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How American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. stacks up
AEO · against 324 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Valuation
90/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #22 of 325 · scores higher than 93% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score25 peers with a valuation score of 90–100, including AEO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 90?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield, free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 65% of peers. EBITDA yield: 21.7% vs peer median 8.8%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 70% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 10.5% vs peer median 6.1%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 86% of peers. Earnings yield: 10.1% vs peer median 4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 325 reported | 10.0% | 5.5% | 88% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 332 reported | 11.3% | 9.4% | 64% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 132 reported | 10.5% | 6.0% | 78% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 328 reported | 53.8% | 44.4% | 58% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around AEO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.6B GBP (≈$3.4B) | 99 | 61 | |
| 1 | 6.2B USD | 99 | 69 | |
| 3 | 248.4B JPY (≈$1.7B) | 98 | 73 | |
| 4 | 25.5B HKD (≈$3.3B) | 97 | 83 | |
| 4 | 6.2B USD | 97 | 60 | |
| 18 | 2.9B USD | 92 | 60 | |
| 20 | 598.9B JPY (≈$4.1B) | 91 | 67 | |
| 20 | 4.6B USD | 91 | 56 | |
| 22 | 50.6B HKD (≈$6.5B) | 90 | 84 | |
| 22 | 3.3B USD | 90 | 73 | |
| 22 | 2.7B USD | 90 | 53 | |
| 22 | 3.7B EUR (≈$4.1B) | 90 | 53 | |
| 26 | 26.4B HKD (≈$3.4B) | 89 | 64 | |
| 26 | 4.5B GBP (≈$5.8B) | 89 | 56 |
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