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AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC AEO

NYSE · stock · Retail-Family Clothing Stores · website · IPO 1994-04-13 · LEI

AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.0B
P / E15.6×
P / S0.5×
P / B1.8×
P / FCF15.3×
Dividend yield2.85%
Net margin3.5%
Return on equity11.3%
FCF margin3.5%
Net cash$238.9M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.5×
Enterprise value USD$2.8B
EV / EBITDA6.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV8.2%
Return on capital7.2%
Graham number -5.5%$15.35

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($15.35); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.90% 5.40% 6.50% 4.40% -5.60% 8.40% 2.50% 3.20% 6.20% 3.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
37.90% 36.10% 36.90% 35.30% 30.50% 39.80% 35.00% 38.50% 39.20% 36.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
9.20% 8.00% 8.40% 5.40% -7.20% 11.80% 5.00% 4.20% 8.00% 4.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
17.60% 16.40% 20.30% 15.30% -19.30% 29.50% 7.80% 9.80% 18.60% 11.30% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
183.8M 180.2M 178.0M 170.9M 166.5M 206.5M 205.2M 196.9M 196.4M 176.1M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
-$525.2M -$93.8M -$161.3M -$354.1M -$309.0M -$238.9M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
11.90% 11.20% 13.80% 5.70% -6.10% 11.10% 3.70% 4.80% 8.60% 4.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.70% 5.90% 6.60% 4.80% 2.00% 1.40% 2.90% 7.70% 4.80% 3.50% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.30× 0.24× 0.01× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$1.16 $1.13 $1.47 $1.12 -$1.26 $2.03 $0.64 $0.86 $1.68 $1.09 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC trades at about 14.9× earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.8×–27.6×, median 13.9×).

7.8× 27.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (7.8×–27.6×); dot = today's 14.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin36.5%39.2%38.5%35.0%39.8%30.5%35.3%36.9%36.1%37.9%
Operating margin4.1%8.0%4.2%5.0%11.8%-7.2%5.4%8.4%8.0%9.2%
Net margin3.5%6.2%3.2%2.5%8.4%-5.6%4.4%6.5%5.4%5.9%
FCF margin3.5%4.8%7.7%2.9%1.4%2.0%4.8%6.6%5.9%5.7%
Return on assets4.8%8.6%4.8%3.7%11.1%-6.1%5.7%13.8%11.2%11.9%
Return on equity11.3%18.6%9.8%7.8%29.5%-19.3%15.3%20.3%16.4%17.6%
Debt / equity0.00×0.00×0.00×0.01×0.24×0.30×————
Current ratio1.511.531.611.431.661.771.391.932.001.83

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.