profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
American Eagle Outfitters
$21.55+0.33% today
+23.3% in 1 year
1-year low $14.531-year high $28.19
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2023 to 2026.
0%20% a year
You pay $18.81 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What American Eagle Outfitters sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $4.99 billion in 2023 to $5.55 billion in 2026, with $192 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
American Eagle Outfitters handed back more cash to shareholders than it generated last year.
Buybacks $267M$85M
Free cash flow 2026$195M
Bought back its own shares$267M
Paid as dividends$85M
Cash vs. debt$239M vs. $1.7B
American Eagle Outfitters vs. similar companies
American Eagle Outfitters grows in the middle of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Eagle Outfitters | 18.8× · Fair price | ||
 Burlington Stores | 26.4× · Fair price | ||
 Lululemon Athletica | 7.9× · Cheap | ||
 On | 47.5× · Expensive | ||
 The Gap | 9.3× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads American Eagle Outfitters's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,990 | 5,262 | 5,329 | 5,547 | |
| 1,745 | 2,025 | 2,089 | 2,025 | |
| 269 | 364 | 445 | 328 | |
| 482 | 600 | 665 | 550 | |
| 125 | 170 | 329 | 192 | |
| 0.64 | 0.86 | 1.68 | 1.09 | |
| 35.0% | 38.5% | 39.2% | 36.5% | |
| 5.4% | 6.9% | 8.3% | 5.9% | |
| 2.5% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 3.5% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,421 | 3,558 | 3,831 | 4,010 |
| Cash | 170 | 354 | 309 | 239 |
| Total debt | 1,367 | 1,186 | 1,446 | 1,700 |
| Total liabilities | 1,822 | 1,821 | 2,064 | 2,318 |
| 1,599 | 1,737 | 1,764 | 1,693 | |
| 205 | 197 | 196 | 176 | |
| 7.2% | 9.9% | 10.9% | 7.6% | |
| 7.8% | 9.8% | 18.7% | 11.3% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406 | 581 | 477 | 456 | |
| 260 | 174 | 223 | 261 | |
| 146 | 406 | 254 | 195 | |
| Dividends paid | 65 | 84 | 96 | 85 |
| 210 | 31 | 205 | 267 | |
| 39 | 51 | 40 | 39 |
Valuation
- 18.8×
- 12.2×
- 0.97
- 1.5×
- 0.7×
- 18.5×
- 9.2×
- 5.4%
- 5.3%
- 3.3%
Profitability
- 36.5%
- 5.9%
- 3.5%
- 9.9%
- 7.0%
- 7.8%
- 12.1%
- 4.7%
- 10.3%
- –
Growth
- +3.6%
- +19.4%
- +79.4%
- +12.7%
- +0.6%
Financial health
- 2.7×
- 1.02
- 42.9%
- 75.7×
- 1.52
- 0.71
- 1.36
How it ranks in Consumer Discretionary
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 44%of 978
Bottom 34%of 992
Top 49%of 854
Bottom 30%of 993
Top 46%of 979
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $24.83
- Range
- $19.00 – $31.00
- 1 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | 0.84 | 0.71 | +18.3% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | 0.53 | 0.44 | +21.2% |
| Sep 3, 2025 | 0.45 | 0.20 | +125.0% |
| May 29, 2025 | -0.29 | -0.25 | −16.0% |
| Mar 12, 2025 | 0.54 | 0.50 | +8.0% |
| Dec 4, 2024 | 0.48 | 0.48 | +0.0% |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 0.39 | 0.38 | +2.6% |
| May 29, 2024 | 0.34 | 0.28 | +21.4% |
3.3%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$33a year at today's yield, before tax
+12.7%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$0.50 in 2015 → $0.50 in 2025
How safe it looks
44.4% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 43.6%
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
2/7Passes 2 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
54No pass
Benjamin Graham
64Pass
Philip Fisher
53No pass
Peter Lynch
60Pass
Joel Greenblatt
32No pass
Charlie Munger
33No pass
Terry Smith
40No pass
Questions about American Eagle Outfitters
Is American Eagle Outfitters a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 2 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the American Eagle Outfitters AI analysis
What does American Eagle Outfitters do?
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer that provides clothing, accessories, and personal care products under the American Eagle and Aerie brands. It is in Apparel - Retail, based in Pittsburgh, PA, United States, with 10,000 employees.
Does American Eagle Outfitters pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 3.3% a year, about 44% of its yearly profit. In 2026 it paid out $85.3 million in dividends.
Is American Eagle Outfitters stock halal?
No. American Eagle Outfitters does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 47% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has American Eagle Outfitters stock done over the past year?
Up 23.3% over the past twelve months, to $21.55. It traded between $14.53 and $28.19 and is 23.6% below its high.
Who are American Eagle Outfitters's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Burlington Stores, Lululemon Athletica, On and The Gap. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with American Eagle Outfitters's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.