AEO · American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters Inc (AEO)
What's happening
- AEO is down 0.84% today, trading at $16.54. — Live quote
- Volume today (49,553) is well below its 3-month average of 4,918,940. (Finnhub fundamentals)
- Reports earnings on 2026-09-09 (after market close), 6 days away. (Finnhub earnings calendar)
- Last quarter's EPS beat estimates: $0.14 actual vs. $0.12 estimated (+14.8%). (Finnhub earnings history)
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the same sourced figures shown elsewhere on this page -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Key Statistics
Analyst Recommendations
Aggregate ratings for 2026-09-01 (22 analysts polled by Finnhub) — consensus count.
Performance Overview (Trailing returns vs S&P 500 benchmark)
Earnings Trends (Quarterly EPS Actual vs Estimate)
Valuation Measures & Ratios
Quarterly history (5 periods)
| Measure | May '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | May '25 | Nov '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $2.82B | $2.82B | $1.80B | $1.92B | $3.58B |
| P/E | 22.11 | 15.34 | 10.61 | 12.00 | 11.13 |
| Price/Sales | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.71 |
| Price/Book | 1.72 | 1.74 | 1.17 | 1.31 | 2.05 |
| EV/Revenue | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.68 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.42 | 6.38 | 4.22 | — | — |
| ROE | 7.76% | 11.33% | 11.01% | 10.88% | 18.42% |
| ROA | 3.13% | 4.39% | 4.19% | 4.25% | 8.61% |
Trailing-twelve-month ratios computed from SEC EDGAR quarterly figures and historical daily close prices (Alpaca). Diluted shares are derived from Net income ÷ EPS (diluted) for each quarter, not separately reported. Forward P/E and PEG aren't shown here — both need historical analyst-consensus estimates, which no free source provides; see the current-period figures above instead.
Glossary — what these abbreviations mean
- 1. TTM
- Trailing twelve months — the sum of the last four reported quarters, not a calendar year or the single latest quarter.
- 2. EPS
- Earnings per share — net income divided by diluted shares outstanding.
- 3. Beta
- A stock's historical volatility relative to the overall market. Above 1 means it has moved more than the market; below 1, less.
- 4. EV (Enterprise Value)
- Market cap plus total debt minus cash — roughly what it would cost to buy the whole company, debt included.
- 5. Forward P/E
- Price divided by analysts' estimated earnings for the next 12 months, instead of trailing actual earnings.
- 6. PEG Ratio
- P/E divided by expected earnings growth rate. A lower number can indicate a stock is cheap relative to how fast it's expected to grow.
- 7. Price / Book
- Share price divided by book value (assets minus liabilities) per share.
- 8. ROE
- Return on equity — net income divided by shareholders' equity, a measure of how efficiently a company turns equity into profit.
- 9. ROA
- Return on assets — net income divided by total assets, a measure of how efficiently a company turns assets into profit.
- 10. MRQ
- Most recent quarter — the single latest reported period, as opposed to TTM. The Financials section's "Quarterly" view below shows MRQ-style figures.
- 11. YoY
- Year over year — percent change versus the same period one year earlier, used for growth figures like those on Compare cards and the Screener.
Short Interest
Source: FINRA Rule 4560 consolidated short interest, settlement date 2026-08-14. Reported bi-monthly with a reporting lag — not real-time.
Quotes and the 1-day extended-hours chart: Yahoo Finance. Longer historical charts: Alpaca (IEX feed) — real-time but IEX-only volume (~2.5% of consolidated market volume). Fundamentals + earnings: Finnhub.
Price history
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Technical signal summary
Calculating from the latest year of daily price history…
Show Technical Analysis Breakdown ▾ 10 Indicators
Signals describe daily price patterns—not the company’s value and not a recommendation to buy or sell. Read several together; no single indicator predicts what happens next. “Overbought” and “oversold” are conditions, not promises of a reversal.
Indicators None active
Free IEX historical data only goes back to ~2021 — 5Y/Full show whatever's actually available, not a promise of that much history. Indicators are computed client-side from these same price bars; earnings markers ("E") come from Finnhub's free tier (~last 4 quarters + next upcoming) — older quarters aren't available. The move-highlight dots are a heuristic (|% change| vs rolling volatility) with a best-effort headline lookup, not a claim of causation.
