---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-057980"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "URBN"
cik: "0000912615"
company_name: "URBAN OUTFITTERS INC"
filed_at: "2021-11-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T05:58:21.065160+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Urban Outfitters Q3 FY2022: record sales $1.13B, EPS $0.89, comps +14% vs FY2020

## Summary
- Record Q3 net sales $1.13B (+14.6% vs Q3 FY2020); diluted EPS $0.89 (record); net income $89M.
- Comparable Retail segment net sales +14% driven by double-digit digital growth, partially offset by mid-single-digit negative store sales.
- All three brands achieved record low Q3 merchandise markdown rates; gross profit rate +202 bps vs FY2020.
- Strategic inventory buildup: total inventory +18% vs FY2020 to protect against supply chain disruptions.
- November comp sales to date accelerated from Q3 rate, per CEO Richard Hayne.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-057980
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: URBN
- cik: 0000912615
- company_name: URBAN OUTFITTERS INC
- filed_at: 2021-11-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912615/000156459021057980/0001564590-21-057980-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912615/000156459021057980/urbn-8k_20211122.htm

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