Growth Metrics

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) over the last 16 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.08%.

  • American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed fell 200.0% to 0.08% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.08%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 200.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.15% for FY2025, which is 700.0% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that American Eagle Outfitters reported Return on Capital Employed of 0.08% as of Q4 2025, which was down 200.0% from 0.09% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed registered a high of 0.17% during Q4 2021, and its lowest value of 0.1% during Q1 2021.
  • In the last 5 years, American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed had a median value of 0.1% in 2024 and averaged 0.1%.
  • Over the last 5 years, American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed had its largest YoY gain of 2800bps in 2021, and its largest YoY loss of -1900bps in 2021.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.17% in 2021, then tumbled by -51bps to 0.09% in 2022, then grew by 27bps to 0.11% in 2023, then fell by -3bps to 0.11% in 2024, then decreased by -21bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.08% in Q4 2025, 0.09% for Q3 2025, and 0.09% during Q2 2025.