American Eagle Outfitters vs Abercrombie & Fitch
AEO and ANF 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 ANF compare
Abercrombie & Fitch is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as American Eagle Outfitters ($6.3B against $3.6B).
On earnings, American Eagle Outfitters is cheaper: it trades at 11.1× trailing earnings, against 12.7× for Abercrombie & Fitch.
American Eagle Outfitters grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.2% versus 4.7% for Abercrombie & Fitch).
Abercrombie & Fitch keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.0% compared with 5.9% at American Eagle Outfitters.
American Eagle Outfitters pays a dividend yielding 2.3%; Abercrombie & Fitch does not pay one.
American Eagle Outfitters scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 14 for Abercrombie & Fitch), 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 | ANF |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $6.3B |
| Share price | $21.71 | $148.88 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.9% | 109% |
| Change, 5 years | −19.4% | 229% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.17 | 1.30 |
| Employees | 45K | 43K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 14 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.1× (better) | 12.7× |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 1.2× |
| P/B | 2.1× (better) | 4.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.4× (better) | 6.3× |
| P/FCF | 10.6× (better) | 11.2× |
| PEG | 0.57 | 0.03 (better) |
| FCF yield | 9.4% (better) | 9.0% |
| Fair value | $24.82 | $136.25 |
| Margin of safety | 12.5% (better) | −9.3% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.2% (better) | 4.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% | 11.0% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 70.9% (better) | −0.93% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 86.7% (better) | 10.5% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.5% | 63.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 13.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 10.0% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.0% | 10.6% (better) |
| Return on equity | 20.4% | 40.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 20.5% | 74.8% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.14 | – |
| Current ratio | 1.59 (better) | 1.41 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.57 | 5.55 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | – |
| Payout ratio | 25.0% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 29.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.2% | 7.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 4.5% | 7.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 113% |
| Held by insiders | 9.0% | 2.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$39.2M (better) | −$50.3M |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.4% | 11.4% |
Go deeper
- AEO stock overview
- AEO income statement
- AEO valuation and score
- ANF stock overview
- ANF income statement
- ANF valuation and score
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