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

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has disclosed Return on Equity for 17 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 23.0% to 0.03% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.03% through Jan 2026, down 23.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.03% for FY2026, 23.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity hit 0.03% in Q1 2026 for American Eagle Outfitters, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Equity ranged from a high of 0.2% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.29% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Equity has averaged 0.04% across 5 years, with a median of 0.12% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Equity: plummeted -69bps in 2022 and later soared 41bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.29% in 2022, then surged by 142bps to 0.12% in 2023, then grew by 9bps to 0.13% in 2024, then grew by 8bps to 0.14% in 2025, then plummeted by -121bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for AEO at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.14% in Q4 2025, and 0.14% in Q3 2025.