Growth Metrics

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2025)

American Eagle Outfitters' EBITDA Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 8.26% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, EBITDA Margin rose 3.0% year-over-year to 8.26%; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached 5.11%, down 34.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 12.07%, 345.0% up from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q4 2025 was 8.26% at American Eagle Outfitters, up from 8.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 16.46% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 7.82% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 6.8% (2024), against an average of 5.98%.
  • The largest annual shift saw EBITDA Margin soared 1545bps in 2021 before it plummeted -1462bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 16.46% in 2021, then crashed by -42bps to 9.48% in 2022, then rose by 2bps to 9.64% in 2023, then fell by -15bps to 8.23% in 2024, then grew by 0bps to 8.26% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AEO's EBITDA Margin are 8.26% (Q4 2025), 8.03% (Q3 2025), and 7.82% (Q2 2025).