American Eagle Outfitters vs Buckle
AEO and BKE 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 BKE compare
American Eagle Outfitters is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Buckle ($3.6B against $2.2B).
On earnings, Buckle is cheaper: it trades at 10.0× trailing earnings, against 11.1× for American Eagle Outfitters.
American Eagle Outfitters grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.2% versus 6.2% for Buckle).
Buckle keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.6% compared with 5.9% at American Eagle Outfitters.
Both pay dividends: American Eagle Outfitters yields 2.3% and Buckle 10.1%.
American Eagle Outfitters scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 17 for Buckle), 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 | BKE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.6B | $2.2B |
| Share price | $21.71 | $43.60 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.9% | −22.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −19.4% | −13.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.17 | 0.88 |
| Employees | 45K | 8,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 19 (better) | 17 |
| Valuation score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 11.1× | 10.0× (better) |
| P/S | 0.6× (better) | 1.7× |
| P/B | 2.1× (better) | 4.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.4× (better) | 7.1× |
| P/FCF | 10.6× (better) | 11.7× |
| PEG | 0.57 | – |
| FCF yield | 9.4% (better) | 8.5% |
| Fair value | $24.82 | $43.43 |
| Margin of safety | 12.5% (better) | −0.38% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.2% (better) | 6.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.1% (better) | 7.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 70.9% (better) | 9.6% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 86.7% (better) | 8.5% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 9.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.5% | 49.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 20.8% (better) |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 16.6% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.0% | 14.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | 20.4% | 45.8% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 20.5% | 117% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.03 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.14 | – |
| Current ratio | 1.59 | 2.08 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.57 | 4.88 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% | 10.1% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 25.0% | 102% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 29.5% (better) | 11.1% |
| Buyback yield | 2.2% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 4.5% | 10.1% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 100% | 61.1% |
| Held by insiders | 9.0% | 7.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$39.2M | −$7.1M (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.4% | 7.5% |
Go deeper
- AEO stock overview
- AEO income statement
- AEO valuation and score
- BKE stock overview
- BKE income statement
- BKE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.