Urban Outfitters (URBN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Urban Outfitters' Gross Margin was 43.42% in fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 5.79 percentage points from 37.62% a year earlier and up 6.79 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Urban Outfitters' Gross Margin was 37.48% through Jul 31, 2026, up 1.81 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 35.97%, up 1.26 percentage points from FY2025.
- Gross Margin has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year change of +10.99 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin was 34.71% in FY2025 (+1.42 pp), 33.29% in FY2024 (+3.52 pp), 29.76% in FY2023 (-3.08 pp) and 32.84% in FY2022 (+7.86 pp).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin in data going back to fiscal Q2 2010.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.87 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was fiscal Q2 2027 (a gain of 5.79 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q2 2023 (a drop of 5.95 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, URBN's Gross Margin in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027 was 36.63% (Q1 2027), 33.26% (Q4 2026) and 36.83% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 52.26% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 33.67% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 33.41% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 33.04% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 33.83% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 33.67% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 51.45% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 18.76% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 52.15% |
| 10 | Urban Outfitters | 6.54 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 721.55 Mn | 43.42% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 43.42% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 36.63% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 33.26% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 36.83% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 37.62% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 36.79% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 32.25% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 36.52% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 36.49% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 34.01% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 29.21% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 35.47% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 35.81% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 33.33% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 26.89% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 30.38% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 31.65% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 30.73% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 27.57% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 34.54% |
Urban Outfitters Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=URBN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "URBN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=URBN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();