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How American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. stacks up
AEO · against 332 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
79/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #80 of 333 · scores higher than 75% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score54 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including AEO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 79?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and return on assets, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 7.8% vs peer median 6.4%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 85% of peers. Return on assets: 7.7% vs peer median 3.3%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 86% of peers. Return on invested capital: 21.2% vs peer median 7.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = AEO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | AEO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 316 reported | 21.2% | 9.7% | 86% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 333 reported | 7.8% | 8.8% | 43% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 314 reported | 7.7% | 4.4% | 81% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 301 reported | 20.0% | 11.7% | 76% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 336 reported | 37.4% | 30.5% | 58% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AEO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 358.0B INR (≈$4.3B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 2 | 106.7B TWD (≈$3.3B) | 99 | 71 | |
| 2 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 2 | 2.4B USD | 99 | 65 | |
| 2 | 6.5B USD | 99 | 62 | |
| 77 | 514.3B JPY (≈$3.5B) | 80 | 80 | |
| 77 | 12.9B SAR (≈$3.5B) | 80 | 62 | |
| 77 | 23.9B CNY (≈$3.3B) | 80 | 70 | |
| 80 | 25.5B HKD (≈$3.3B) | 79 | 83 | |
| 80 | 3.3B USD | 79 | 73 | |
| 80 | 3.7B USD | 79 | 66 | |
| 80 | 423.5B INR (≈$5.1B) | 79 | 55 | |
| 80 | 4.0B EUR (≈$4.4B) | 79 | 55 | |
| 85 | 570.7B JPY (≈$3.9B) | 78 | 55 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score