American Eagle Outfitters vs Lands' End
AEO and LE side by side, both in family clothing stores. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How AEO and LE compare
American Eagle Outfitters is the larger company, worth 12 times as much as Lands' End ($3.3B against $281M).
On earnings, Lands' End is cheaper: it trades at 0.8× trailing earnings, against 10.0× for American Eagle Outfitters.
American Eagle Outfitters grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.2% versus 1.4% for Lands' End).
Lands' End keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 30.5% compared with 5.9% at American Eagle Outfitters.
American Eagle Outfitters pays a dividend yielding 2.5%; Lands' End does not pay one.
American Eagle Outfitters scores higher on the StockData Score (20 against 12 for Lands' End), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | AEO | LE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.3B | $281M |
| Share price | $19.61 | $9.51 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.5% | −40.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −26.2% | −65.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.18 | 1.43 |
| Employees | 45K | 3,900 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 20 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 | 3 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 10.0× | 0.8× (better) |
| P/S | 0.6× | 0.2× (better) |
| P/B | 1.9× | 0.6× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 4.8× (better) | 8.0× |
| P/FCF | 9.6× | – |
| PEG | 0.52 | – |
| FCF yield | 10.5% (better) | −26.1% |
| Fair value | $25.47 | $10.05 |
| Margin of safety | 23.0% (better) | 5.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.2% (better) | 1.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% (better) | −4.0% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 70.9% | 5763% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 86.7% | 6913% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −11.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.5% | 55.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 7.8% (better) | 0.58% |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 30.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.0% (better) | −6.4% |
| Return on equity | 20.4% | 97.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 20.5% (better) | 1.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.14 | −0.49 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.3× |
| Current ratio | 1.59 (better) | 1.58 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.49 (better) | 2.06 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | – |
| Payout ratio | 25.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 29.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.4% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.0% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 34.1% |
| Held by insiders | 9.0% | 56.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$39.1M (better) | −$60.5M |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.0% | 14.3% |
Go deeper
- AEO stock overview
- AEO income statement
- AEO valuation and score
- LE stock overview
- LE income statement
- LE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.