Peer and sector context
Balanced evidence
A deterministic summary of sourced facts—not an AI verdict.
Potential strengths
- Revenue growth is 9.7% on the provider's reported measure. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Trailing 52-week price return is +22.3%. Finnhub market metrics ↗
Potential concerns
- Net profit margin is 5.0%. Finnhub fundamentals ↗
- Latest SEC filing is Form 4, filed 2026-08-05; review it for current changes and risks. SEC EDGAR ↗
Rule-based facts only; absence from either side is not evidence, and this is not a recommendation.
More on AEO
No accessible free API for these — links go to the source directly.
Financials
Fundamental trends
Visualized from the same SEC figures in the tables below.
Income statement
| Line item | May '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | May '25 | Nov '24 | Aug '24 | May '24 | Oct '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.20B | $1.36B | $1.28B | $1.09B | $1.29B | $1.29B | $1.14B | $1.30B |
| Gross profit | $456.2M | $551.9M | $500.0M | $322.4M | $526.6M | $498.9M | $464.2M | $543.8M |
| Operating income | $28.2M | $112.6M | $103.1M | -$85.2M | $106.1M | $101.1M | $77.8M | $125.4M |
| Net income | $23.5M | $91.3M | $77.6M | -$64.9M | $80.0M | $77.3M | $67.8M | $96.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.14 | $0.53 | $0.45 | $-0.36 | $0.41 | $0.39 | $0.34 | $0.49 |
| EPS (basic) | $0.14 | $0.54 | $0.45 | $-0.36 | $0.42 | $0.40 | $0.34 | $0.50 |
| Operating margin | $2 | $8 | $8 | -$8 | $8 | $8 | $7 | $10 |
| Net margin | $2 | $7 | $6 | -$6 | $6 | $6 | $6 | $7 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | May '26 | Jan '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | May '25 | Feb '25 | Nov '24 | Aug '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $4.08B | $4.01B | $4.19B | $4.06B | $3.77B | $3.83B | $3.74B | $3.54B |
| Stockholders' equity | $1.64B | $1.69B | $1.63B | $1.54B | $1.47B | $1.76B | $1.75B | $1.69B |
| Total current assets | $1.24B | $1.31B | $1.40B | $1.27B | $1.09B | $1.35B | $1.34B | $1.25B |
| Total current liabilities | $801.6M | $867.6M | $854.8M | $783.4M | $787.7M | $882.7M | $851.0M | $794.4M |
| Cash & equivalents | $103.3M | $238.9M | $112.8M | $126.8M | $87.9M | $309.0M | $160.2M | $191.8M |
| Marketable securities (current) | — | — | — | — | — | $50.0M | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | $200.8M | $258.6M | $245.3M | $237.4M | $228.6M | $262.4M | $214.1M | $231.8M |
| Inventory | $816.7M | $702.0M | $891.2M | $718.3M | $645.1M | $636.7M | $804.3M | $663.7M |
| Other current assets | $23.5M | $21.4M | $21.9M | $21.3M | $23.1M | $20.2M | $38.8M | $24.4M |
| Marketable securities (non-current) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | $794.9M | $785.6M | $797.2M | $773.9M | $765.6M | $751.3M | $746.0M | $722.2M |
| Goodwill | $225.3M | $225.3M | $225.2M | $225.2M | $225.2M | $225.1M | $225.2M | $225.2M |
| Intangible assets | $36.9M | $37.5M | $39.8M | $40.7M | $41.5M | $42.4M | $43.4M | $44.2M |
