Fossil Group, Inc.
FOSL Nasdaq Watches, Clocks, Clockwork Operated Devices/Parts Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$6.60
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- Legal name
- Fossil Group, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- January 3, 2026
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 12, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0000883569-26-000017
0000883569
Revenue and margins
Fossil Group, Inc. had $1.0B of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 12.3% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$60.5M in fiscal 2025, โ6.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Fossil Group, Inc. returned $0.2M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 2.1%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Fossil Group, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $251M | $199M | $117M | $124M | $95.8M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $142M | $217M | $208M | $167M | $182M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ0.9x | 0.9x | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 1.1x | 1.8x |
| Interest coverage | 3.7x | โ0.1x | โ6.6x | โ5.5x | โ0.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.9x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 1.7x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.0x |
| Total assets | $1.4B | $1.2B | $978M | $764M | $689M |
| Total liabilities | $905M | $832M | $724M | $615M | $586M |
| Shareholders' equity | $463M | $406M | $254M | $149M | $103M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ$108M | $18.0M | $90.8M | $43.4M | $85.9M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 4 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 8 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 2 / 9 | 5 / 9 | 3 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | โ5.7% | โ34.0% | โ15.4% | โ2.3% | โ12.8% | โ1.6% | 5.2% | โ8.8% | โ17.6% | โ2.7% |
| Altman Z'' | 5.41 | 2.74 | 4.40 | 3.01 | 2.19 | 3.87 | 3.72 | 1.92 | 0.94 | 0.81 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $3.0B | $2.8B | $2.5B | $2.2B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.4B | $1.1B | $1.0B |
| Gross profit | $1.6B | $1.4B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $770M | $966M | $831M | $680M | $597M | $563M |
| Research and development | $38.6M | $42.8M | $38.2M | $32.4M | $25.9M | $27.2M | $29.1M | $19.4M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Operating income | $127M | โ$424M | $62.7M | โ$28.4M | โ$135M | $92.6M | โ$1.5M | โ$143M | โ$104M | โ$19.1M |
| Interest expense | $26.9M | $43.2M | $42.5M | $29.9M | $31.8M | $25.1M | $19.2M | $21.8M | $19.0M | $20.2M |
| Pretax income | $114M | โ$454M | $20.2M | โ$31.3M | โ$172M | $53.1M | โ$22.1M | โ$156M | โ$118M | โ$49.8M |
| Income tax | $28.7M | $19.8M | $21.1M | $18.7M | โ$76.0M | $26.4M | $21.4M | $0.5M | โ$11.8M | $28.1M |
| Net income | $85.6M | โ$474M | โ$0.9M | โ$50.0M | โ$95.9M | $26.6M | โ$43.5M | โ$157M | โ$106M | โ$77.8M |
| Net income to common | $78.9M | โ$478M | โ$3.5M | โ$52.4M | โ$96.1M | $25.4M | โ$44.2M | โ$157M | โ$103M | โ$78.3M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.63 | โ$9.87 | โ$0.07 | โ$1.04 | โ$1.88 | $0.48 | โ$0.85 | โ$3.00 | โ$1.94 | โ$1.45 |
| Diluted shares | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B | 0.05B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $210M | $180M | $248M | โ$14.2M | $101M | $50.0M | โ$111M | โ$59.5M | $46.7M | โ$57.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $65.7M | $25.5M | $18.0M | $20.9M | $8.7M | $10.3M | $13.3M | $8.5M | $6.8M | $2.6M |
| Free cash flow | $144M | $154M | $230M | โ$35.1M | $92.5M | $39.7M | โ$124M | โ$68.0M | $39.9M | โ$60.5M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $91.5M | $81.6M | $67.1M | $53.4M | $42.3M | $29.1M | $22.6M | $24.4M | $15.7M | $12.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | $31.0M | $30.4M | $23.0M | $15.8M | $11.1M | $9.5M | $8.1M | $5.7M | $2.9M | $2.3M |
