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

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.06 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 20.43% year-over-year to 0.06; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 stood at 0.44 (up 15.03% YoY), and the FY2026 full-year result was 0.44, up 15.02% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.06 in Q1 2026, 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.
• A 5-year average of 0.75 and a median of 0.18 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
• Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio jumped 418256.02% in 2022 and plunged 1553.92% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Tracing AEO's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.54 in 2022, then jumped by 138.9% to 0.21 in 2023, then sank by 1553.92% to 3.07 in 2024, then sank by 174.54% to 8.43 in 2025, then soared by 100.71% to 0.06 in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows AEO's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.06 in Q1 2026, 8.43 in Q4 2025, and 0.49 in Q3 2025.