Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with Urban Outfitters, Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2025. The Company’s business experiences seasonal fluctuations in net sales and net income, with a more significant portion of net sales typically realized in the second half of each year predominantly due to the year-end holiday period. Historically, and consistent with the retail industry, this seasonality also impacts our working capital requirements, particularly with regard to inventory. Accordingly, the results of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. All references in these notes to the Company’s fiscal years refer to the fiscal years ended on January 31 in those years. For example, the Company’s fiscal year 2026 will end on January 31, 2026. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an accounting standards update which requires disaggregated disclosure of certain costs and expenses including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization and other costs within relevant income statement captions. The update will be effective for the Company in its annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2028, and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently assessing this update and the additional disclosures that will be required within the notes to its consolidated financial statements. In December 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which includes amendments that further enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires disaggregated information about an entity's effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid by jurisdiction, among other changes. The update will be effective for the Company in its annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, and can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently assessing this update and the additional disclosures that will be required within the notes to its consolidated financial statements.

Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2025

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with Urban Outfitters, Inc.’s (the “Company’s”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2025.

The Company’s business experiences seasonal fluctuations in net sales and net income, with a more significant portion of net sales typically realized in the second half of each year predominantly due to the year-end holiday period. Historically, and consistent with the retail industry, this seasonality also impacts our working capital requirements, particularly with regard to inventory. Accordingly, the results of operations for the three months ended April 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. All references in these notes to the Company’s fiscal years refer to the fiscal years ended on January 31 in those years. For example, the Company’s fiscal year 2026 will end on January 31, 2026.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued an accounting standards update which requires disaggregated disclosure of certain costs and expenses including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization and other costs within relevant income statement captions. The update will be effective for the Company in its annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2028, and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently assessing this update and the additional disclosures that will be required within the notes to its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued an accounting standards update which includes amendments that further enhance income tax disclosures. The update requires disaggregated information about an entity's effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid by jurisdiction, among other changes. The update will be effective for the Company in its annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026, and can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently assessing this update and the additional disclosures that will be required within the notes to its consolidated financial statements.