Abercrombie & Fitch Co. exceeded expectations in the second quarter of the 2025/26 financial year and achieved further record sales.
The US clothing provider increased its revenues by seven percent in the previous year to $ 1.2 billion. The quarter in a row that the company ended with growth was said that the quarter, which ended on August 2, said Abercrombie & Fitch on Wednesday. The sales expectations for the full year were then increased.
The home market of America, which includes North and South America, remains divided into $ 974.2 million, the highest sales market, which was able to grow by eight percent in the previous year. The Asia-Pacific region was also able to achieve a sales increase and was $ 37.2 million twelve percent over the second quarter of 2024/25. Meanwhile, Europe, the nearby east and Africa, posted a slight decrease of one percent. In this region, the proceeds were $ 197.2 million.
Hollister drives sales
Hollister continues to inspire the business for the individual brands. In the three months, the brand, which is particularly geared towards a youthful target group, achieved a sales increase of 19 percent to $ 656.7 million. CEO Fran Horowitz attributed the growth to the high demand in summer and at the beginning of school.
With Abercrombie, the proceeds – like in the first quarter – continue to decline. The brand posted a minus of five percent to around $ 551.9 million. In the same period last year, Abercrombie was still the highest sales of sales.
The operational result of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. was $ 207 million. The adjusted profit before interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA) was $ 244 million and thus 13.5 percent above the same period last year. The net gain in the shareholders attributable to the shareholders grew by 5.9 percent to $ 143.4 million.
Abercrombie & Fitch raises sales expectations
After the management corrected the annual forecast due to the changes due to customs and tax rates in the first quarter, it now raised them again. Abercrombie & Fitch expects sales growth of five to seven percent for 2025/26, previously it was three to six percent.
“We started offensive to the second half of 2025,” said Horowitz. “Due to our strong positioning and our growth course, which builds on the record results of 2024, we increase our sales forecast for the overall year.”