AEO PEER ANALYSIS

American Eagle Outfitters Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Apparel Retail

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

AEOIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	AEO	PMV	MAVI	ATZ	NXT	Ind. Median
P/E	10.12	7.15●	15.50	49.04	20.13	15.50
P/B	1.72●	2.26	1.99	13.76	10.76	1.96
EV/EBITDA	7.79	10.81	2.83●	25.89	12.16	10.77
P/S	0.51●	2.75	0.61	5.06	2.59	0.45

Financial Health
Metric	AEO	PMV	MAVI	ATZ	NXT	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.55	2.78●	1.59	1.43	1.76	1.51
Debt/Equity	114.0%	23.7%●	34.6%	73.2%	108.8%	91.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.99	-0.58●	-0.41	0.55	1.06	1.28

Profitability
Metric	AEO	PMV	MAVI	ATZ	NXT	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.0%	38.4%●	3.9%	10.3%	12.9%	3.8%
ROE	18.0%	35.8%	14.5%	31.1%	53.9%●	17.8%
ROA	7.1%	15.7%	7.4%	13.7%	18.2%●	5.8%
EBITDA Margin	10.6%	24.1%●	18.9%	20.0%	23.4%	10.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AEO	PMV	MAVI	ATZ	NXT	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	6.2%	5.3%	4.0%	35.2%●	12.8%	4.9%
NI Growth	42.5%	63.3%	-41.8%	83.8%●	20.7%	11.2%
Div. Yield	2.9%	6.5%●	3.6%	—	1.8%	2.3%
Payout	45.4%	9.9%	55.5%	—	32.2%	40.4%

Valuation
Metric	AEO	BKE	ANF	BOOT	CRI	URBN	Ind. Median
P/E	10.12	9.72	8.55●	21.45	16.21	13.30	15.50
P/B	1.72	4.69	3.15	3.67	1.55●	2.41	1.96
EV/EBITDA	7.79	7.02	5.64●	14.38	10.49	9.56	10.77
P/S	0.51	1.64	0.80	2.15	0.49●	0.99	0.45

Financial Health
Metric	AEO	BKE	ANF	BOOT	CRI	URBN	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.55	2.04	1.45	2.64	2.80●	1.48	1.51
Debt/Equity	114.0%	89.5%	96.4%	58.7%	128.8%	46.1%●	91.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	2.99	0.37●	0.78	1.66	3.51	1.07	1.28

Profitability
Metric	AEO	BKE	ANF	BOOT	CRI	URBN	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.0%	16.8%●	9.3%	10.0%	3.1%	7.5%	3.8%
ROE	18.0%	49.0%●	39.0%	18.4%	10.2%	18.7%	17.8%
ROA	7.1%	21.9%●	15.1%	9.6%	3.8%	10.2%	5.8%
EBITDA Margin	10.6%	24.6%●	16.4%	16.9%	7.0%	11.7%	10.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	AEO	BKE	ANF	BOOT	CRI	URBN	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	6.2%	7.1%	5.1%	17.9%●	4.9%	11.2%	4.9%
NI Growth	42.5%●	13.1%	-7.3%	24.8%	-44.4%	5.2%	11.2%
Div. Yield	2.9%	3.3%●	—	—	2.4%	—	2.3%
Payout	45.4%	101.7%	—	—	40.4%	—	40.4%

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