American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 35.95% for Q1 2026.

• Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 35.95%, down 140.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 36.51% (down 269.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 36.51%, down 269.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin came in at 35.95% for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, down from 40.5% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 41.8% in Q4 2023 to a low of 29.59% in Q2 2025.
• The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 37.72% (2023), against an average of 37.02%.
• Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 1119 bps in 2022 and jumped 684 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• American Eagle Outfitters' Gross Margin stood at 38.67% in 2022, then increased by 8 bps to 41.8% in 2023, then slipped by 2 bps to 40.85% in 2024, then declined by 1 bps to 40.5% in 2025, then retreated by 11 bps to 35.95% in 2026.
• The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 35.95% (Q1 2026), 40.5% (Q4 2025), and 38.95% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.