American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters' (AEO) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 4626.9% year-on-year from $54.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.67% quarter-over-quarter from $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $2.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at $2.6 billion, up 4626.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $2.6 billion (up 4626.9% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $2.6 billion, up 4626.9% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings came in at $2.6 billion for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $2.6 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of -$56.4 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$32.9 million (2023), against an average of $661.7 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings reached 15118.91% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 243.63% in 2025.
  • American Eagle Outfitters' Retained Earnings stood at -$41.3 million in 2022, then increased by 20.36% to -$32.9 million in 2023, then sank by 51.75% to -$49.9 million in 2024, then soared by 5085.32% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then climbed by 2.67% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $2.6 billion (Q1 2026), $2.5 billion (Q4 2025), and -$34.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 9.67 Bn
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 4.73 Bn
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 22.60 Mn
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 4.52 Bn
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 3.60 Bn
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -22.08 Mn
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 1.09 Bn
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 504.00 Mn
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 3.70 Bn
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.83 Bn 2.59 Bn 651.06 Mn 2.55 Bn

Historic Data

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Jan 31, 2026 2.55 Bn
Nov 1, 2025 2.49 Bn
Aug 2, 2025 -34.65 Mn
May 3, 2025 2.36 Bn
Feb 1, 2025 -56.39 Mn
Nov 2, 2024 -49.87 Mn
Aug 3, 2024 -39.27 Mn
May 4, 2024 -15.72 Mn
Feb 3, 2024 -16.41 Mn
Oct 28, 2023 -32.87 Mn
Jul 29, 2023 2.16 Bn
Apr 29, 2023 2.13 Bn
Jan 28, 2023 -32.63 Mn
Oct 29, 2022 -41.27 Mn
Jul 30, 2022 -40.02 Mn
Apr 30, 2022 -40.32 Mn
Jan 29, 2022 -40.85 Mn
Oct 30, 2021 -39.05 Mn
Jul 31, 2021 2.06 Bn
Jan 30, 2021 -40.75 Mn