American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Eagle Outfitters' (AEO) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 5.29% in Q1 2026, down 358.0% year-on-year from 2.05% in Q1 2025, and down 36.01% quarter-over-quarter from 8.26% in Q4 2025.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed Operating Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 5.29% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 5.29%, down 358.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 4.08% (down 394.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 4.08%, down 394.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin came in at 5.29% for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, down from 8.26% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 9.64% in Q4 2023 to a low of 7.82% in Q2 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 5.44% (2023), against an average of 5.18%.
- Peak annual rise in Operating Margin reached 832 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1462 bps in 2025.
- American Eagle Outfitters' Operating Margin stood at 9.48% in 2022, then rose by 2 bps to 9.64% in 2023, then retreated by 15 bps to 8.23% in 2024, then increased by 0 bps to 8.26% in 2025, then sank by 36 bps to 5.29% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 5.29% (Q1 2026), 8.26% (Q4 2025), and 8.03% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | American Eagle Outfitters | 2.83 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 651.06 Mn | 5.29% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 5.29% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 8.26% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 8.03% |
| May 3, 2025 | -7.82% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 8.87% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 8.23% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 7.83% |
| May 4, 2024 | 6.80% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 0.55% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 9.64% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 5.44% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 2.11% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 4.92% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 9.48% |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 1.17% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 3.97% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 5.30% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 16.46% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 14.07% |
| Jan 30, 2021 | 0.28% |