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. In the quarter to July 2026, revenue grew 7.53%, EPS grew 77.8%, free cash flow grew 367.3% and total debt fell 50.0%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for three consecutive years, revenue growth for three.

17.98 0.07 −0.39%
Market cap
$3.0B
P/E
9.0×
Fwd P/E
9.6×
Dividend yield
2.78%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
3.63
Beneish M
−2.72
Dividend safety
73/100

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) P/E ratio

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As of 16 October 2026, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) trades at a P/E ratio of 9.0×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.0× (April 2021) to 97.5× (January 2015); the current reading is higher than 18% of that period. That is below the Apparel Retail industry median of 13.4× and below the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 17.3×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2026 21.4× 127.10%
FY2025 9.4× (58.57%)
FY2024 22.8× (4.02%)
FY2023 23.7× 160.95%
FY2022 9.1× —
FY2021 0.0× —
FY2020 12.7× (10.10%)
FY2019 14.2× (9.44%)
FY2018 15.7× 21.20%
FY2017 12.9× 0.51%

Quarterly newest first

Period P/E ratio Change
Jul 2026 8.6× (18.64%)
Apr 2026 10.6× (50.75%)
Jan 2026 21.4× 51.37%
Oct 2025 14.2× 38.99%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.0× High 97.5×
Ten-year median 14.1×
Current reading's percentile 11

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
CRI Carter's, Inc. compare 5.9×
GAP The Gap, Inc. compare 6.8×
LULU lululemon athletica inc. compare 8.0×
AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 9.0×
BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare 10.6×
ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare 12.9×
URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare 13.3×
BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare 15.3×
VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare 19.1×
Apparel Retail industry median 13.4×
Consumer Cyclical sector median 17.3×
Market median 18.1×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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