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Issuer:     ABERCROMBIE & FITCH CO /DE/ (ANF)
CIK:        0001018840
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-26T11:38:00+00:00
Accession:  0001018840-26-000041
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Abercrombie & Fitch Q2: record net sales $1.3B up 5%, EPS $4.17 incl. tariff benefit
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- Record Q2 net sales $1.3B, up 5% YoY; 15th consecutive quarter of sales growth.
- Diluted EPS $4.17 includes ~$100M pre-tax ( $1.75/share) IEEPA tariff refund benefit.
- Regional growth: Americas +5%, APAC +19%, EMEA +2%; Abercrombie brands +8%, Hollister +2%.
- Repurchased $177M shares in Q2; YTD $282M (~7% of beginning-year shares). FY26 buyback target raised to ≥$500M.
- FY26 outlook: sales growth ~5%, diluted EPS $13.10-$13.60; Q3 sees sales growth 5-6%, EPS $2.90-$3.20.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884026000041/0001018840-26-000041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018840/000101884026000041/anf-20260826.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018840-26-000041

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