| Other non-current assets | $116.5M | $111.0M | $113.1M | $97.4M | $96.8M | $94.2M | $59.6M | $59.6M |
| Accounts payable | $203.8M | $251.8M | $305.3M | $247.6M | $248.0M | $280.7M | $283.5M | $259.7M |
| Other current liabilities | $107.9M | $96.9M | $73.9M | $76.9M | $75.3M | $74.8M | $95.6M | $78.2M |
| Long-term debt | $85.0M | — | $210.0M | $203.0M | $110.0M | — | — | — |
| Other non-current liabilities | $71.6M | $70.4M | $57.8M | $56.9M | $58.0M | $48.0M | $40.3M | $36.1M |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Retained earnings | $2.57B | $2.55B | $2.49B | $2.42B | $2.36B | $2.46B | $2.38B | $2.32B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | -$15.2M | -$15.6M | -$31.6M | -$34.6M | -$42.1M | -$56.4M | -$49.9M | -$39.3M |
Cash flow
| Line item | May '26 | Jan '26 | Nov '25 | Aug '25 | May '25 | Feb '25 | Nov '24 | Aug '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$65.2M | $415.9M | $67.1M | $27.8M | -$54.7M | $383.8M | $52.9M | $78.3M |
| Investing cash flow | -$61.9M | -$58.7M | -$69.8M | -$62.3M | -$11.8M | -$151.5M | -$60.7M | -$64.5M |
| Financing cash flow | -$8.6M | -$232.2M | -$11.9M | $71.4M | -$154.1M | -$83.9M | -$23.5M | -$120.3M |
| Free cash flow | -$126.6M | $357.3M | -$2.5M | -$43.1M | -$116.3M | $318.9M | -$7.8M | $17.5M |
| Capital expenditures | $61.4M | $58.6M | $69.7M | $71.0M | $61.6M | $64.9M | $60.7M | $60.7M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $51.5M | $54.7M | $55.0M | $58.9M | $53.5M | $57.0M | $53.8M | $54.7M |
| Share-based compensation | $22.1M | $18.9M | $6.1M | $6.5M | $20.6M | $19.0M | $6.0M | $6.8M |
| Deferred income taxes | -$2.5M | -$37.2M | $2.0M | $31.1M | -$8.7M | $20.0M | -$2.1M | -$1.0M |
| Change in accounts receivable | -$52.4M | $27.1M | $8.0M | $8.7M | -$33.8M | $43.7M | -$13.4M | $2.1M |
| Change in accounts payable | -$48.0M | -$55.7M | $59.2M | -$1.1M | -$32.7M | -$2.4M | $26.2M | $34.9M |
| Other investing activities | $461.0K | $128.0K | $179.0K | -$8.7M | $227.0K | $1.6M | $1.0K | $3.8M |
| Share repurchases | $53.5M | $25.6M | $0 | $0 | $31.3M | $60.0M | $0 | $96.0M |
| Debt issued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other financing activities | $793.0K | -$1.0M | $27.0K | $0 | -$1.8M | $21.0K | -$20.0K | -$1.3M |
Income statement
| Line item | Jan '26 | Feb '25 | Feb '24 | Jan '23 | Jan '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.55B | $5.33B | $5.26B | $4.99B | $5.01B |
| Gross profit | $2.03B | $2.09B | $2.02B | $1.75B | $1.99B |
| Operating income | $226.2M | $427.3M | $222.7M | $247.0M | $591.1M |
| Net income | $192.0M | $329.4M | $170.0M | $125.1M | $419.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.09 | $1.68 | $0.86 | $0.64 | $2.03 |
| EPS (basic) | $1.12 | $1.71 | $0.87 | $0.69 | $2.50 |
| Operating margin | $4 | $8 | $4 | $5 | $12 |
| Net margin | $3 | $6 | $3 | $3 | $8 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | Jan '26 | Feb '25 | Feb '24 | Jan '23 | Jan '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $4.01B | $3.83B | $3.56B | $3.42B | $3.79B |
