American Eagle Outfitters (FRA:AFG) Debt-to-Equity : 0.68 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is American Eagle Outfitters Debt-to-Equity?

American Eagle Outfitters's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €261 Mil. American Eagle Outfitters's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €827 Mil. American Eagle Outfitters's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was €1,594 Mil. American Eagle Outfitters's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.68.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

The historical rank and industry rank for American Eagle Outfitters's Debt-to-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:AFG' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.68 Med: 1.27 Max: 1.66
Current: 0.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of American Eagle Outfitters was 1.66. The lowest was 0.68. And the median was 1.27.

FRA:AFG's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
52.84% of 1003 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs FRA:AFG: 0.68

American Eagle Outfitters Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Eagle Outfitters's Debt-to-Equity can be seen below:

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American Eagle Outfitters Debt-to-Equity Chart

American Eagle Outfitters Annual Data

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Jan24

Debt-to-Equity

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1.28

1.66

1.27

0.86

0.68

American Eagle Outfitters Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Debt-to-Equity	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.86	0.83	0.77	0.70	0.68

Competitive Comparison of American Eagle Outfitters's Debt-to-Equity

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, American Eagle Outfitters's Debt-to-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-Equity data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

American Eagle Outfitters's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, American Eagle Outfitters's Debt-to-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Eagle Outfitters's Debt-to-Equity falls into.

American Eagle Outfitters Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

American Eagle Outfitters's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(261.178	+	827.23)	/	1594.345
	=	0.68

American Eagle Outfitters's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Debt to Equity	=	Total Debt			/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Total Stockholders Equity
	=	(261.178	+	827.23)	/	1594.345
	=	0.68

American Eagle Outfitters (FRA:AFG) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.

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American Eagle Outfitters (FRA:AFG) Business Description

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Address

77 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15203-2329

Website

https://www.aeo-inc.com

American Eagle Outfitters Inc is an apparel and accessory retailer with company stores in U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Hong Kong. The Company leases all store premises, regional distribution facilities, some of its office space, and certain information technology and office equipment. American Eagle also has an online business that ships worldwide. It operates in two segments: American Eagle and Aerie. The majority of its revenue comes from its primary brand, American Eagle, which offers an assortment of specialty apparel and accessories for women and men. Geographically, it generates the vast majority of its revenue from the United States.