15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
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Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 8.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has expanded, at 4.1% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has grown 21.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
The company holds more cash ($239M) than total debt ($0).
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 15 consecutive years, consuming 45.8% of earnings and 43.6% of free cash flow.
The dividend has grown 30.1% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2026
$5.5B
$186M
36.5%
4.1%
$195M
$0
$239M
2025
$5.3B
$327M
39.2%
8.0%
$254M
$0
$309M
2024
$5.3B
$169M
38.5%
4.2%
$406M
$0
$354M
2023
$5.0B
$124M
35.0%
5.0%
$146M
$0
$170M
2022
$5.0B
$420M
39.8%
11.8%
$70M
$341M
$435M
2021
$3.8B
-$209M
30.5%
-7.2%
$75M
$325M
$850M
2020
$4.3B
$191M
35.3%
5.4%
$205M
—
$362M
2019
$4.0B
$262M
36.9%
8.4%
$268M
—
$333M
2018
$3.8B
$204M
36.1%
8.0%
$225M
—
$414M
2017
$3.6B
$212M
37.9%
9.2%
$204M
—
$379M
2016
—
$218M
—
—
—
—
$260M
2015
—
$80M
—
—
—
—
$411M
2014
—
$83M
—
—
—
—
$419M
2013
—
$232M
—
—
—
—
$509M
2012
—
$152M
—
—
—
—
$720M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
May '26
$1.2B
$24M
38.2%
2.4%
-$127M
$85M
$103M
Jan '26
$1.8B
$88M
35.9%
5.3%
$357M
$0
$239M
Nov '25
$1.4B
$91M
40.5%
8.3%
-$3M
$210M
$113M
Aug '25
$1.3B
$78M
38.9%
8.0%
-$43M
$203M
$127M
May '25
$1.1B
-$65M
29.6%
-7.8%
-$116M
$110M
$88M
Feb '25
$1.6B
$104M
37.3%
8.9%
$319M
$0
$309M
Nov '24
$1.3B
$80M
40.9%
8.2%
-$8M
$0
$160M
Aug '24
$1.3B
$77M
38.6%
7.8%
$18M
$0
$192M
May '24
$1.1B
$68M
40.6%
6.8%
-$74M
$0
$301M
Feb '24
$1.7B
$6M
36.6%
0.6%
$257M
$0
$354M
Oct '23
$1.3B
$97M
41.8%
9.6%
$93M
$0
$241M
Jul '23
$1.2B
$49M
37.7%
5.4%
$110M
$3M
$175M
Apr '23
$1.1B
$18M
38.2%
2.1%
-$54M
$30M
$118M
Jan '23
$1.5B
$55M
33.9%
4.9%
$432M
$0
$170M
Oct '22
$1.2B
$81M
38.7%
9.5%
-$56M
$412M
$82M
Jul '22
$1.2B
-$42M
30.9%
1.2%
-$67M
$377M
$98M
Apr '22
$1.1B
$32M
36.8%
4.0%
-$167M
$406M
$229M
Jan '22
$1.5B
$50M
32.4%
5.3%
$81M
$341M
$435M
Oct '21
$1.3B
$152M
44.3%
16.5%
-$46M
$336M
$741M
Jul '21
$1.2B
$122M
42.1%
14.1%
$72M
$332M
$774M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced AEO against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 18.2× (Mar '23) to 16.3× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 0.5× (Mar '23) to 0.5× (Jun '26).
The dividend yield has fallen from 2.9% (Mar '23) to 2.8% (Jun '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is AEO growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, American Eagle Outfitters Inc's revenue has grown 8.1% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does AEO have?
As of FY2026, American Eagle Outfitters Inc reported $0 of total debt against $239M of cash.
What is AEO's profit margin?
In FY2026, gross margin was 36.5%, operating margin 4.1%, and net margin 3.4%.
What is AEO's P/E ratio?
As of Jun '26, American Eagle Outfitters Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 16.3× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.