Abercrombie & Fitch FY26 Q2 EPS rises 43% to $4.17; net sales increase 5% to $1.27 billion
ANF•Second-quarter results
- Abercrombie & Fitch posted second-quarter net income per diluted share of $4.17, up from $2.91 a year earlier.
- Net sales rose 5% from a year earlier to $1.27 billion, with comparable sales flat.
- Operating income climbed to $253 million; results included about $100 million of IEEPA tariff refunds recorded as a cost-of-sales reduction.
- Operating margin widened 2.8 percentage points to 19.9%.
Capital return and outlook
- The company repurchased $177 million of shares during the quarter.
- Full-year net sales growth outlook was raised to around 5%.
- Forecast net income per diluted share was lifted to $13.10 to $13.60.
