AEO vs ROST
American Eagle Outfitters Inc. and Ross Stores, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AEO | ROST |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.5B | $22.8B |
| Net income | $192.0M | $2.1B |
| Gross margin | 36.5% | 27.7% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 9.4% |
| Return on equity | 11.1% | 36.7% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.09 | $6.61 |
| Dividend / share | $0.50 | $1.62 |
| Payout ratio | 44.4% | 24.6% |
| Free cash flow | $195.4M | $2.2B |
| Equity | $1.7B | $6.2B |
| Net debt / equity | −0.14× | −0.50× |
| Current ratio | 1.51× | 1.58× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 8.1% | 12.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | — | 90.6% |
ROST bills 4.1× the revenue of AEO, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (9.4% against 3.5%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AEO | ROST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $5.5B | $22.8B |
| FY2024 | $5.3B | $21.1B |
| FY2023 | $5.3B | $20.4B |
| FY2022 | $5.0B | $18.7B |
| FY2021 | $5.0B | $18.9B |
| FY2020 | $3.8B | $12.5B |
| FY2019 | $4.3B | $16.0B |
| FY2018 | $4.0B | $15.0B |
| FY2017 | $3.8B | $14.1B |
| FY2016 | $3.6B | $12.9B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AEO | ROST |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $192.0M | $2.1B |
| FY2024 | $329.4M | $2.1B |
| FY2023 | $170.0M | $1.9B |
| FY2022 | $125.1M | $1.5B |
| FY2021 | $419.6M | $1.7B |
| FY2020 | $-209.3M | $85.4M |
| FY2019 | $191.3M | $1.7B |
| FY2018 | $261.9M | $1.6B |
| FY2017 | $204.2M | $1.4B |
| FY2016 | $212.4M | $1.1B |
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