Urban Outfitters (URBN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Urban Outfitters (URBN) reported Operating Margin of 17.85% for Q1 2026, down 2551.0% on a YoY basis from 0.73% in Q1 2025, and down 289.14% quarter-over-quarter from 9.44% in Q4 2025.
Urban Outfitters (URBN) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Urban Outfitters has reported Operating Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 17.85% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 2551.0% year-over-year to 17.85%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 2.03% (down 650.0% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 2.03%, down 650.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 17.85%, down from 9.44% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 11.59% in Q3 2025, with the low at 17.85% in Q1 2026.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 5.84% across 5 years, with a median of 7.25% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Operating Margin soared 380 bps — and 2026, when it tumbled 2551 bps.
- Urban Outfitters' Operating Margin stood at 4.88% in 2022, then surged by 74 bps to 8.51% in 2023, then advanced by 11 bps to 9.45% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 9.44% in 2025, then slumped by 289 bps to 17.85% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 17.85% (Q1 2026), 9.44% (Q4 2025), and 11.59% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | -17.85% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 9.44% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 11.59% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 9.64% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 7.66% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 9.45% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 10.74% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 6.21% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 3.86% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 8.51% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 10.38% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 6.41% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 2.69% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 4.88% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 7.25% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 4.40% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 4.00% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 10.24% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 14.33% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 7.93% |