American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) posted Capital Expenditures of $66.22 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 6.7% from $70.96 million a year earlier but up 7.8% from the prior quarter.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Capital Expenditures at American Eagle Outfitters was $255.87 million, down 0.9% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $260.8 million, up 17.2% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 15.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, American Eagle Outfitters' Capital Expenditures was $222.54 million in FY2025 (+27.6%), $174.44 million in FY2024 (-33.0%), $260.38 million in FY2023 (+11.3%) and $233.85 million in FY2022 (+82.7%).
- Quarterly Capital Expenditures has run from a low of $36.21 million in fiscal Q1 2025 to a high of $89.44 million in fiscal Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has declined in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 23.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2022, with growth of 152.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2024, with a decline of 39.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures for the three prior fiscal quarters was $61.42 million (Q1 2027), $58.57 million (Q4 2026) and $69.66 million (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 54.21 Bn |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 880.00 Mn |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 497.00 Mn |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 542.00 Mn |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 251.26 Mn |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 1.37 Bn |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 307.60 Mn |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 51.00 Mn |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 345.51 Mn |
| 10 | American Eagle Outfitters | 2.98 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 672.06 Mn | 66.22 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 66.22 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 61.42 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 58.57 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 69.66 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 70.96 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 61.61 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 64.87 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 60.72 Mn |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 60.74 Mn |
| May 4, 2024 | 36.21 Mn |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 39.52 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 42.96 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 46.10 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 45.86 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 61.01 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 71.51 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 69.46 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 58.39 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 89.44 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 58.20 Mn |
American Eagle Outfitters Capital Expenditures API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=AEO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "AEO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=AEO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();