| Stockholders' equity | $1.69B | $1.76B | $1.74B | $1.60B | $1.42B |
| Total current assets | $1.31B | $1.35B | $1.43B | $1.10B | $1.40B |
| Total current liabilities | $867.6M | $882.7M | $891.2M | $768.9M | $842.9M |
| Cash & equivalents | $238.9M | $309.0M | $354.1M | $170.2M | $434.8M |
| Marketable securities (current) | — | $50.0M | $100.0M | — | — |
| Accounts receivable | $258.6M | $262.4M | $247.9M | $242.4M | $286.7M |
| Inventory | $702.0M | $636.7M | $640.7M | $585.1M | $553.5M |
| Other current assets | $21.4M | $20.2M | $25.6M | — | — |
| Marketable securities (non-current) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Property, plant & equipment | $785.6M | $751.3M | $713.3M | $781.5M | $728.3M |
| Goodwill | $225.3M | $225.1M | $225.3M | $264.9M | $271.4M |
| Intangible assets | $37.5M | $42.4M | $46.1M | $94.5M | $102.7M |
| Other non-current assets | $111.0M | $94.2M | $52.5M | $56.2M | $50.1M |
| Accounts payable | $251.8M | $280.7M | $268.3M | $234.3M | $231.8M |
| Other current liabilities | $96.9M | $74.8M | $73.6M | $66.9M | $70.6M |
| Long-term debt | — | — | — | $8.9M | $341.0M |
| Other non-current liabilities | $70.4M | $48.0M | $28.9M | $22.7M | $24.6M |
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Retained earnings | $2.55B | $2.46B | $2.21B | $2.14B | $2.20B |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | -$15.6M | -$56.4M | -$16.4M | -$32.6M | -$40.8M |
Cash flow
| Line item | Jan '26 | Feb '25 | Feb '24 | Jan '23 | Jan '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $456.2M | $476.8M | $580.7M | $406.3M | $303.7M |
| Investing cash flow | -$202.7M | -$217.5M | -$287.4M | -$261.4M | -$594.6M |
| Financing cash flow | -$326.9M | -$301.9M | -$109.5M | -$407.9M | -$125.2M |
| Free cash flow | $195.4M | $254.3M | $406.3M | $145.9M | $69.8M |
| Capital expenditures | $260.8M | $222.5M | $174.4M | $260.4M | $233.8M |
| Depreciation & amortization | $222.2M | $220.5M | $235.2M | $212.5M | $171.2M |
| Share-based compensation | $39.4M | $39.6M | $51.1M | $39.0M | $38.2M |
| Deferred income taxes | -$12.8M | $9.7M | -$43.5M | $31.0M | -$12.8M |
| Change in accounts receivable | $9.9M | $15.6M | $5.8M | -$43.9M | $117.8M |
| Change in accounts payable | -$30.3M | $15.9M | $33.4M | $2.0M | -$36.2M |
| Other investing activities | -$8.1M | $10.0M | $13.0M | $997.0K | $2.6M |
| Share repurchases | $56.9M | $190.9M | $10.7M | $9.8M | — |
| Debt issued | — | — | $30.0M | — | — |
| Other financing activities | -$2.8M | -$4.6M | -$2.4M | $984.0K | -$299.0K |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (10-Q/10-K), as originally tagged by the company. Quarterly cash flow is reconstructed by de-cumulating fiscal-year-to-date figures (how cash flow is tagged in 10-Qs); other quarterly lines are reported directly.
Institutional holders
SEC Form 13F filers holding AEO as of the latest reported quarter. 13F only covers investment managers with $100M+ in assets — this is not a complete ownership picture, and does not include insiders (see Recent SEC filings below) or non-13F-eligible holders.
