Growth Metrics

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.06 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 20.43% to 0.06 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.44 through Jan 2026, up 15.03% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.44 for FY2026, 15.02% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 0.06 in Q1 2026 for 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.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.75 across 5 years, with a median of 0.18 in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: skyrocketed 8941.21% in 2022 and later crashed 1553.92% in 2024.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.54 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 138.9% to 0.21 in 2023, then plummeted by 1553.92% to 3.07 in 2024, then tumbled by 174.54% to 8.43 in 2025, then soared by 100.71% to 0.06 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Payout Ratio for AEO at 0.06 in Q1 2026, 8.43 in Q4 2025, and 0.49 in Q3 2025.