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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.
  • Per American Eagle Outfitters' latest filing, its Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.08% for Q4 2025, which was down 200.0% from 0.09% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed peaked at 0.17% during Q4 2021, and registered a low of 0.1% during Q1 2021.
  • For the 5-year period, American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed averaged around 0.1%, with its median value being 0.1% (2024).
  • Data for American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed shows a peak YoY increase of 2800bps (in 2021) and a maximum YoY decrease of -1900bps (in 2021) over the last 5 years.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows American Eagle Outfitters' Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.17% in 2021, then crashed by -51bps to 0.09% in 2022, then increased by 27bps to 0.11% in 2023, then dropped by -3bps to 0.11% in 2024, then fell by -21bps to 0.08% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed was 0.08% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.09% in Q3 2025 and 0.09% in Q2 2025.