Urban Outfitters, Inc. (URBN) Key Metrics
URBN valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $7.42B
- Enterprise value
- $6.91B
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.5 10-yr median 14.0
- Forward P/E
- 11.9
- PEG ratio
- 1.24
- Price / sales
- 1.1 10-yr median 0.8
- Price / book
- 2.2 10-yr median 2.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 8.0 10-yr median 9.1
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.24
URBN key metrics, FY2017–FY2026
Fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · U.S. dollarsURBN valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
URBN returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
URBN per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
URBN financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
URBN efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
URBN valuation history
URBN returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
URBN debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
URBN cash returned to shareholders
URBN price vs earnings per share
URBN key metrics
FY2017–FY2026| FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $6.50B | $5.23B | $3.58B | $2.58B | $2.85B | $2.70B | $2.58B | $3.54B | $3.83B | $3.11B |
| Enterprise value | $7.03B | $5.72B | $4.20B | $3.31B | $3.59B | $3.46B | $3.50B | $2.93B | $3.51B | $2.90B |
| P/E ratio | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 9.2 | — | 15.3 | 11.9 | 35.4 | 14.3 |
| Price / sales | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Price / book | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Price / free cash flow | 20.6 | 16.3 | 11.6 | — | 29.4 | 21.4 | 45.6 | 10.7 | 17.5 | 11.5 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 11.3 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 18.1 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 12.6 | 7.5 |
| EV / sales | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 10.2 | 7.0 | 31.3 | 9.9 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 6.1 |
| EV / free cash flow | 22.3 | 17.9 | 13.6 | — | 37.1 | 27.3 | 62.0 | 8.8 | 16.0 | 10.7 |
| Earnings yield | 7.1% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 6.2% | 10.9% | 0.0% | 6.5% | 8.4% | 2.8% | 7.0% |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.8% | 6.1% | 8.6% | −2.2% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 9.4% | 5.7% | 8.7% |
| Dividend yield | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 0.4% | 8.7% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 1.5% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $70.85 | $55.42 | $38.00 | $27.39 | $28.72 | $27.43 | $25.60 | $32.30 | $34.11 | $26.54 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $67.15 | $58.77 | $54.63 | $50.94 | $45.82 | $35.01 | $39.60 | $36.01 | $32.18 | $30.23 |
| Earnings per share | $5.06 | $4.26 | $3.05 | $1.70 | $3.13 | $0.01 | $1.67 | $2.72 | $0.96 | $1.86 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $6.27 | $5.32 | $5.40 | $1.52 | $3.62 | $2.90 | $2.72 | $4.07 | $2.70 | $3.54 |
| Free cash flow per share | $3.43 | $3.39 | $3.28 | −$0.60 | $0.98 | $1.28 | $0.56 | $3.02 | $1.95 | $2.32 |
| Cash per share | $7.58 | $6.46 | $4.93 | $4.06 | $4.49 | $5.79 | $4.31 | $5.81 | $3.98 | $3.06 |
| Book value per share | $30.66 | $26.17 | $22.40 | $19.04 | $17.59 | $15.00 | $14.47 | $13.57 | $11.58 | $11.20 |
| Tangible book value per share | $30.66 | $26.17 | $22.40 | $19.04 | $17.59 | $15.00 | $14.47 | $13.57 | $11.58 | $11.20 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | $0.01 | — | — | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Capex per share | $2.83 | $1.93 | $2.12 | $2.12 | $2.64 | $1.62 | $2.16 | $1.05 | $0.75 | $1.23 |
| Debt per share | $13.35 | $11.63 | $11.43 | $11.87 | $11.96 | $13.49 | $13.51 | $0.25 | $1.13 | $1.21 |
| Shares outstanding | 91.8M | 94.4M | 94.3M | 94.1M | 99.3M | 98.5M | 100.6M | 109.7M | 112.4M | 117.3M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −2.8% | +0.1% | +0.2% | −5.2% | +0.8% | −2.1% | −8.3% | −2.4% | −4.2% | −6.9% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | 17.6% | 17.6% | 14.7% | 9.0% | 19.3% | 0.1% | 11.4% | 21.4% | 8.3% | 17.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 15.0% | 13.4% | 11.1% | 6.5% | 13.3% | 0.1% | 10.0% | 31.7% | 12.5% | 20.2% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 9.8% | 9.3% | 7.4% | 4.3% | 8.5% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 14.5% | 5.6% | 11.7% |
| Return on tangible assets | 9.3% | 8.9% | 7.0% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 0.0% | 5.1% | 13.8% | 5.5% | 11.5% |
| Free cash flow margin | 5.1% | 5.8% | 6.0% | −1.2% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 8.4% | 6.1% | 7.7% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.77 | 0.89 | 1.16 | 231.24 | 1.63 | 1.50 | 2.80 | 1.90 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $1.23B | $1.10B | $1.08B | $1.12B | $1.19B | $1.33B | $1.36B | $27.2M | $127.4M | $142.3M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $695.9M | $610.4M | $465.1M | $382.6M | $446.0M | $570.3M | $433.3M | $637.5M | $447.3M | $359.2M |
| Net debt | $529.6M | $487.9M | $613.4M | $734.7M | $741.4M | $758.4M | $925.8M | −$610.3M | −$319.9M | −$216.9M |
| Debt / equity | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.90 | 0.93 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
| Debt / assets | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.73 | 0.78 | 1.25 | 2.26 | 1.45 | 6.85 | 2.62 | −1.22 | −0.82 | −0.46 |
| Current ratio | 1.51 | 1.39 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.65 | 3.11 | 2.72 | 2.50 |
