American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $418.2 million for Q1 2026.

• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $418.2 million, up 4.13% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $1.5 billion (up 3.75% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $1.7 billion, up 3.24% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses came in at $418.2 million for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, up from $386.3 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $427.1 million in Q1 2024 to a low of $298.8 million in Q2 2022.
• The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $345.3 million (2024), against an average of $351.1 million.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses increased 21.54% in 2024 and declined 5.96% in 2025, its largest moves.
• American Eagle Outfitters' Operating Expenses stood at $311.1 million in 2022, then climbed by 16.36% to $362.0 million in 2023, then fell by 2.93% to $351.4 million in 2024, then gained by 9.95% to $386.3 million in 2025, then increased by 8.25% to $418.2 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $418.2 million (Q1 2026), $386.3 million (Q4 2025), and $342.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.