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VSXY vs AEO // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Victorias Secret & Co. (NYSE) VS. American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VSXY 4
— AEO 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: AEO
LAST: $98.55 (+2.00%) • MKT CAP: $7.71B
fcf-yield
3.95%
LAST: $19.75 (+0.71%) • MKT CAP: $3.29B
fcf-yield
5.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VSXY VS. AEO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VSXY | AEO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 36.40% | 36.50% | -0.10 | AEO | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 16.40% | 12.30% | +4.10 | VSXY | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 19.4x | 7.0x | +12.40 | AEO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 3.95% | 5.80% | -1.85 | AEO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 4.10% | 4.10% | 0.00 | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.50% | 3.40% | -0.90 | AEO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.20% | 4.10% | +1.10 | VSXY | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.53% | -2.53 | AEO | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 2.87 | 3.65 | -0.78 | AEO | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | AEO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.0 | 62.3 | -3.30 | AEO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.94 | 0.93 | +0.01 | VSXY | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 45.7x | 16.8x | +28.90 | AEO | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $7.71B | $3.29B | $4.42B | VSXY | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VSXY REV | AEO REV | VSXY GROSS % | AEO GROSS % | VSXY FCF | AEO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.55B | $5.55B | 36.4% | 36.5% | $312.0M | $195.4M |
| FY 2024 | $6.23B | $5.33B | 36.7% | 39.2% | $247.0M | $254.3M |
| FY 2023 | $6.18B | $5.26B | — | — | $110.8M | $343.9M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VSXY // BETA 0.94
AEO // BETA 0.93