Growth Metrics

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Return on Assets (2016 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has disclosed Return on Assets for 17 consecutive years, with 0.01% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Assets fell 10.0% to 0.01% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.01% through Jan 2026, down 10.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.01% for FY2026, 11.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Assets hit 0.01% in Q1 2026 for American Eagle Outfitters, down from 0.06% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Assets ranged from a high of 0.09% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.11% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Assets has averaged 0.02% across 5 years, with a median of 0.06% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Assets: fell -26bps in 2022 and later grew 17bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Assets stood at 0.11% in 2022, then soared by 153bps to 0.06% in 2023, then increased by 5bps to 0.06% in 2024, then fell by -12bps to 0.06% in 2025, then plummeted by -122bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Assets for AEO at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.06% in Q4 2025, and 0.06% in Q3 2025.