AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)

Abercrombie & Fitch Q2 sales rise 7% to $1.2 billion; raises full-year sales outlook

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Abercrombie & Fitch reported second-quarter fiscal 2025 net sales of $1.2 billion, up 7% from a year earlier, and raised its full-year net sales growth outlook to 5% to 7%. GAAP diluted EPS rose to $2.91 from $2.50, helped by a $39 million pre-tax litigation settlement benefit; excluding that item, adjusted EPS was $2.32, down from $2.50 a year earlier. The company also set its full-year EPS outlook at $10.00 to $10.50 and estimates about $90 million of net tariff expense.

Key points

  • Net sales of $1.2 billion, up 7%: Hollister brands up 19%, Abercrombie brands down 5%.
  • GAAP EPS $2.91 vs. $2.50 a year earlier; adjusted EPS $2.32 vs. $2.50, excluding a $0.59 per share litigation settlement benefit.
  • Full-year net sales growth outlook raised to 5% to 7% from 3% to 6%; full-year EPS outlook $10.00 to $10.50.
  • Third-quarter EPS outlook of $2.05 to $2.25; the company repurchased $50 million of shares in the quarter.

The filing

CompanyAbercrombie & Fitch (ANF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 28, 2025, 4:54 PM ET
Accession number0001018840-25-000041

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

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