AEO

American Eagle Outfitters Inc Consumer Discretionary Retail-Family Clothing Stores Russell 3000
$19.61Close $3.3BMarket cap $14.43 – $27.6652-week range Dec 1, 2026Next report

Highlights

Strengths

  • Earnings growing EPS +74% year on year

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 3 of 8 trend conditions
  • Far from its high 29% below its 52-week high
  • Extended 4.1 ATR above its 50-day average

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Jan 31, 2026 · filed Sep 10, 2026
Off 12-month high 29%
1wk up 9.5% price change
1mo up 11.1% price change
12-month return up 21% market up 11% · its own up 7%
F-score 5 / 9 Mixed
Altman Z″ 3.95 Low risk
P/E 17.8× price / earnings
PEG — P/E / EPS growth
P/B 2.0× price / book
Earnings yield up 7.4% EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than 76% of the market · cheap
Revenue growth up 4% year on year
EPS growth up 74% latest quarter
Sales growth up 8% latest quarter · -2 pts
ROE up 11% return on equity
Free cash margin up 4% $195.4M FCF
D/E 0.00 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5× net cash
Interest cover —EBIT / interest
Piotroski tests
  • profitability slipped from last year
  • short-term liquidity weakened
  • gross margin narrowed
  • assets working less efficiently
  • profitable on its assets
  • generating cash from operations
  • profits backed by cash
  • reduced long-term debt
  • no new shares issued

Trade setup

ATR% 3.6% $0.70 a day · 2×ATR $18.20
RS 58 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 3 / 8 trend template
Relative volume 0.8× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 1.09 50 sessions
Implied move — no option chain · report Dec 1, 2026
Trend template · 3 of 8
  • Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: passes
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: fails
  • 200-day average rising for a month: fails
  • 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: fails
  • Price above the 50-day average: passes
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: passes
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: fails
  • RS rank 70 or higher: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

1 flagged
  • Gross margin narrowing Gross margin fell from 39.2% to 36.5%. The company is keeping less of each dollar of sales than it did a year ago.
Last reported Sep 9, 2026
Last shock Sep 10, 2026-14% in one session5.3× volumeon results+36% since

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Revenue What customers paid the company over its fiscal year, before any cost, as filed in its annual report. The change is against the year before. Methodology $5.5B +4% on FY2025
$0 $10B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $3.8B FY2022 · $5.0B FY2023 · $5.0B FY2024 · $5.3B FY2025 · $5.3B FY2026 · $5.5B
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $186.0M -43% on FY2025
-$250M $0 $500M FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · -$209.3M FY2022 · $420.0M FY2023 · $124.0M FY2024 · $169.0M FY2025 · $327.0M FY2026 · $186.0M
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology $195.4M -23% on FY2025
$0 $500M FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · $74.5M FY2022 · $69.8M FY2023 · $145.9M FY2024 · $406.3M FY2025 · $254.3M FY2026 · $195.4M
Margins Each as a share of revenue. Gross: left after the direct cost of what was sold. Net: left after every cost. Free cash: free cash flow over revenue. A margin rising over years means the business keeps more of each dollar it sells. Methodology
  • Gross 37%
  • Net 3%
  • Free cash 4%
-10% 0% 50% FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Gross 31% · Net -6% · Free cash 2% FY2022 · Gross 40% · Net 8% · Free cash 1% FY2023 · Gross 35% · Net 2% · Free cash 3% FY2024 · Gross 38% · Net 3% · Free cash 8% FY2025 · Gross 39% · Net 6% · Free cash 5% FY2026 · Gross 37% · Net 3% · Free cash 4%
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $238.9M net cash
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $1B FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · Cash $850.5M · Long-term debt $325.3M FY2022 · Cash $434.8M · Long-term debt $341.0M FY2023 · Cash $170.2M · Long-term debt $8.9M FY2024 · Cash $354.1M · Long-term debt $0 FY2025 · Cash $309.0M · Long-term debt $0 FY2026 · Cash $238.9M · Long-term debt $0
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 168.96m +1.6% since FY2021
196.94m 166.34m FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY2021 · 166.34m FY2022 · 168.70m FY2023 · 195.06m FY2024 · 196.94m FY2025 · 188.62m FY2026 · 168.96m
  FY2021Jan 30, 2021 FY2022Jan 29, 2022 FY2023Jan 28, 2023 FY2024Feb 3, 2024 FY2025Feb 1, 2025 FY2026Jan 31, 2026
Revenue $3.8B $5.0B $5.0B $5.3B $5.3B $5.5B
Gross margin 31% 40% 35% 38% 39% 37%
Operating income -$271.3M $591.1M $247.0M $222.7M $427.3M $226.2M
Net income -$209.3M $420.0M $124.0M $169.0M $327.0M $186.0M
Net margin -6% 8% 2% 3% 6% 3%
Earnings per share -$1.26 $2.03 $0.60 $0.86 $1.66 $1.06
Free cash flow $74.5M $69.8M $145.9M $406.3M $254.3M $195.4M
Free cash margin 2% 1% 3% 8% 5% 4%
Cash $850.5M $434.8M $170.2M $354.1M $309.0M $238.9M
Long-term debt $325.3M $341.0M $8.9M $0 $0 $0
Shareholders' equity $1.1B $1.4B $1.6B $1.7B $1.8B $1.7B
Shares outstanding 166.34m 168.70m 195.06m 196.94m 188.62m 168.96m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Sep 10, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Aug 1, 2026 40d
Jun 3, 2026 Quarterly ↗ May 2, 2026 32d
Mar 30, 2026 Annual ↗ Jan 31, 2026 58d
Dec 9, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Nov 1, 2025 38d
Sep 9, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Aug 2, 2025 38d
Jun 5, 2025 Quarterly ↗ May 3, 2025 33d
Mar 20, 2025 Annual ↗ Feb 1, 2025 47d
Dec 4, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Nov 2, 2024 32d
Aug 29, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Aug 3, 2024 26d
May 30, 2024 Quarterly ↗ May 4, 2024 26d
Mar 15, 2024 Annual ↗ Feb 3, 2024 41d
Nov 21, 2023 Quarterly ↗ Oct 28, 2023 24d

Current reports