American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) posted FCF Margin of 8.35% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 11.72 percentage points from -3.36% a year earlier and up 18.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, FCF Margin at American Eagle Outfitters was 5.97%, up 3.10 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 3.52%, down 1.25 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +1.54 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, American Eagle Outfitters' FCF Margin was 4.77% in FY2025 (-2.95 pp), 7.72% in FY2024 (+4.80 pp), 2.92% in FY2023 (+1.53 pp) and 1.39% in FY2022 (-0.59 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has run from a low of -15.79% in fiscal Q1 2023 to a high of 28.87% in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, FCF Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.01 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2023, with a gain of 23.53 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2023, with a drop of 22.23 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin for the three prior fiscal quarters was -10.59% (Q1 2027), 19.73% (Q4 2026) and -0.18% (Q3 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | -4.40% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 9.42% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 11.39% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 12.01% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 9.97% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 9.17% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 14.29% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 2.54% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 9.43% |
| 10 | American Eagle Outfitters | 2.98 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 672.06 Mn | 8.35% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 8.35% |
| May 2, 2026 | -10.59% |
| 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% |
American Eagle Outfitters FCF Margin 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=fcf-margin&ticker=AEO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "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=fcf-margin&ticker=AEO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();