Source: Business Quant SEC Form 13F · report period 2026-06-30 · 31 filers
| Filer | Shares | Value | % Out | Qtr Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 26,664,659 | $458.6M | 15.89% | +6.6% | 2026-08-07 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 11,753,476 | $202.2M | 7.00% | +0.0% | 2026-06-30 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 10,253,248 | $176.4M | 6.11% | +10.7% | 2026-08-11 |
| State Street Corp | 6,859,537 | $118.0M | 4.09% | +3.2% | 2026-08-07 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 6,844,781 | $117.7M | 4.08% | +0.0% | 2026-06-30 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 6,615,074 | $113.8M | 3.94% | +46.5% | 2026-08-14 |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 6,382,147 | $109.8M | 3.80% | -5.7% | 2026-08-12 |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 5,861,572 | $100.8M | 3.49% | -7.5% | 2026-08-13 |
| UBS Group AG | 4,116,423 | $70.8M | 2.45% | +12.4% | 2026-08-13 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 4,051,158 | $69.7M | 2.41% | +4.5% | 2026-08-12 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 3,895,460 | $67.0M | 2.32% | +608.8% | 2026-08-14 |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | 2,755,960 | $47.4K | 1.64% | +139.3% | 2026-08-06 |
| Nykredit A/S | 2,675,749 | $46.0M | 1.59% | +0.0% | 2026-08-13 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | 2,609,502 | $43.6M | 1.55% | +0.8% | 2026-08-11 |
| Morgan Stanley | 2,276,560 | $39.2M | 1.36% | -6.2% | 2026-08-11 |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | 2,205,392 | $37.9M | 1.31% | -0.9% | 2026-08-04 |
| Woodline Partners LP | 1,961,468 | $33.7M | 1.17% | +61.1% | 2026-08-14 |
| Northern Trust Corp | 1,939,234 | $33.4M | 1.16% | +10.8% | 2026-08-12 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1,932,555 | $33.2M | 1.15% | -0.1% | 2026-08-14 |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | 1,932,555 | $33.2M | 1.15% | +0.0% | 2026-08-13 |
| Boston Partners | 1,811,818 | $31.0M | 1.08% | +0.0% | 2026-08-04 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1,697,338 | $29.2M | 1.01% | -67.4% | 2026-08-14 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1,606,814 | $27.6M | 0.96% | +1.3% | 2026-08-06 |
| FMR LLC | 1,575,529 | $27.1M | 0.94% | -7.2% | 2026-08-13 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 1,534,334 | $26.4M | 0.91% | -47.8% | 2026-08-14 |
Insider activity
Directors, officers, and 10%+ owners' reported transactions from SEC Form 4. A filing reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings · checked 25 most recent filings · covers 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-17
Recent transactions
- Insiders have net sold 11,563 shares over the last 182 days, across 0 purchases and 3 sales.
- Most recent: Sable David M. (Director) — Open market sale of 5,779 shares on 2026-07-17.
Deterministic template sentences filled in from the SEC Form 4 figures in the tables below -- not an AI-written summary, no live model call.
Insider purchases & sales, last 6 months
Counts only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) — grants, option exercises, tax withholding, and gifts are excluded since they aren't a market buy/sell decision.
Insider roster
| Name | Title | Most Recent Transaction | Date | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sable David M. | Director | Open market sale | 2026-07-17 | 5,779 |
| MCMILLAN CARY D | Director | Open market sale | 2026-07-07 | 2,892 |
| Henke Beth M | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Option exercise | 2026-07-07 | 2,079 |
| Spiegel Noel Joseph | Director | Open market sale | 2026-07-07 | 2,892 |
| PAGE JANICE E | Director | Grant / award | 2026-07-01 | 2,892 |
Recent transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Sable David M. | Director | Open market sale | 5,779 | $17.23 |
| 2026-07-07 | MCMILLAN CARY D | Director | Open market sale | 2,892 | $16.77 |
| 2026-07-07 | Henke Beth M | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Option exercise | 2,079 | $0.00 |
| 2026-07-07 | Henke Beth M | EVP & Chief Legal Officer | Tax withholding | 634 | $16.52 |
| 2026-07-07 | Spiegel Noel Joseph | Director | Open market sale | 2,892 | $16.78 |
| 2026-07-01 | MCMILLAN CARY D | Director | Grant / award | 2,892 | $0.00 |
| 2026-07-01 | PAGE JANICE E | Director | Grant / award | 2,892 | $0.00 |
| 2026-07-01 | Sable David M. | Director | Grant / award | 2,892 | $0.00 |
| 2026-07-01 | Spiegel Noel Joseph | Director | Grant / award | 2,892 | $0.00 |
Recent SEC filings
Official company reports and insider transaction filings. Form 4 reports a transaction; it does not by itself explain why it happened.
Source: SEC EDGAR submissions · updated 2026-09-03 13:13 UTC
| Filed | Form | Report period | Official filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | 4 | 2026-08-03 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
| 2026-07-28 | 4 | 2026-07-24 | View on SEC.gov → |
Recent news
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American Eagle Outfitters stock may move 13% on earnings report By Investing.com
Investing.com UK · 2026-09-02 -
Analysts Estimate American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Yahoo Finance · 2026-09-02
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