| Quick ratio | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 2.15 | 1.74 | 1.54 |
| Interest coverage | 123.2 | 78.1 | 50.6 | 172.3 | 370.1 | 1.2 | 192.9 | 217.8 | — | — |
| Working capital | $568.0M | $417.1M | $288.3M | $347.3M | $304.3M | $317.2M | $414.6M | $816.1M | $618.5M | $528.5M |
| Invested capital | $3.34B | $2.96B | $2.73B | $2.53B | $2.49B | $2.24B | $2.38B | $878.8M | $981.0M | $1.10B |
| Tangible asset value | $2.82B | $2.47B | $2.11B | $1.79B | $1.75B | $1.48B | $1.46B | $1.49B | $1.30B | $1.31B |
| Net current asset value | −$506.2M | −$555.2M | −$716.2M | −$652.5M | −$759.9M | −$845.7M | −$806.9M | $531.3M | $326.9M | $291.8M |
| Graham number | $59.11 | $50.09 | $39.20 | $26.96 | $35.19 | $2.06 | $23.32 | $28.80 | $15.84 | $21.64 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$11.70 | −$11.34 | −$12.81 | −$12.33 | −$12.76 | −$12.55 | −$11.49 | $1.93 | $0.26 | −$0.17 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | $495,000 | — | — | $0 | $0 |
| Share buybacks (net) | $153.9M | $52.3M | $8.4M | $112.0M | $55.8M | $10.9M | $223.0M | $131.6M | $159.2M | $47.8M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0% | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 48.9% | 16.3% | 2.7% | — | 57.6% | 9.0% | 395.0% | 39.7% | 72.6% | 17.6% |
| Capex / revenue | 4.2% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 2.3% | 4.1% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 45.2% | 36.3% | 39.2% | 139.8% | 73.0% | 55.7% | 79.4% | 25.7% | 27.7% | 34.6% |
| Capex / depreciation | 2.02 | 1.58 | 1.95 | 1.95 | 2.48 | 1.53 | 1.94 | 0.97 | 0.65 | 1.06 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| SG&A / revenue | 26.1% | 26.2% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 23.9% | 24.9% | 25.0% | 24.4% | 25.3% | 25.6% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 61.1 | 59.0 | 60.6 | 62.7 | 57.3 | 56.4 | 51.9 | 50.6 | 51.6 | 53.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 28.8 | 27.7 | 27.2 | 30.4 | 32.4 | 28.6 | 20.8 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 18.8 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 37.3 | 36.0 | 38.3 | 37.4 | 31.1 | 37.2 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 39.7 | 40.9 |
| Receivables turnover | 72.67 | 78.72 | 75.04 | 71.52 | 59.19 | 38.71 | 47.22 | 50.19 | 55.01 | 54.46 |
| Payables turnover | 12.66 | 13.20 | 13.41 | 11.99 | 11.28 | 12.77 | 17.57 | 19.10 | 19.70 | 19.37 |
| Inventory turnover | 5.97 | 6.19 | 6.02 | 5.82 | 6.37 | 6.48 | 7.04 | 7.21 | 7.07 | 6.88 |
| Asset turnover | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.24 | 1.01 | 1.45 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.90 |
| Average receivables | $84.8M | $70.5M | $68.7M | $67.0M | $76.9M | $89.1M | $84.4M | $78.7M | $65.7M | $65.1M |
| Average payables | $311.8M | $274.6M | $255.5M | $280.9M | $270.8M | $202.6M | $156.1M | $136.3M | $123.9M | $118.8M |
| Average inventory | $661.0M | $585.7M | $568.9M | $578.6M | $479.7M | $399.6M | $390.0M | $361.0M | $345.0M | $334.4M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Computed from URBN's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed April 1, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
URBN valuation and financial ratios
At the end of fiscal 2026 (January 31, 2026), Urban Outfitters traded at 14.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 14.0. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 13.5 and the forward P/E is 11.9. Urban Outfitters earned a return on equity of 17.6% and a return on invested capital of 15.0% in fiscal 2026. It ended the year with $1.2 billion of debt and $695.9 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $529.6 million. It returned $153.9 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $153.9 million in share buybacks, 49% of free cash flow. The share count fell 21.7% from 117.3M to 91.8M over 9 years.
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URBN key metrics FAQ
What is Urban Outfitters's P/E ratio?
Urban Outfitters's trailing P/E ratio is 13.5 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 11.9. At the end of fiscal 2026 it was 14.0, compared with a 10-year median of 14.0.
What is Urban Outfitters's EV/EBITDA?
Urban Outfitters's enterprise value was 9.7 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2026 (enterprise value $7.0 billion, EBITDA $725.4 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 8.0.
What is Urban Outfitters's return on equity?
Urban Outfitters's return on equity (ROE) was 17.6% in fiscal 2026: net income of $464.9 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.6 billion.
What is Urban Outfitters's ROIC?
Urban Outfitters's return on invested capital was 15.0% in fiscal 2026, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Urban Outfitters have?
Urban Outfitters had total debt of $1.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2026, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44 and $529.6 million of net debt (0.73 times EBITDA).
Does Urban Outfitters buy back its shares?
Yes. Urban Outfitters spent $153.9 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2026 Shares outstanding changed −2.8% over the year, to 91.8M..
What is Urban Outfitters's free cash flow yield?
Urban Outfitters generated $315.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2026, a free cash flow yield of 4.8% on its market value at year-end ($6.5 billion).
What is Urban Outfitters's current ratio?
Urban Outfitters's current ratio was 1.51 at the end of fiscal 2026: current assets were 1.51 times current liabilities.