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American Eagle Outfitters (American Eagle Outfitters) Debt-to-Equity

: 0.68 (As of Jan. 2024)
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American Eagle Outfitters's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $285 Mil. American Eagle Outfitters's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $901 Mil. American Eagle Outfitters's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $1,737 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:

AEO' 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.

AEO's Debt-to-Equity is ranked worse than
52.89% of 1004 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.64 vs AEO: 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:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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American Eagle Outfitters Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Debt-to-Equity
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.86 0.83 0.77 0.70 0.68

Competitive Comparison

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 Debt-to-Equity Distribution

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

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

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


American Eagle Outfitters  (NYSE:AEO) 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 (American Eagle Outfitters) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
77 Hot Metal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15203-2329
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.
Executives
Jennifer M. Foyle officer: Global Brand President-aerie 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15203
Cary D Mcmillan director SARA LEE BRANDED APPAREL, 70 W MADISON STREET, CHICAGO IL 60602
Michael R Rempell officer: EVP, COO NY Design Center 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15203
David M. Sable director 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15203-2329
Noel Joseph Spiegel director RADIAN GROUP INC., 1601 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Andrew J. Mclean officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15203
Steven A Davis director 3776 SOUTH HIGH ST, COLUMBUS OH 43207
Marisa Baldwin officer: EVP - CHRO C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC., 933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD, MAHWAH NJ 07430
Charles F Kessler officer: EVP-Mdsing&Design Off-AEBrand 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Thomas R Ketteler director 2301 WEST LAFAYETTE, DETROIT MI 48216
Stacy Siegal officer: EVP and General Counsel 800 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, SUITE 100, WARRENDALE PA 15086
Keefer James H Jr officer: VP, Controller & CAO 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15203
Michael A. Mathias officer: EVP and CFO 77 HOT METAL STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15203
Deborah A Henretta director ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
Jay L Schottenstein director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board 1800 MOLER ROAD, COLUMBUS OH 43207