American Eagle Outfitters vs Buckle
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I put American Eagle Outfitters and Buckle side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- American Eagle Outfitters is the larger business, with $5.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.3B for Buckle, about 4.3 times as much.
- Buckle grew revenue faster (6.6%, against 4.1%).
- Buckle kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (20.1% operating margin, against 4.1%).
- Buckle turned more of its sales into free cash flow (15.9% FCF margin, against 3.5%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Buckle’s earnings: a P/E of 10.7x against 9.6x for American Eagle Outfitters.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 8 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
2/8
5-year growthShare count change
Buckle
BKE
6/8
Revenue growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on equity
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AEO FY25 | BKE FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $3.2B | $2.4B |
| Revenue | $5.5B | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow | $195M | $206M |
| Net income | $192M | $210M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 5-year growth | 8.1% | 7.6% |
| Share count change | −10.3% | 0.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.5% | 49.0% |
| Operating margin | 4.1% | 20.1% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 16.2% |
| FCF margin | 3.5% | 15.9% |
| Return on capital | 11.5% | — |
| Return on equity | 11.1% | 49.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$197M | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.4x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $142M | $225M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 9.6x | 10.7x |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | — |
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.