AEO vs TJX vs BOOT Stock Comparison

American Eagle Outfitters, Tjx Companies and Boot Barn Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TJX Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$143.70 +10.5% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$154.87B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.36B
Div. yield
0.01%
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tjx Companies leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tjx Companies 6, American Eagle Outfitters 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEOTJXBOOTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.25B $154.87B $3.39B TJX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.6x 25.5x — AEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 26.7x 13.3x AEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.2% +7.7% — AEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 9.7% — TJX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 44.6% — TJX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.3x — TJX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.01% 0.00% AEO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.5% +1.3% -42.0% AEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr +17.4%/yr +2.6%/yr TJX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 21.1% 47.5% TJX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 58/100 — AEO

Percentile Scorecard

AEOTJXBOOT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEOTJXBOOT
Valuation 85 #16 of 104 12 #92 of 104 –
Growth 79 #22 of 99 71 #29 of 99 –
Profitability 76 #25 of 99 94 #7 of 99 –
Financial Health 80 #23 of 113 63 #42 of 113 82 #21 of 113
Shareholder Returns 63 #28 of 73 50 #37 of 73 –
Overall 76 58 –
  • AEO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • TJX ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • BOOT ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEOTJXBOOTSPY
1 month +13.4%+10.5%-7.3% -0.8%
3 months +5.9%-8.1%-26.4% +3.5%
6 months +5.1%-8.8%-32.9% +7.0%
Year to date -28.7%-6.5%-35.3% +12.2%
1 year +13.5%+1.3%-42.0% +13.0%
3 years +8.2%+64.8%+64.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +2.7%+18.1%+18.0% +23.1%
5 years -21.8%+122.6%+13.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -4.8%+17.4%+2.6% +11.0%
10 years +10.2%+288.0%+938.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.0%+14.5%+26.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEOTJXBOOTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%21.1%47.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.9%21.3%47.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.180.081.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.260.06-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.7%-28.3%-60.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-14.7%-45.1% -1.8%
52-week high $28.19$168.41$207.98 $779.14
52-week low $14.52$125.99$112.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEOTJXBOOT
P/E now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 16.7x 26.1xmedian 16.7x —median 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.5x 2.5xmedian 0.5x —median 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 9.0x 16.8xmedian 9.0x —median 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 16.5x 26.9xmedian 16.5x —median 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 14.9xmedian 1.7x 2.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.72 1.58median 0.72 —median 0.72

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEOTJXBOOT
Revenue $5.75B $62.36B –
Gross profit $2.33B $19.96B –
Operating income $447.95M $7.92B –
Net income $330.75M $6.07B –
Free cash flow $343.50M $5.88B –
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $5.43 –
Cash & equivalents $147.95M $6.00B $141.04M
Total debt $55.00M $2.87B –
Shares (diluted) 170.18M 1.12B 30.73M
Enterprise value $2.64B $132.42B $2.89B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEOTJXBOOT
P/E 9.3x 26.1x –
P/FCF 9.2x 26.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 19.7x –
P/S 0.5x 2.5x –
P/B 1.8x 14.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 14.9x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.6x 16.8x –
EV/EBIT 6.8x 19.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.5x –
EV/FCF 8.9x 26.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.1x 19.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 1.58 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEOTJXBOOT
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.2% 7.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 6.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 12.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 11.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.2% 22.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 15.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 71.1% 22.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 15.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 72.4% 23.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 16.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.3% 35.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 9.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.5% 45.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 8.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEOTJXBOOT
Gross margin 40.5% 32.0% –
EBITDA margin 11.6% 14.8% –
Operating margin 7.8% 12.7% –
Pretax margin 7.6% 12.9% –
Net margin 5.9% 9.7% –
FCF margin 6.0% 9.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.4% 12.9% –
Return on equity 19.3% 57.6% –
Return on assets 7.9% 16.6% –
Return on invested capital 19.0% 44.6% –
Return on capital employed 13.4% 34.0% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEOTJXBOOT
Debt / assets 1.3% 7.7% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 58.8% 71.3% 46.2%
Equity / assets 41.2% 28.7% 53.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.6x 1.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.46 6.41 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEOTJXBOOT
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 2.2% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 2.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.5% 32.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.5% 33.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.0% 11.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 11.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEOTJXBOOT
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 26.7xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.11FY2026 $5.39FY2026 $8.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.7%FY2026 +14.0%FY2026 +16.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.9% +9.3% +12.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.01BFY2026 $61.59BFY2026 $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +3.5% +11.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEOTJXBOOT
Held by institutions 100.0% 91.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 344 2,752 458
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.9% +2.0% +1.6%
Institutions buying 164 1,398 255
Institutions selling 135 1,026 149
Buyers to sellers 1.21 1.36 1.71

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEOTJXBOOT
AEO 1.00 0.27 0.37
TJX 0.27 1.00 0.20
BOOT 0.37 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEO, TJX and BOOT?

Tjx Companies (TJX) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) $3.25B, Tjx Companies (TJX) $154.87B, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) $3.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEO, TJX and BOOT?

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 9.6x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 25.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) is cheapest (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 8.9x, Tjx Companies (TJX) 26.7x, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) +9.2%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +7.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tjx Companies (TJX) has the highest net margin (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 5.9%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Tjx Companies (TJX) leads (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 19.0%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) returned the most: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) +13.5%, Tjx Companies (TJX) +1.3%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) -42.0%. Over five years, Tjx Companies (TJX) compounded fastest (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) -4.8%/yr, Tjx Companies (TJX) +17.4%/yr, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) +2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has the highest dividend yield: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 0.03%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 0.01%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 0.00%. Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tjx Companies (TJX) has been the steadiest (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 52.4%, Tjx Companies (TJX) 21.1%, Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEO, TJX and BOOT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tjx Companies (TJX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.