American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 0.06 for Q1 2026.

• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.06, down 20.43% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.44 (up 15.03% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.44, up 15.02% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.06 for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, up from 8.43 in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.37 in Q3 2024 to a low of 8.43 in Q4 2025.
• The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.18 (2022), against an average of 0.75.
• Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 8941.21% in 2022 and slumped 1553.92% in 2024, its largest moves.
• American Eagle Outfitters' FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.54 in 2022, then surged by 138.9% to 0.21 in 2023, then plunged by 1553.92% to 3.07 in 2024, then plunged by 174.54% to 8.43 in 2025, then jumped by 100.71% to 0.06 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.06 (Q1 2026), 8.43 (Q4 2025), and 0.49 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.