| Acquisitions | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share buybacks | $7.2M | $1.2M | $2.9M | $4.2M | $0.7M | $2.4M | $12.4M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $7.2M | $1.2M | $2.9M | $4.2M | $0.7M | $2.4M | $12.4M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.2M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $297M | $231M | $403M | $200M | $316M | $251M | $199M | $117M | $124M | $95.8M |
| Total debt | $657M | $443M | $519M | $229M | $267M | $142M | $217M | $208M | $167M | $182M |
| Finance lease liabilities | โ | โ | โ | $2.5M | $1.7M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current assets | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990M | $1.0B | $945M | $711M | $555M | $468M |
| Current liabilities | $415M | $509M | $606M | $559M | $559M | $536M | $426M | $342M | $327M | $302M |
| Inventory | $542M | $574M | $378M | $452M | $295M | $347M | $376M | $253M | $179M | $152M |
| Property and equipment, net | $274M | $220M | $183M | $152M | $114M | $89.8M | $79.9M | $57.2M | $41.6M | $34.1M |
| Goodwill | $355M | $0.0M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Total assets | $2.2B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $1.6B | $1.5B | $1.4B | $1.2B | $978M | $764M | $689M |
| Total liabilities | $1.2B | $1.1B | $990M | $1.1B | $1.0B | $905M | $832M | $724M | $615M | $586M |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.0B | $576M | $586M | $503M | $439M | $463M | $406M | $254M | $149M | $103M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 51.9% | 48.7% | 52.7% | 49.6% | 47.7% | 51.7% | 49.4% | 48.1% | 52.2% | 56.1% |
| Operating margin | 4.2% | โ15.2% | 2.5% | โ1.3% | โ8.4% | 5.0% | โ0.1% | โ10.1% | โ9.1% | โ1.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 7.2% | โ12.3% | 5.1% | 1.1% | โ5.8% | 6.5% | 1.3% | โ8.4% | โ7.7% | โ0.6% |
| Net margin | 2.8% | โ17.0% | โ0.0% | โ2.3% | โ5.9% | 1.4% | โ2.6% | โ11.1% | โ9.3% | โ7.7% |
| FCF margin | 4.7% | 5.5% | 9.1% | โ1.6% | 5.7% | 2.1% | โ7.4% | โ4.8% | 3.5% | โ6.0% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 7.0% | โ42.5% | 5.8% | โ4.2% | โ27.4% | 17.0% | โ0.3% | โ32.7% | โ42.8% | โ8.0% |
| Return on capital employed | 7.2% | โ36.9% | 6.5% | โ2.7% | โ14.7% | 11.1% | โ0.2% | โ22.5% | โ23.8% | โ4.9% |
| Return on equity | 8.5% | โ59.9% | โ0.2% | โ9.2% | โ20.4% | 5.9% | โ10.0% | โ47.5% | โ52.8% | โ61.9% |
| Return on assets | 3.9% | โ24.6% | โ0.1% | โ3.1% | โ6.2% | 1.9% | โ3.3% | โ14.1% | โ12.2% | โ10.7% |
| Return on tangible equity | 12.1% | โ83.0% | โ0.6% | โ10.4% | โ21.9% | 5.5% | โ10.9% | โ61.8% | โ69.0% | โ76.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ8.4% | โ8.8% | โ12.7% | โ27.3% | 15.9% | โ10.0% | โ16.1% | โ18.9% | โ12.3% |
| Net income growth | โ | โ653.2% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ263.5% | โ | โ | โ |
| EPS growth | โ | โ705.5% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ277.1% | โ | โ | โ |
| FCF growth | โ | 6.6% | 49.4% | โ115.3% | โ | โ57.0% | โ412.4% | โ | โ | โ251.4% |
| Share count change | โ | 0.3% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 3.2% | โ1.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.1% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6x | โ | 0.9x | 1.2x | โ | โ0.9x | 0.9x | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | 0.7x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.5x | 0.6x | 0.3x | 0.5x | 0.8x | 1.1x | 1.8x |
| Interest coverage | 4.7x | โ9.8x | 1.5x | โ0.9x | โ4.3x | 3.7x | โ0.1x | โ6.6x | โ5.5x | โ0.9x |
| Current ratio | 3.2x | 2.5x | 2.1x | 1.9x | 1.8x | 1.9x | 2.2x | 2.1x | 1.7x | 1.6x |
| Quick ratio | 1.9x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 2.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Payouts / FCF | 5.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | โ | 0.8% | 6.1% | โ | โ | 0.3% | โ |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 5.4 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ5.7% | โ34.0% | โ15.4% | โ2.3% | โ12.8% | โ1.6% | 5.2% | โ8.8% | โ17.6% | โ2.7% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0000883569). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
