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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
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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) Operating margin
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 7.79%, up 3.7 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (4.08%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.22% (fiscal 2021) to 11.8% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 17% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 2.50% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.88%.
Operating margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4.08% | (3.94) |
| FY2025 | 8.02% | 3.79 |
| FY2024 | 4.23% | (0.72) |
| FY2023 | 4.95% | (6.85) |
| FY2022 | 11.8% | 19.02 |
| FY2021 | −7.22% | (12.64) |
| FY2020 | 5.42% | (2.93) |
| FY2019 | 8.35% | 0.37 |
| FY2018 | 7.98% | (1.20) |
| FY2017 | 9.18% | 0.10 |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 15.3% | 12.96 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.36% | (2.93) |
| Jan 2026 | 5.29% | (2.97) |
| Oct 2025 | 8.26% | 0.23 |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare | 20.8% |
| BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare | 13.8% |
| ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare | 13.7% |
| URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare | 11.3% |
| GAP The Gap, Inc. compare | 11.0% |
| CRI Carter's, Inc. compare | 10.4% |
| VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare | 7.86% |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 7.79% |
| REF Reformation Inc. compare | — |
| Apparel Retail industry median | 2.50% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.88% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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