ANF (Abercrombie & Fitch Co) Debt-to-Equity : 0.71 (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Abercrombie & Fitch Co Debt-to-Equity?

Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $212 Mil. Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $740 Mil. Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $1,336 Mil. Abercrombie & Fitch Co's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.71.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

ANF' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24 Med: 0.86 Max: 1.76
Current: 0.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Abercrombie & Fitch Co was 1.76. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.86.

ANF's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
56.21% of 1007 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.59 vs ANF: 0.71

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co Debt-to-Equity Chart

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Annual Data

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Debt-to-Equity

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1.66

1.48

1.76

1.01

0.71

Abercrombie & Fitch Co Quarterly Data
	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24	Jan25
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.01	0.98	0.74	0.76	0.71

Competitive Comparison of Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-Equity

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(211.6	+	740.013)	/	1335.628
	=	0.71

Abercrombie & Fitch Co's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(211.6	+	740.013)	/	1335.628
	=	0.71

Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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Abercrombie & Fitch Co Business Description

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Address

6301 Fitch Path, New Albany, OH, USA, 43054

Website

https://corporate.abercrombie.com

Abercrombie & Fitch Co is a specialty retailer that sells casual clothing, personal-care products, and accessories for men, women, and children. It sells direct to consumers through its stores and websites, which include the Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie kids, and Hollister brands. Most stores are in the United States, but the company does have many stores in Canada, Europe, and Asia. All stores are leased. Abercrombie ships to well over 100 countries via its websites. The company sources its merchandise from dozens of vendors that are primarily located in Asia and Central America. Abercrombie has two distribution centers in Ohio to support its North American operations. It uses third-party distributors for sales in Europe and Asia.

Executives

Suzanne M Coulter	director	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Kenneth B. Robinson	director	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Gregory J Henchel	officer: SVP, Gen Cnsl & Secy	C/O HSN, INC., 1 HSN DRIVE, ST. PETERSBURG FL 33729
Samir Desai	officer: EVP;Chief Digital&Tech Officer	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Scott D. Lipesky	officer: SVP and CFO	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Nigel Travis	director	C/O BLOCKBUSTER INC, 1201 ELM ST #2100, DALLAS TX 75270
Helen Mccluskey	director	2211 REDDING ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 06430
Kerrii B Anderson	director	WENDY'S INTERNATIONAL, INC, 4288 WEST DUBLIN-GRANVILLE RD., DUBLIN OH 43017
James A Goldman	director
Sarah M. Gallagher	director	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Fran Horowitz-bonadies	officer: President of Hollister brand	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Jay Rust	officer: EVP Human Resources	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Kristin A. Scott	officer: Brand President-Hollister Co.	6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Terry Lee Burman	director	CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Helen Vaid	director	600 WEST CHICAGO AVE., STE 400, CHICAGO IL 60654