Growth Metrics

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

American Eagle Outfitters' Net Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 9.14% for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Net Margin rose 75.0% year-over-year to 9.14%; the TTM value through Nov 2025 reached 5.24%, up 135.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 8.02%, 621.0% up from the prior year.
  • Net Margin for Q4 2025 was 9.14% at American Eagle Outfitters, up from 6.05% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 16.03% in Q4 2021 and bottomed at 5.96% in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 5.92% (2024), against an average of 4.79%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Net Margin soared 1499bps in 2021 before it crashed -1698bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 16.03% in 2021, then crashed by -43bps to 9.1% in 2022, then decreased by -24bps to 6.91% in 2023, then grew by 22bps to 8.4% in 2024, then increased by 9bps to 9.14% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for AEO's Net Margin are 9.14% (Q4 2025), 6.05% (Q3 2025), and 5.96% (Q2 2025).