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

American Eagle Outfitters' (AEO) quarterly Net Margin came in at 8.49% in Q1 2026, down 1628.0% year-on-year from 0.56% in Q1 2025, and down 226.69% quarter-over-quarter from 6.7% in Q4 2025.

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed Net Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 8.49% for Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 8.49%, down 1628.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.9% (down 746.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.9%, down 746.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 8.49% for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, down from 6.7% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 7.79% in Q1 2025 to a low of 32.06% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 4.04% (2023), against an average of 0.86%.
  • Across the five-year window, Net Margin sank 5240 bps in 2022 and soared 3507 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • American Eagle Outfitters' Net Margin stood at 6.55% in 2022, then rose by 13 bps to 7.43% in 2023, then retreated by 16 bps to 6.21% in 2024, then grew by 8 bps to 6.7% in 2025, then slumped by 227 bps to 8.49% in 2026.
  • The last three Net Margin figures came in at 8.49% (Q1 2026), 6.7% (Q4 2025), and 6.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 9.30%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 9.73%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 4.02%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 16.12%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 9.69%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -25.17%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 12.16%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 8.81%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 10.47%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.83 Bn 2.59 Bn 651.06 Mn -8.49%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -8.49%
Nov 1, 2025 6.70%
Aug 2, 2025 6.05%
May 3, 2025 -5.96%
Feb 1, 2025 7.79%
Nov 2, 2024 6.21%
Aug 3, 2024 5.98%
May 4, 2024 5.92%
Feb 3, 2024 0.32%
Oct 28, 2023 7.43%
Jul 29, 2023 4.04%
Apr 29, 2023 1.71%
Jan 28, 2023 3.02%
Oct 29, 2022 6.55%
Jul 30, 2022 -3.54%
Apr 30, 2022 3.01%
Jan 29, 2022 -32.06%
Oct 30, 2021 11.95%
Jul 31, 2021 10.18%
Jan 30, 2021 20.34%