American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 17 years of filings, most recently posting 7.0% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 7.0%, down 773.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 7.0% (down 773.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 7.41%, down 779.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.0% for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, down from 8.34% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 16.61% in Q2 2022 to a low of 7.0% in Q1 2026.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.97% (2024), against an average of 10.54%.
• Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 2617 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 877 bps in 2022.
• American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed stood at 8.55% in 2022, then increased by 27 bps to 10.85% in 2023, then decreased by 3 bps to 10.56% in 2024, then dropped by 21 bps to 8.34% in 2025, then declined by 16 bps to 7.0% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.0% (Q1 2026), 8.34% (Q4 2025), and 8.5% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.