American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

AEO Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $5.5 billion, up 4.10% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+7.53%
EPS
+77.8%
Free cash flow
+367.3%
Total debt
−50.0%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

20.40 0.96 −4.49%
Market cap
$3.4B
P/E
10.2×
Fwd P/E
8.6×
Dividend yield
2.45%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
3.63
Beneish M
−2.72
Dividend safety
73/100

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) EV/EBITDA

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As of 5 November 2026, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) trades at a EV/EBITDA of 5.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (April 2021) to 289× (June 2020); the current reading is higher than 30% of that period. That is below the Apparel Retail industry median of 8.2× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 9.8×.

EV/EBITDA, daily

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Annual newest first

Period EV/EBITDA Change
FY2026 9.4× 65.30%
FY2025 5.7× (40.14%)
FY2024 9.5× 64.54%
FY2023 5.8× 17.51%
FY2022 4.9× —
FY2021 0.0× —
FY2020 8.0× 23.41%
FY2019 6.5× 10.12%
FY2018 5.9× 22.40%
FY2017 4.8× (11.71%)

Quarterly newest first

Period EV/EBITDA Change
Jul 2026 4.2× (19.99%)
Apr 2026 5.2× (44.78%)
Jan 2026 9.4× 60.06%
Oct 2025 5.9× 49.67%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 289×
Ten-year median 6.1×
Current reading's percentile 30

EV/EBITDA against peers

Company EV/EBITDA
REF Reformation Inc. compare n/m
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 3.5×
CRI Carter's, Inc. compare 4.6×
AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 5.0×
BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare 6.1×
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 7.4×
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 8.2×
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 10.3×
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 11.8×
Apparel Retail industry median 8.2×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 9.8×
Market median 10.9×

What EV/EBITDA is

Enterprise Value over EBITDA tells an investor how the market values a whole company, with debt added and cash taken off, against its operating earnings.

((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ EBITDA (TTM)

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