Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: AEO stock price vs MSI: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at MSI's multiple
Needs MSI P/E.
Implied fair value · at AEO's multiple
Needs AEO P/E.
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: AEO FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · MSI FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 65% equity / 35% debt · EV / Revenue 0.76x · EV / EBITDA 8.89x
Capital structure 89% equity / 11% debt · EV / Revenue 7.32x · EV / EBITDA 22.05x
MSI carries the larger enterprise value at $85.46B against $4.23B; AEO trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (0.76x vs 7.32x); AEO on the lower EV / EBITDA (8.89x vs 22.05x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
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Bear
$139.35
Base
$175.82
Bull
$225.01
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
0.92x
3.80x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
2.77x
2.06x
Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$238.92M
$1.17B
Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
$1.55B
$9.16B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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