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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001018840-26-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ANF"
cik: "0001018840"
company_name: "ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T21:22:08.987112+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Abercrombie & Fitch posts record Q4 net sales $1.7B; FY2026 guidance 3-5% growth

## Summary
- Q4 net sales $1.7B (+5% YoY); full year $5.3B (+6% YoY); record quarterly and annual sales.
- Full year operating margin 13.3%, diluted EPS $10.46.
- Hollister full year net sales up 15% to record; Abercrombie brand down 1%.
- FY2026 outlook: net sales growth 3-5%, operating margin 12.0-12.5%, EPS $10.20-$11.00.
- Repurchased $450M in shares (11% of outstanding) in FY2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001018840-26-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ANF
- cik: 0001018840
- company_name: ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884026000006/0001018840-26-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884026000006/anf-20260304.htm

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