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) Free cash flow

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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2026 was $195.4M, down 23.2% from $254.3M in fiscal 2025. Over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 it was $343.5M. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $69.8M (fiscal 2022) to $406.3M (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 50% of that period. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. ranks 8th of 32 Apparel Retail companies by free cash flow.

Free cash flow, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Free cash flow Change
FY2026 $195.4M (23.15%)
FY2025 $254.3M (37.42%)
FY2024 $406.3M 178.43%
FY2023 $145.9M 108.98%
FY2022 $69.8M (6.31%)
FY2021 $74.5M (63.66%)
FY2020 $205.1M (23.38%)
FY2019 $267.6M 18.97%
FY2018 $225.0M 10.22%
FY2017 $204.1M 6.97%

Quarterly newest first

Period Free cash flow Change
Jul 2026 $115.3M —
Apr 2026 −$126.6M —
Jan 2026 $357.3M —
Oct 2025 −$2.5M —
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Against its own ten years

Low $69.8M High $406.3M
Ten-year median $199.7M
Current reading's percentile 50

Free cash flow against peers

What Free cash flow is

Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.

Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)

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