70,611

)

 

 

(54,050

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(25,095

)

 

 

(48,318

)

Payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

23,336

 

 

 

16,858

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

(120,130

)

 

 

(116,563

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

251,046

 

 

 

163,814

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for property and equipment

 

 

(107,549

)

 

 

(98,854

)

Cash paid for marketable securities

 

 

(220,293

)

 

 

(166,428

)

Sales and maturities of marketable securities

 

 

295,861

 

 

 

204,145

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(31,981

)

 

 

(61,137

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

 

928

 

 

 

851

 

Share repurchases related to share repurchase program

 

 

(151,935

)

 

 

(52,262

)

Share repurchases related to taxes for share-based awards

 

 

(21,144

)

 

 

(14,977

)

Tax credit investment liability payments

 

 

(8,437

)

 

 

(2,713

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(180,588

)

 

 

(69,101

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

3,213

 

 

 

(2,768

)

Increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

41,690

 

 

 

30,808

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

290,481

 

 

 

178,321

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

332,171

 

 

$

209,129