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American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

American Eagle Outfitters' Gross Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 40.5% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Gross Margin fell 35.0% year-over-year to 40.5%; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached 36.95%, down 200.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 39.2%, 72.0% up from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 was 40.5% at American Eagle Outfitters, up from 38.95% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 44.31% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 29.59% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 38.22% (2023), against an average of 37.57%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Gross Margin soared 1205bps in 2021 before it crashed -1119bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 44.31% in 2021, then decreased by -13bps to 38.67% in 2022, then rose by 8bps to 41.8% in 2023, then fell by -2bps to 40.85% in 2024, then fell by -1bps to 40.5% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AEO's Gross Margin are 40.5% (Q4 2025), 38.95% (Q3 2025), and 29.59% (Q2 2025).