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
Jan 202393
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.