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American Eagle Outfitters

NYQ:AEO · US02553E1064
Specialty RetailLarge

360

52
EV / EBIT53
Price / Owner Earnings60
Owner Earnings Yield65
Dividend Yield95
Price/Sales54
EV / Gross Profit43
Price/Book55
Return on Capital59
Cash Return on Capital60
Return on Equity65
EBIT Margin53
Gross Profitability43
Cash Conversion40
Accruals22
Owner Earnings Margin59
Sales growth61
Profit Growth60
Long-Term EPS Growth34
Owner Earnings Growth79
Reinvestment32
Price momentum89
Debt load56
Refinancing65
Debt Payback31
Liquidity88
Analyst ratings7
Opinion Changes59
Price Target Upside30
Market mood65
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

American Eagle Outfitters generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySpecialty Retail
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Employees12,561
Websiteae.com
ISINUS02553E1064
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Green Consumer GoodsLifestyleFast-Moving Consumer GoodsE-CommerceFashionRetail

Description

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) is a major global specialty retailer with a portfolio of beloved apparel brands. The company operates and licenses various retail stores worldwide and is online at www.ae.com and www.aerie.com in the U.S. and in…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 13.1×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 1% a year, against analyst forecasts of 3%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
98
2023202420252026

All-time high

100

May 2025

All-time low

82

Mar 2026

Average rank

95

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
54
48
41
42
Price/Earnings
65
86
54
47
Price/Book
55
56
50
48
Dividend Yield
95
96
84
84
Value (overall)
89
97
87
67

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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