American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters' (AEO) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $357.3 million in Q1 2026, up 12.05% year-on-year from $318.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 14319.02% quarter-over-quarter from -$2.5 million in Q4 2025.

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $357.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $357.3 million, up 12.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $195.4 million (down 23.15% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $195.4 million, down 23.15% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $357.3 million for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, up from -$2.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $432.0 million in Q1 2023 to a low of -$166.6 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$2.5 million (2025), against an average of $63.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow surged 436.44% in 2023 and plunged 346.34% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • American Eagle Outfitters' Free Cash Flow stood at -$56.1 million in 2022, then surged by 266.61% to $93.5 million in 2023, then sank by 108.36% to -$7.8 million in 2024, then soared by 67.86% to -$2.5 million in 2025, then surged by 14319.02% to $357.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $357.3 million (Q1 2026), -$2.5 million (Q4 2025), and -$43.1 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 457.00 Mn
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 920.81 Mn
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn -227.26 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 959.67 Mn
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 78.00 Mn
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn 266.07 Mn
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 107.78 Mn
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 649.00 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 250.58 Mn
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.83 Bn 2.59 Bn 651.06 Mn 357.32 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 357.32 Mn
Jan 31, 2026 357.32 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -2.51 Mn
Nov 1, 2025 -2.51 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -43.15 Mn
Aug 2, 2025 -43.15 Mn
May 3, 2025 -116.28 Mn
May 3, 2025 -116.28 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 318.88 Mn
Feb 1, 2025 318.88 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -7.82 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -7.82 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 17.52 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 17.52 Mn
May 4, 2024 -74.32 Mn
May 4, 2024 -74.32 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 256.85 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 256.85 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 93.50 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 93.50 Mn