AEO vs VSXY vs ANF Stock Comparison

American Eagle Outfitters, Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie & Fitch Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co.
$92.29 +11.3% 1M +164.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.56B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.91B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Co /De/
$165.34 +22.0% 1M +123.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.09B
P/E
13.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.34B
Div. yield
–
Apparel Retail Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Victoria's Secret leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Victoria's Secret 5, American Eagle Outfitters 3, Abercrombie & Fitch 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEOVSXYANFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.22B $7.56B $7.09B VSXY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.6x 20.0x 13.2x AEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 18.9x 12.4x AEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.2% +10.3% +4.7% VSXY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% 5.5% 10.0% ANF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 19.0% 48.2% — VSXY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.7x — VSXY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.1% +164.7% +123.7% VSXY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.3%/yr +12.6%/yr +33.5%/yr ANF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.4% 70.5% 66.7% AEO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 70/100 85/100 ANF

Percentile Scorecard

AEOVSXYANF

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

AxisAEOVSXYANF
Valuation 85 #16 of 104 52 #50 of 104 71 #31 of 104
Growth 79 #22 of 99 95 #6 of 99 78 #23 of 99
Profitability 74 #26 of 98 85 #16 of 98 98 #3 of 98
Financial Health 80 #23 of 112 76 #28 of 112 83 #20 of 112
Shareholder Returns 61 #29 of 72 42 #42 of 72 94 #5 of 72
Overall 76 70 85
  • AEO ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • VSXY ranked among 115 companies in Retail
  • ANF ranked among 115 companies in Retail

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAEOVSXYANFSPY
1 month +17.1%+11.3%+22.0% -0.2%
3 months +7.1%+3.4%+60.3% +3.9%
6 months +11.9%+78.4%+94.0% +8.2%
Year to date -26.3%+70.4%+31.4% +12.9%
1 year +15.1%+164.7%+123.7% +12.3%
3 years +11.7%+398.3%+181.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.8%+70.9%+41.2% +23.3%
5 years -19.7%+80.7%+323.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.3%+12.6%+33.5% +10.9%
10 years +14.8%—+996.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +1.4%—+27.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAEOVSXYANFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.4%70.5%66.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.9%58.2%53.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.191.241.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.292.331.85 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.7%-77.3%-69.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.1%-7.7%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $28.19$99.97$165.34 $779.14
52-week low $14.52$33.79$65.61 $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.

MultipleAEOVSXYANF
P/E now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 16.7x 19.5xmedian 16.7x 13.5xmedian 16.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.5x 1.1xmedian 0.5x 1.3xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 9.0x 9.0xmedian 9.0x 7.0xmedian 9.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 16.5x 13.3xmedian 16.5x 12.4xmedian 16.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.7x 7.0xmedian 1.7x 5.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 0.72 0.94median 0.72 0.17median 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 monthsAEOVSXYANF
Revenue $5.75B $6.91B $5.34B
Gross profit $2.33B $2.74B $3.40B
Operating income $447.95M $543.00M $732.45M
Net income $330.75M $420.00M $543.53M
Free cash flow $343.50M $554.00M $566.46M
EPS (diluted) $1.98 $4.50 $12.17
Cash & equivalents $147.95M $522.00M $627.72M
Total debt $55.00M $4.00M –
Shares (diluted) 170.18M 84.00M 44.05M
Enterprise value $2.62B $6.07B $4.41B

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
MetricAEOVSXYANF
P/E 9.6x 19.5x 13.5x
P/FCF 9.5x 13.3x 12.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 9.7x 8.6x
P/S 0.6x 1.1x 1.3x
P/B 1.8x 7.0x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 9.2x 5.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x 9.0x 7.0x
EV/EBIT 7.1x 12.6x 8.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 1.0x 1.2x
EV/FCF 9.2x 12.4x 11.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.3x 9.1x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.94 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEOVSXYANF
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.2% 10.3% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 3.8% 11.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.7% 20.3% 6.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 7.7% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.2% 92.6% -1.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 16.8% 47.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 71.1% 159.3% -0.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 28.1% 65.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 72.4% 144.4% 9.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.1% 20.7% 78.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 46.3% 75.5% 45.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -3.0% 17.4% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 126.5% 128.9% 64.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 36.3% 26.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEOVSXYANF
Gross margin 40.5% 39.6% 63.7%
EBITDA margin 11.6% 11.0% 17.1%
Operating margin 7.8% 7.9% 13.7%
Pretax margin 7.6% 7.1% 14.2%
Net margin 5.9% 5.5% 10.0%
FCF margin 6.0% 8.0% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 10.4% 11.0% 15.3%
Return on equity 19.3% 43.7% 39.9%
Return on assets 7.9% 8.3% 15.4%
Return on invested capital 19.0% 48.2% –
Return on capital employed 13.4% 15.4% 30.2%
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.4x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.8% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEOVSXYANF
Debt / assets 1.3% 0.1% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -0.7x –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 58.8% 79.6% 61.9%
Equity / assets 41.2% 20.4% 38.1%
Interest coverage – 8.4x 348.0x
Current ratio 1.6x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 3.48 3.06 5.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEOVSXYANF
Dividend yield 2.7% – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 1.3% 6.9%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 1.3% 6.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -7.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 28.9% – –

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.

ConsensusAEOVSXYANF
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.11FY2026 $4.88FY2026 $13.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.7%FY2026 +62.7%FY2026 +35.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -10.9% +11.1% -8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.01BFY2026 $7.42BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +4.8% +9.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEOVSXYANF
Held by institutions 100.0% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 344 – 416
Change in shares held, QoQ +13.9% – +5.2%
Institutions buying 164 – 227
Institutions selling 135 – 135
Buyers to sellers 1.21 – 1.68

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.

AEOVSXYANF
AEO 1.00 0.37 0.48
VSXY 0.37 1.00 0.28
ANF 0.48 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEO, VSXY and ANF?

Victoria's Secret (VSXY) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) $3.22B, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) $7.56B, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) $7.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEO, VSXY and ANF?

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 9.6x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 20.0x, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 13.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) is cheapest (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 9.2x, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 18.9x, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Victoria's Secret (VSXY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) +9.2%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +10.3%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) has the highest net margin (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 5.9%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 5.5%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) leads (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 19.0%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 48.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Victoria's Secret (VSXY) returned the most: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) +15.1%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +164.7%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +123.7%. Over five years, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) compounded fastest (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) -4.3%/yr, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) +12.6%/yr, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) +33.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 0.03%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 0.00%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 0.00%. Victoria's Secret (VSXY) and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has been the steadiest (American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) 52.4%, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) 70.5%, Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) 66.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEO, VSXY and ANF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Victoria's Secret (VSXY) leads on 5. 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.