Abercrombie (ANF) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) reported $1.21 billion in revenue for the quarter ended July 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.6%. EPS of $2.32 for the same period compares to $2.50 a year ago.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.55% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.19 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.27, the EPS surprise was +2.2%.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.As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.Here is how Abercrombie performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:Comparable store sales - Total - YoY change: 3% versus the five-analyst average estimate of 3%.Comparable store sales - Hollister - YoY change: 19% versus 11.7% estimated by four analysts on average.Comparable store sales - Abercrombie - YoY change: -11% versus -6.3% estimated by four analysts on average.Number of stores - Total (EOP): 810 versus the four-analyst average estimate of 806.Net sales- Hollister: $656.69 million versus $616.81 million estimated by five analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +19.1% change.Net sales- Abercrombie: $551.87 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $579.75 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -5.3%.View all Key Company Metrics for Abercrombie here>>>Shares of Abercrombie have returned -1.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.Beyond Nvidia: AI's Second Wave Is HereThe AI revolution has already minted millionaires. But the stocks everyone knows about aren't likely to keep delivering the biggest profits. Little-known AI firms tackling the world's biggest problems may be more lucrative in the coming months and years.See "2nd Wave" AI stocks now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Abercrombie & Fitch Company (ANF): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks