Urban Outfitters (FRA:UOF) Debt-to-EBITDA : (As of Jul. 2026)

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FRA:UOF Urban Outfitters Inc FRA:UOF
91 GF Score
Price €64.59
GF Value €61.28
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Urban Outfitters Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Urban Outfitters's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was €194 Mil. Urban Outfitters's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was €861 Mil. Urban Outfitters's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was €1,168 Mil. Urban Outfitters's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 was 0.90.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Urban Outfitters's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:UOF' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.4   Med: 2.32   Max: 12
Current: 1.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Urban Outfitters was 12.00. The lowest was 1.40. And the median was 2.32.

FRA:UOF's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
68.02% of 913 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 2.23 vs FRA:UOF: 1.40

Urban Outfitters  (FRA:UOF) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

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


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


Urban Outfitters Debt-to-EBITDA Related Terms


Urban Outfitters Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Urban Outfitters's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Urban Outfitters Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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FRA:UOF vs VSXY, ANF, GAP: Debt-to-EBITDA Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Urban Outfitters's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


Urban Outfitters Debt-to-EBITDA vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Urban Outfitters's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Urban Outfitters's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Urban Outfitters Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Urban Outfitters's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(189.53305594082 + 840.65733619132) / 644.33527814395
=1.60

Urban Outfitters's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2026 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(193.97418625875 + 860.62926426492) / 1168.4554662359
=0.90

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Jul. 2026) EBITDA data.

Is Urban Outfitters (FRA:UOF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Urban Outfitters stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €64.59 is trading 5.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €61.28. GuruFocus considers Urban Outfitters to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:UOF:

  • Debt-to-EBITDA:
  • GF Value™: €61.28 vs. price of €64.59 (5.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 91/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:UOF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Urban Outfitters Business Description

Address 5000 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19112-1495
Founded in 1970, Philadelphia-based Urban Outfitters is a multibrand apparel and home goods retailer that operates nearly 800 stores and e-commerce in the US, which accounts for about 87% of sales, as well as in other regions. Its retail nameplates are Urban Outfitters (22% of fiscal 2026 sales), Free People/Movement (26%), and Anthropologie (42%). Retail accounted for 86% of fiscal 2026 revenue, but Urban Outfitters also sells products through a wholesale operation, owns some restaurants, and operates a fast-growing clothing rental and resale business called Nuuly (9% of sales). Urban Outfitters primarily markets to young adults and offers products across apparel (66% of sales), home goods (16% of sales), accessories (13% of sales), and more.
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