URBN: brands it owns and its ownership tree
URBN (NASDAQ: URBN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that owns 4 consumer brands.[1][2]
URBN began as a single Philadelphia shop in 1970 selling secondhand clothes and household oddities to students. It now runs several chains aimed at distinctly different customers, which is unusual for a company of its size and is what has kept it growing as tastes moved.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Urban Outfitters, Inc.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Founded
- 1970
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: URBN
- Revenue
- $6.17 billion (2026)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000912615
- Website
- www.urbn.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What URBN's annual report says about its business
Read from URBN's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- Retail, Subscription, Wholesale:
We operate under three reportable segments Retail, Subscription and Wholesale.
- Retail segment, Subscription segment, Wholesale segment:
We aggregate our operations into three reportable segments, the Retail segment, the Subscription segment and the Wholesale segment.
URBN in numbers
- URBN owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is apparel, footwear & accessories with 4 brands.[1]
URBN financial history
Headline figures from URBN's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2021–2026. Revenue moved from $3.45bn to $6.17bn, an average of 12.3% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6.17bn | $605.6m | 9.8% | $464.9m | $5.01bn | — | 10-K | |
| $5.55bn | $473.8m | 8.5% | $402.5m | $4.52bn | — | 10-K | |
| $5.15bn | $369.8m | 7.2% | $287.7m | $4.11bn | — | 10-K | |
| $4.8bn | $226.6m | 4.7% | $159.7m | $3.68bn | — | 10-K | |
| $4.55bn | $408.6m | 9.0% | $310.6m | $3.79bn | — | 10-K | |
| $3.45bn | $3.97m | 0.1% | $1.24m | $3.55bn | — | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything URBN owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
URBN in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 549300N3DUFR5U6NRN38
- Registered name
- Urban Outfitters, Inc. (US)
- Registration status
- Lapsed · record updated 30 April 2025
- Parent
- None named: it reports that it has no parent that consolidates its accounts.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
URBN SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
Official recalls involving URBN products
1 recall notice from government regulators matched to URBN. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Elin Dessert Plates. The recalled plates are lilac in color with orange mushroom, moth, and fern motifs. The plates measure 21 cm (8.25 inches) in diameter… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Elevated levels of cadmium in plates
Recalling firm: Urban Outfitters Inc.
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
What brands does URBN own?
URBN owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Urban Outfitters, Nuuly, Free People and Anthropologie.
Is URBN an American company?
Yes. URBN is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and was founded in 1970.
Who owns URBN?
URBN is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as URBN on the NASDAQ.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Urban Outfitters, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-04-01 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 1 April 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] Urban Outfitters, Inc.: Form 10-K for the year ended 2026-01-31 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 1 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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