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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 invested capital
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s return on invested capital over the twelve months to 31 July 2026 was 16.8%, up 7.0 percentage points from fiscal 2026 (9.73%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30.2% (fiscal 2021) to 27.8% (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 25% of that period. That is above the Apparel Retail industry median of 5.83% and above the Consumer Cyclical sector median of 3.42%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9.73% | (9.24) |
| FY2025 | 19.0% | 8.12 |
| FY2024 | 10.9% | 0.11 |
| FY2023 | 10.7% | (17.04) |
| FY2022 | 27.8% | 57.98 |
| FY2021 | −30.2% | (37.04) |
| FY2020 | 6.84% | (17.60) |
| FY2019 | 24.4% | 1.73 |
| FY2018 | 22.7% | (2.37) |
| FY2017 | 25.1% | (0.18) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| BKE Buckle, Inc. (The) compare | 85.7% |
| ANF Abercrombie & Fitch Company compare | 62.6% |
| GAP The Gap, Inc. compare | 35.6% |
| VSXY Victoria's Secret & Co. compare | 22.6% |
| URBN Urban Outfitters, Inc. compare | 21.4% |
| CRI Carter's, Inc. compare | 17.6% |
| AEO American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | 16.8% |
| BOOT Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. compare | 16.2% |
| REF Reformation Inc. compare | 0.00% |
| Apparel Retail industry median | 5.83% |
| Consumer Cyclical sector median | 3.42% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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