American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters' (AEO) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 7.02% in Q1 2026, down 1691.0% year-on-year from 0.44% in Q1 2025, and down 176.8% quarter-over-quarter from 9.14% in Q4 2025.

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed EBT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 7.02% for Q1 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 7.02%, down 1691.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.25% (down 825.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.25%, down 825.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 7.02% for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, down from 9.14% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 10.16% in Q4 2023 to a low of 30.07% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 5.54% (2023), against an average of 2.11%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin plunged 5272 bps in 2022 and surged 3214 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • American Eagle Outfitters' EBT Margin stood at 9.1% in 2022, then rose by 12 bps to 10.16% in 2023, then dropped by 17 bps to 8.4% in 2024, then gained by 9 bps to 9.14% in 2025, then plunged by 177 bps to 7.02% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 7.02% (Q1 2026), 9.14% (Q4 2025), and 7.89% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 12.02%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 12.78%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 4.99%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 22.34%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 12.87%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -23.67%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 16.26%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 9.48%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 14.51%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.83 Bn 2.59 Bn 651.06 Mn -7.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -7.02%
Nov 1, 2025 9.14%
Aug 2, 2025 7.89%
May 3, 2025 -7.77%
Feb 1, 2025 9.89%
Nov 2, 2024 8.40%
Aug 3, 2024 8.02%
May 4, 2024 7.23%
Feb 3, 2024 0.88%
Oct 28, 2023 10.16%
Jul 29, 2023 5.54%
Apr 29, 2023 2.35%
Jan 28, 2023 2.07%
Oct 29, 2022 9.10%
Jul 30, 2022 -3.98%
Apr 30, 2022 3.96%
Jan 29, 2022 -30.07%
Oct 30, 2021 16.03%
Jul 31, 2021 13.44%
Jan 30, 2021 22.65%