Why Oxford Industries Stock Plummeted by 21% Today
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By Eric Volkman – Dec 11, 2025 at 6:58PMKey PointsIt posted a quarterly earnings report that disappointed investors.Its top-line dipped marginally, and its adjusted net loss deepened, compared to the year-ago period.These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›NYSE: OXMOxford IndustriesMarket Cap$601MToday's Changeangle-down(-21.24%) $8.59Current Price$31.86Price as of December 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM ETA top-line miss combined with guidance cuts led to an investor exodus that day.It didn't seem as if many stock investors wanted to try Oxford Industries (OXM 21.24%) on for size on Thursday. The company's shares took a real hit that day, falling by more than 21%, on a dispiriting quarterly earnings report. Slumps in key fundamentals Oxford published its third-quarter figures just after market close Wednesday. The retail clothing conglomerate -- which owns the Tommy Bahama brand, among others -- booked net sales of just over $307 million for the period. That figure was down marginally on a year-over-year basis. Image source: Getty Images. On the bottom line Oxford's net loss not according to generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP) deepened to almost $14 million ($0.92 per share) from third quarter 2024's shortfall of $1.7 million. Oxford's net loss came in slightly narrower than the consensus analyst estimate of $0.96 per share. The company missed on the top line, however, as the collective pudnit expectation was for nearly $309 million. The company was dragged down by a more than 4% decline in sales (to $154 million) at Tommy Bahama, its top revenue-generating brand.
Its Johnny Was brand also saw a drop, although both Lilly Pulitzer and the company's collection of emerging brands posted year-over-year gains.Advertisement ExpandNYSE: OXMOxford IndustriesToday's Change(-21.24%) $-8.59Current Price$31.86Key Data PointsMarket Cap$1BDay's Range$30.57 - $34.9052wk Range$30.57 - $89.86Volume2.6MAvg Vol439KGross Margin61.57%Dividend Yield6.77% Guiding for less While that trailing performance wasn't awful, it probably didn't deserve that aggressive investor sell-off on Thursday. What was more of a concern to investors was the future, and that's where Oxford really fell short. Management reduced its guidance for the entirety of 2025, cutting its net sales projection to $1.47 billion to $1.49 billion; previously, it forecast around $1.52 billion for the metric. It also took the chop to per-share, non-GAAP (adjusted) profitability, which is now expected to land between $2.20 and $2.40. The preceding guidance was well higher at $2.80 to $3.20. Again, none of this is a flashing red light to abandon Oxford shares, in my view. At the same time, I don't see anything with this company that would compel me to buy the stock.About the AuthorEric Volkman is a contributing Motley Fool finance and stock market analyst. Previously, Eric was an equities analyst at European investment bank Raiffeisen Capital and Investment. He’s also been a freelance finance writer since 1995. He studied at Susquehanna University.TMFVolkmanRead NextSep 11, 2025 •By Anders BylundWhy Oxford Industries Stock Jumped 23% TodayMar 24, 2023 •By Jeremy BowmanWhy Oxford Industries Stock Was Falling TodayDec 16, 2022 •By Michael Byrne3 Luxury Stocks That Long-Term Investors Should LoveDec 15, 2022 •By Michael ByrneKick Your Feet Up with Shares of This Luxury Apparel StockDec 8, 2021 •By Motley Fool TranscribersOxford Industries, inc (OXM) Q3 2021 Earnings Call TranscriptJun 10, 2021 •By Travis HoiumWhy Oxford Industries Shares Popped 16.7% Today