American Eagle Outfitters price to free cash flow AEO

Market value divided by free cash flow over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 8.7×
10-year median: 13.7×
Against its 10-year history: 14th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 5.5× to 84.7×
Peer median: 12.1×

American Eagle Outfitters' price to free cash flow is 8.7× as of Oct 23, 2026.

That is below its ten-year median of 13.7×, lower than on 86% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 5.5× in Apr 2020 to 84.7× in Apr 2021.

The median for 10 apparel retail stocks of a similar size is 12.1×.

Price to free cash flow over time

median 13.7×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	8.7×	7.3×	29.0×
2025	28.5×	7.2×	30.1×
2024	16.4×	6.7×	18.0×
2023	7.2×	5.7×	18.3×
2022	32.2×	17.7×	47.0×
2021	25.6×	19.2×	84.7×
2020	45.2×	5.5×	45.2×
2019	12.3×	10.2×	15.6×
2018	12.3×	10.9×	22.2×
2017	20.6×	9.7×	21.3×
2016	12.0×	11.9×	16.8×
2015	16.9×	16.1×	165×
2014	135×	20.2×	135×
2013	22.8×	8.5×	22.8×
2012	9.3×	9.3×	31.4×
2011	29.8×	6.9×	29.8×

Against its peers

Companies in Apparel - Retail nearest American Eagle Outfitters' size, closest first, today.

Company	Price to free cash flow
AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters	8.7×
BOOTBoot Barn	29.9×
BKEBuckle	12.5×
ANFAbercrombie & Fitch	11.7×
VSXYVictoria's Secret	13.1×
URBNUrban Outfitters	25.1×
GAPGAP	8.2×
GCOGenesco	5.4×
SHOEShoe Station	5.8×
CTRNCiti Trends	58.3×
DBIDesigner Brands	2.7×
Peer median	12.1×

What the price to free cash flow tells you

Market value divided by free cash flow: the cash left after running the business and paying for equipment. Cash is harder to manage than accounting earnings, so many investors trust this more than PE.

Lumpy: a big year of building factories drops cash flow and inflates the ratio without the business getting worse.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.