What statement can be made about $A^{-T}A$?

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Given a matrix $A$ and the transpose of its inverse, $A^{-T}$, are there any useful properties of their product $A^{-T}A$? The only thing that came to my mind was

$$\det(A^{-T}A) = \underbrace{\det(A^{-T})}_{=(\det A)^{-1}}\det A = 1$$

Are there any other statements that can be made about e.g. the trace or eigenvalues of this product? What about their commutator $[A^{-T},A]$?