American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

AEO Consumer Cyclical Apparel Retail

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended January 2026) was $5.5 billion, up 4.10% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
+7.53%
EPS
+77.8%
Free cash flow
+367.3%
Total debt
−50.0%

Quarter to July 2026, against a year earlier

20.40 0.96 −4.49%
Market cap
$3.4B
P/E
10.2×
Fwd P/E
8.6×
Dividend yield
2.45%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
3.63
Beneish M
−2.72
Dividend safety
73/100

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) Current ratio

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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s current ratio at the end of the quarter to 31 July 2026 was 1.6×, up 0.1× from fiscal 2026 (1.5×). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.4× (fiscal 2020) to 2.0× (fiscal 2018); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 1.5× and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.5×.

Current ratio, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Current ratio Change
FY2026 1.5× (1.27%)
FY2025 1.5× (4.61%)
FY2024 1.6× 12.41%
FY2023 1.4× (13.67%)
FY2022 1.7× (6.56%)
FY2021 1.8× 27.23%
FY2020 1.4× (27.70%)
FY2019 1.9× (3.41%)
FY2018 2.0× 9.36%
FY2017 1.8× 16.99%

Quarterly newest first

Period Current ratio Change
Jul 2026 1.6× 3.06%
Apr 2026 1.5× 2.00%
Jan 2026 1.5× (7.31%)
Oct 2025 1.6× 0.72%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.4× High 2.0×
Ten-year median 1.6×
Current reading's percentile 25

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
CRI Carter's, Inc. compare 2.8×
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 2.4×
BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare 2.1×
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 1.8×
AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 1.6×
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 1.6×
REF Reformation Inc. compare 1.6×
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 1.4×
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 1.4×
Apparel Retail industry median 1.5×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 1.5×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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