FRCOF (Fast Retailing Co) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 13.24 (As of Feb. 2026) — 56% Below Median


FRCOF Fast Retailing Co Ltd FRCOF
91 GF Score
Price $553.66
GF Value $341.84
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Fast Retailing Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Fast Retailing Co FRCOF +3.15% 91 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.24 as of Feb. 2026, which is 56% below its 10-year median of 29.95. GuruFocus rates FRCOF with a GF Score™ of 91/100 and a GF Value™ of $341.84 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 571 Retail - Cyclical companies, Fast Retailing Co ranks worse than 87.39% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Fast Retailing Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $13.24. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 41.82.


The historical rank and industry rank for Fast Retailing Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

FRCOF' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.62   Med: 29.95   Max: 289.75
Current: 41.81


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Fast Retailing Co was 289.75. The lowest was 16.62. And the median was 29.95.


FRCOF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
87.39% of 571 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 10.5 vs FRCOF: 41.81

Fast Retailing Co's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Feb. 2026 was $2.76. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $10.30. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 53.74.

Fast Retailing Co's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Feb. 2026 was $2.76. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $10.30. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 53.74.


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Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Fast Retailing Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Fast Retailing Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Fast Retailing Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Fast Retailing Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Fast Retailing Co Annual Data
Trend Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24 Aug25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.54 10.04 9.34 11.60 11.29

Fast Retailing Co Quarterly Data
May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.35 10.87 11.29 11.86 13.49

FRCOF vs TJX, ROST, BURL: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Fast Retailing Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Fast Retailing Co Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Fast Retailing Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fast Retailing Co's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Fast Retailing Co Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Fast Retailing Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 3,166
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,486
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 780
Change In Working Capital 412
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 307

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Fast Retailing Co's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $3,166 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Fast Retailing Co's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $1,486 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Fast Retailing Co's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $780 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Fast Retailing Co's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $780 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Fast Retailing Co's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2026 was $412 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Fast Retailing Co's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Feb. 2026 was 307.250 Mil.

Fast Retailing Co's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Feb. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 3165.661 +1486.223+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-780.47860708027+412.419)/307.250
=13.24

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=553.6625/13.24
=41.82

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 13.24 mean?
Fast Retailing Co (FRCOF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 13.24 as of Feb. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Fast Retailing Co. This is 56% below median its historical median of 29.95. Over the past decade, Fast Retailing Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 16.62 to 289.75. According to the industry distribution chart, Fast Retailing Co ranks #499 out of 571 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 87.4%.
Is Fast Retailing Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Fast Retailing Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 13.24 is 56% below median its 10-year median of 29.95. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 16.62 to a high of 289.75. The Retail - Cyclical industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.50. Fast Retailing Co's value of 13.24 is 26.1% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Fast Retailing Co ranks #499 out of 571 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Fast Retailing Co has a GF Score™ of 91/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Fast Retailing Co's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to TJX and ROST?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Fast Retailing Co ranks #499 out of 571 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Fast Retailing Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.50. Fast Retailing Co's value of 13.24 is 26.1% above this benchmark. Historically, Fast Retailing Co's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 16.62 to 289.75 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 29.95 vs. the industry median of 10.50, Fast Retailing Co has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Retail - Cyclical company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Retail - Cyclical companies is 10.50, based on 571 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Fast Retailing Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 13.24 is 26.1% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Fast Retailing Co. For the Retail - Cyclical industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.50 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Fast Retailing Co's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.24, which is 56% below median its own 10-year median of 29.95. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fast Retailing Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fast Retailing Co (FRCOF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $341.84, compared to a current price of $553.66 — trading 62% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.24, which is 56% below median its 10-year median of 29.95 and 26.1% above the Retail - Cyclical industry median of 10.50. Fast Retailing Co's overall GF Score™ is 91/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Fast Retailing Co (FRCOF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 13.24 as of Feb. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Fast Retailing Co (FRCOF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fast Retailing Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $553.66 is trading 62% above its estimated GF Value™ of $341.84. GuruFocus considers Fast Retailing Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRCOF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 13.24 (56% below median its 10-year median of 29.95)
  • GF Value™: $341.84 vs. price of $553.66 (62% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 91/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 26.1% above the Retail - Cyclical median (#499 of 571)

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


Fast Retailing Co Business Description

Address 10717-1 Sayama, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, JPN, 754-0894
Fast Retailing is Japan's largest apparel company. It operates casualwear retail chain Uniqlo, known for its high-quality functional apparel at reasonable prices. Fast Retailing is in charge of product design and sales and outsources almost all of its production to factories in places including China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and India. It is ranked the second-largest apparel company by sales globally in 2024 per Euromonitor, thanks to the expansion of Uniqlo International. As of February 2025, it ran 3,616 stores globally. Other brands in its portfolio include GU and acquired brands like Theory, Comptoir des Cotonniers, and Princesse tam.tam. The Yanai family owned a 40.86% stake in the firm as of July 2025.
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