ANF
Abercrombie & Fitch Co.
ANF has the edge over F overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger valuation.
F
Ford Motor Company
F has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ANF Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
ANF's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
F Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
F's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
ANF PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 7.8x | $89.96 | -40% |
| Forward | 12x | $150 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $155 | +2.9% |
| Current | 13x | $150 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $299 | +98% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ANF's PE is in its fair range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings.
F PE Valuation
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ANF Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
ANF has the edge over F on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
F Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect F's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ANF Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $12.43 | +7.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.60 | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.34 | +2% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.46 | -2.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.41 | +3% |
| Q3 2025 | $10.55 | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.14 | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $10.69 | +72% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.11 | +153% |
ANF has the edge over F on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
F Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.78 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.97 | -270% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.87 | -340% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.55 | -224% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.06 | -241% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.16 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.78 | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +35% |
F has swung to a loss: it lost $1.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
ANF Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +4.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +1.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7B | +5.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | +6.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +6.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +9.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2B | +14% |
ANF has the edge over F on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | -2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | -2.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.3% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +1.8 points |
ANF has the edge over F on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
F Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $49.5B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.3B | -3.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $43.3B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $45.9B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.5B | +9.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $50.2B | +5% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.7B | -5% |
| Q4 2024 | $48.2B | +4.9% |
F's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $49.5B last quarter, down 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.4% | +4.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | -25% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | -2.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.5% | +3.1 points |
F's operating margin was 2.9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
ANF Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $201.1M | +297% |
| Q2 2026 | -$17.1M | +$37.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $250.6M | -2.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $131.8M | +43% |
| Q3 2025 | $50.7M | -59% |
| Q2 2025 | -$54.8M | -198% |
| Q1 2025 | $256.8M | -6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $92.2M | -2.9% |
ANF generated $566M in free cash flow over the past year, up 64% from the year before.
F Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.1B | -40% |
| Q2 2026 | $2B | -54% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | -157% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +108% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B | +50% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.2B | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +$2.6B |
| Q4 2024 | $530M | +169% |
F has the edge over ANF on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ANF Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -3.6% | -1.6M shares |
| 1 year | -9.3% | -4.5M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -7.5M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -20.1M shares |
| Available history | -31% | -19.9M shares |
ANF has the edge over F on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $181.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $105M |
| Q1 2026 | $100M |
| Q4 2025 | $100M |
| Q3 2025 | $51.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $200M |
| Q1 2025 | $100M |
| Q4 2024 | $99.8M |
ANF spent $486M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 7.9% from the year before.
F Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.2% | +89M shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +28M shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +26M shares |
| 5 years | +1% | +40M shares |
| Available history | +1.8% | +72M shares |
F has 4.1B diluted shares, up 0.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $311M |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | $150M |
F spent $311M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 107% from the year before.
ANF Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
ANF has more cash than debt.
F Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
F has the edge over ANF on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
ANF Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.3 | Neutral |
ANF's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (neutral).
F Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.6 | Oversold |
F's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
ANF PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | ANF | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 18x | 28% below |
| PE % | 48 | 47 | 1 pt above |
ANF is trading at 13x earnings, a 28% discount to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
F PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | F | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
F has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ANF Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $148.5 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $128.5 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $108.1 | 39% above |
| 100 week MA | $100.3 | 50% above |
| 200 week MA | $96.1 | 57% above |
ANF has the edge over F on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
F Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.2 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.3 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 2% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.1 | 1.4% below |
F is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 1.4% below its 200-week average.
ANF Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.3 | $20.1 | +16% |
| 2021 | $20.1 | $34.4 | +71% |
| 2022 | $34.4 | $22.3 | -35% |
| 2023 | $22.3 | $88.2 | +296% |
| 2024 | $88.2 | $153.9 | +74% |
| 2025 | $153.9 | $126.8 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $126.8 | $150.5 | +19% |
ANF has the edge over F on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
F Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.36 | $8.86 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $8.86 | $20.3 | +129% |
| 2022 | $20.3 | $11.4 | -44% |
| 2023 | $11.4 | $12.2 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | $12.2 | $10.0 | -18% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $13.3 | +33% |
| 2026 YTD | $13.3 | $11.9 | -11% |
F's yearly returns have swung widely, from +129% in 2021 to −44% in 2022. It's down 11% so far in 2026.