Growth Metrics

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has disclosed Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with $126.1 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Cash fell 15.24% to $126.1 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$70.0 million through Jan 2026, down 55.19% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$70.0 million for FY2026, 55.19% down from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash hit $126.1 million in Q1 2026 for American Eagle Outfitters, up from -$14.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $148.8 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$305.9 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Cash has averaged -$29.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$16.1 million in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Change in Cash: skyrocketed 508.09% in 2023 and later plummeted 312.7% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Change in Cash stood at -$16.1 million in 2022, then surged by 508.09% to $65.6 million in 2023, then tumbled by 148.22% to -$31.6 million in 2024, then soared by 55.91% to -$14.0 million in 2025, then skyrocketed by 1003.89% to $126.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Cash for AEO at $126.1 million in Q1 2026, -$14.0 million in Q4 2025, and $38.9 million in Q3 2025.