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AEO

Valuation84/ 100
Cash flow & growth72/ 100
Upside potential72/ 100
Risk potential20/ 100

AEO's valuation is historically cheap, fundamentals provide solid support and the outlook sends mixed signals.

Score change since last week

The score rose 4 points, mainly due to valuation and price changes. Price rose 3.1%, from $16.87 to $17.39.

Valuation and price changes added 4.4 points. The comparison uses the same available inputs on both dates. Displayed changes are rounded to whole points.

Valuation

Historical cheapness: current PE is 7.7× versus the full-history median of 14.1× shown in the valuation table, producing 83/100. Positive weekly observations receive equal weight; lower past EPS alone does not disqualify them.

Outlook-adjusted valuation: 84.1/100. The model applies a 15.7% earnings-growth assumption and a 10% annual return hurdle, with positive credit limited by evidence coverage and confidence.

Forward price scenarios use recent PE history separately. Recent history has a separately weighted median of 14.4× (18-month half-life). The favorable scenario uses 9.6× PE and $2.4 projected EPS, informed by growth, margins and earnings-quality checks. This is a model scenario, not an analyst target. A return to the full-history median is not assumed.

Cash flow & growth

Business trends are strong. Over the past year: revenue +8.2%, earnings +88.5%, operating margin +3.6 percentage points. Free cash flow is 3% of revenue. The business score is 72/100. Growth, margins and cash generation drive the score. Missing or older data receives less weight.

Favorable scenario

Stronger earnings and valuation could support a higher share price.

Our favorable case uses $2.45 of EPS and a 9.6× PE, suggesting a share price of about $23.58 — 57% above today’s price. Valuation history and outlook inform the PE.

This is a scenario based on our model, not a forecast or probability.

Downside scenario

Weaker than expected earnings could put pressure on the share price.

Our downside case uses $1.68 of EPS and a 7.2× PE, suggesting a share price of about $12.03 — 20% below today’s price. Valuation history and outlook inform the PE.

This is a scenario based on our model, not a forecast or probability.

AEO vs Historical averages

MetricCurrentAverageRelative
PE7.7x14x47% lower
PE percentile185064% lower
EPS$1.96$0.97102% higher
FCF$168.5M$182.1M8% lower
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AEO’s fundamentals are mixed relative to their historical averages, while its earnings multiple is lower.

AEO Forward outlook

MetricOutlook
Forward valuationImproving
Forward earningsGrowth
Forward revenueStable
Forward profitabilityStable
Analyst coverageModerate
Estimate dispersionModerate

AEO’s outlook is mixed.

AEO PE Valuation

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This table applies AEO's historical price-to-earnings (PE) landmarks to current earnings. The implied prices are valuation scenarios, not price forecasts or targets.

AEO Earnings Per Share

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This chart tracks AEO's trailing twelve-month diluted earnings per share, calculated from four consecutive reported quarters to reduce seasonal noise.

AEO Quarterly Revenue

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AEO Free Cash Flow

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AEO Total Shares

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This chart tracks changes in AEO's diluted share count. A rising count can dilute existing owners, while a falling count often reflects share repurchases.

AEO Net Leverage

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Quarterly Net Leverage uses the last 12 months of EBITDA. A falling multiple generally indicates less debt relative to earnings capacity. Negative values mean net cash; missing data or nonpositive LTM EBITDA are N/A. The table shows each period’s Net Leverage and status.

AEO PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector

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This chart compares AEO's price-to-earnings (PE) ratio with the Consumer Cyclical sector average. A discount or premium can reflect differences in expected growth, profitability, or risk.

AEO Weekly Price

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This chart uses AEO's weekly closing prices to show the longer-term trend. The lower panes show weekly RSI and Stochastic momentum.

AEO Weekly Moving Averages

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This chart compares AEO's 8, 20, 50, 100, and 200-week moving averages from 2020 onward. Shorter averages react faster to price changes, while longer averages show the broader trend.

AEO Yearly ROI

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Each line starts at 0% using the year’s first dependable weekly close and tracks the return through December, or through the latest available week for the current year.