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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) Return on assets
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s return on assets over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 8.08%, up 3.2 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (4.90%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.19% (fiscal 2021) to 14.1% (fiscal 2019); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 2.85% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 1.47%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4.90% | (4.02) |
| FY2025 | 8.92% | 4.05 |
| FY2024 | 4.87% | 1.40 |
| FY2023 | 3.47% | (8.15) |
| FY2022 | 11.6% | 17.81 |
| FY2021 | −6.19% | (13.50) |
| FY2020 | 7.31% | (6.77) |
| FY2019 | 14.1% | 2.73 |
| FY2018 | 11.4% | (1.17) |
| FY2017 | 12.5% | (0.66) |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare | 20.8% |
| ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare | 15.5% |
| URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare | 11.6% |
| BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare | 10.3% |
| GAP The Gap, Inc. compare | 9.98% |
| CRI Carter's, Inc. compare | 8.46% |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 8.08% |
| VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare | 7.63% |
| REF Reformation Inc. compare | — |
| Apparel Retail industry median | 2.85% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 1.47% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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