Urban Outfitters, Inc. soared after posting strong Q1 results, showcasing a return to growth for all of its core brands. The company's comp sales growth is driven by higher traffic instead of price increases. The company plans to "gently and sparingly" raise prices to offset tariff impacts. Including proposed pricing changes, Urban Outfitters expects only a 20bps hit to gross margin from tariffs.
URBN's Q1 results reflect y/y gains in earnings and sales, fueled by strategic initiatives to strengthen customer engagement.
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN ) Q1 2026 Earnings Conference Call May 21, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Oona McCullough - Executive Director of IR Dick Hayne - CEO Frank Conforti - Co-President and COO Melanie Marein-Efron - CFO Sheila Harrington - Global CEO, Urban Outfitters & Free People Groups Shea Jensen - President, Urban Outfitters, North America Tricia Smith - Global CEO, Anthropologie Group Conference Call Participants Lorraine Hutchinson - Bank of America Adrienne Yih - Barclays Matthew Boss - JPMorgan Paul Lejuez - Citi Alex Straton - Morgan Stanley Dana Telsey - Telsey Advisory Group Mark Altschwager - Baird Marni Shapiro - Baird Ike Boruchow - Wells Fargo Janet Kloppenburg - JJK Research Simeon Siegel - BMO Capital Markets Operator Good day ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to the Urban Outfitters, Inc.'s First Quarter Fiscal 2026 Earnings Call.
Clothing retailer says it could ‘gently and sparingly' raise some prices
Although the revenue and EPS for Urban Outfitters (URBN) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended April 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.16 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.81 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.69 per share a year ago.
Urban Outfitters posted double-digit sales growth in the first quarter with revenue growing at each of its main brands, an upbeat sign as other retailers said macroeconomic uncertainty was dampening demand.
Most of Wall Street has stepped into the earnings confessional by now, but there are still some retail stragglers.
Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of Urban Outfitters (URBN) for the quarter ended April 2025 by going beyond Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Urban Outfitters shows potential with strong growth in brands like Free People and Nuuly, as well as expanding retail presence.
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