---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001018840-26-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ANF"
cik: "0001018840"
company_name: "ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/"
filed_at: "2026-05-27T11:38:06+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T11:40:57.382993+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Abercrombie & Fitch Q1 net sales record $1.1B (+2% YoY); EPS $1.47 beats outlook

## Summary
- Record Q1 net sales of $1.1B, up 2% YoY; 14th consecutive quarter of growth.
- Operating margin 8.0%; diluted EPS $1.47, above company's outlook range.
- Americas +3%, APAC +24%, EMEA -10%; Abercrombie brands +3%, Hollister flat.
- $105M in share repurchases in Q1 (3% of shares); Q2 outlook includes at least $150M in buybacks.
- Full-year guidance maintained: net sales growth 3-5%, EPS $10.20-$11.00, share repurchases ~$450M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001018840-26-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ANF
- cik: 0001018840
- company_name: ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/
- filed_at: 2026-05-27T11:38:06+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884026000029/0001018840-26-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884026000029/anf-20260527.htm

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