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) Price to free cash flow

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As of 5 November 2026, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) trades at a price to free cash flow of 9.9×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (January 2023) to 196× (April 2015); the current reading is higher than 22% of that period. That is below the Apparel Retail industry median of 11.8× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 12.9×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

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Annual newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2026 21.7× 77.24%
FY2025 12.3× 28.40%
FY2024 9.5× (52.53%)
FY2023 20.1× (63.43%)
FY2022 55.0× 8.87%
FY2021 50.5× 323.75%
FY2020 11.9× (14.43%)
FY2019 13.9× (2.18%)
FY2018 14.2× 6.00%
FY2017 13.4× (9.19%)

Quarterly newest first

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Jul 2026 8.4× (47.12%)
Apr 2026 15.8× (27.25%)
Jan 2026 21.7× 20.77%
Oct 2025 18.0× 47.89%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 196×
Ten-year median 14.0×
Current reading's percentile 22

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
REF Reformation Inc. compare n/m
CRI Carter's, Inc. compare 7.2×
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 8.3×
AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 9.9×
BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare 11.4×
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 12.3×
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 15.4×
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 25.4×
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 32.9×
Apparel Retail industry median 11.8×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 12.9×
Market median 14.1×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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