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AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC

Consumer DiscretionaryRetail
Ticker AEOPITTSBURGH, PAFiscal year ends JanuaryBook value per share $10.30Diluted shares 171.3M

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEO) operates as a leading global specialty retailer with a portfolio of beloved apparel brands accessible through its website at www.aeo-inc.com. The company designs and sells casual, comfortable apparel and accessories primarily through its own retail channels, which include… From the company’s description.

Fiscal year 2026 · ends 01-30Changes are against fiscal 2025The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-08-01
Sales & profitability
$5.55B
+4.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $5.75B
4.08%
−3.9 percentage points
Last 12 mo 7.79%
$185.52M
−43.7% year over year
Last 12 mo $329.41M
11.34%
−7.3 percentage points
Last 12 mo 19.10%
Cash & financing
$456.18M
−4.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $599.37M
$195.39M
−23.2% year over year
Last 12 mo $343.50M
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Last 12 mo 0.03
176.1M
−10.3% year over year
Last 12 mo 171.3M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC does

In the company’s own words

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEO) operates as a leading global specialty retailer with a portfolio of beloved apparel brands accessible through its website at www.aeo-inc.com. The company designs and sells casual, comfortable apparel and accessories primarily through its own retail channels, which include physical stores, e-commerce platforms, and licensed partnerships across approximately 90 countries.

The company operates two primary reportable segments: the American Eagle brand and the Aerie brand, along with smaller operations under Todd Snyder New York and Unsubscribed. American Eagle, established in 1977, offers specialty apparel and accessories with particular strength in innovative denim products for diverse styles and fits. Aerie represents a movement focused on inclusive intimates, apparel, swim, and accessories, complemented by OFFLINE by Aerie, which specializes in activewear and accessories. Todd Snyder New York provides premium menswear drawing from Savile Row tailoring and classic American workwear, while Unsubscribed focuses on consciously-made, slow fashion pieces.

As of January 31, 2026, American Eagle Outfitters operated 1,168 company-owned stores globally, with an additional 357 licensed retail locations and concessions operated by international partners. The company employed approximately 45,000 associates worldwide, including roughly 35,000 part-time or seasonal workers. The retail footprint spans the United States, Canada, and Mexico for company-owned operations, with licensed partnerships extending across Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.

The company's omni-channel strategy integrates physical retail with digital commerce through platforms including www.ae.com and www.aerie.com, offering customers seamless shopping experiences across channels. The Real Rewards loyalty program serves as a central pillar of customer engagement, featuring tiered benefits and omni-channel integration. American Eagle sources substantially all merchandise from non-North American suppliers, primarily throughout Asia, with no single factory or supplier accounting for more than ten percent of purchases. The company maintains quality control departments and operates an extensive factory inspection program to monitor supplier compliance with its Supplier Code of Conduct.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
PITTSBURGH, PA
Fiscal year end
January
CIK
919012
SIC
5651

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2014–2026 · USD
$-805.16M$982.50M$2.77B$4.56B$6.35B2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

340
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$1.26B
held by funds, at market
44.4%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC’s weight in each

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR · iShares Trust
0.15%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
AVUV · American Century ETF Trust
0.30%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.08%of fund net assets
VANGUARD SMALL-CAP INDEX FUND
VB · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.03%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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