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

American Eagle Outfitters' (AEO) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 19.73% in Q1 2026, down 14.0% year-on-year from 22.94% in Q1 2025, and up 10797.68% quarter-over-quarter from 0.18% in Q4 2025.

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

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 19.73% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 19.73%, down 14.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 3.52% (down 125.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 3.52%, down 125.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 19.73% for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, up from 0.18% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 28.87% in Q1 2023 to a low of 15.79% in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 0.18% (2025), against an average of 3.23%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin plunged 2223 bps in 2022 and soared 2353 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • American Eagle Outfitters' FCF Margin stood at 4.52% in 2022, then soared by 259 bps to 7.19% in 2023, then tumbled by 108 bps to 0.61% in 2024, then soared by 70 bps to 0.18% in 2025, then surged by 10798 bps to 19.73% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 19.73% (Q1 2026), 0.18% (Q4 2025), and 3.36% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 3.19%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 13.88%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn -7.96%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 26.36%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 2.23%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 14.77%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 15.27%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 28.60%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 15.01%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.83 Bn 2.59 Bn 651.06 Mn 19.73%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 19.73%
Nov 1, 2025 -0.18%
Aug 2, 2025 -3.36%
May 3, 2025 -10.67%
Feb 1, 2025 19.87%
Nov 2, 2024 -0.61%
Aug 3, 2024 1.36%
May 4, 2024 -6.50%
Feb 3, 2024 15.30%
Oct 28, 2023 7.19%
Jul 29, 2023 9.16%
Apr 29, 2023 -5.00%
Jan 28, 2023 28.87%
Oct 29, 2022 -4.52%
Jul 30, 2022 -5.28%
Apr 30, 2022 -15.79%
Jan 29, 2022 5.34%
Oct 30, 2021 -3.64%
Jul 31, 2021 16.94%
Jan 30, 2021 13.74%