BRAND_ANALYSIS #ABERCROMBIE FASHION & RETAIL #46 OF 202 IN FASHION & RETAIL ALIGNED

Abercrombie & Fitch

From scandal to comeback king, best turnaround story in retail · Public · Updated 09 Apr 2026 08:47 UTC
#291 of 1208 overall by tension · #46 of 202 in Fashion & Retail
15 Aligned
The Balanced
Analysis

Abercrombie's resurrection is real: C=60, B=75, 18.2% stock surge, and 0.60 sentiment. Gen Z reappropriation of a toxic brand proves that cultural rehabilitation has hard ROI when executed correctly.

IN THE NEWS (84 articles this week)
$17 Swim Trunks: Don't Miss Abercrombie & Fitch's Sale on Warm-Weather Apparel - InsideHook
The Suit? $300. Not Worrying About It? Priceless - GQ
How Abercrombie & Fitch uses geofencing for customer feedback - Customer Experience Dive
Cultural Score
60 / 100
Business Score
75 / 100
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CULTURAL BREAKDOWN
Wikipedia Momentum 22/40
News Presence 39/35
Search InterestRedistributed to other dimensions
BUSINESS BREAKDOWN
Stock Momentum 30/30
Market Position 13/25
Revenue Growth 19/25
Earnings Health 13/20
WIKIPEDIA DATA
Avg Daily (7d)735
Avg Daily (90d)892
7d/90d Ratio0.82x
STOCK DATA
Price$101.97
30d Change+18.2%
Market Cap$4.7B
Profit Margin9.6%
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