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AEO Financials American Eagle Outfitters Inc

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

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
-$209M $3B $6B $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-7% 16% 40% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $203M $406M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $425M $850M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$595M -$7M $581M $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
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

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.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 14.3 28.6 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.4 0.8 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
0.0 3.0 6.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
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.