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American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 17 consecutive years, with 0.48% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital fell 67.0% to 0.48% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.48% through Jan 2026, down 67.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.46% for FY2026, 65.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.48% in Q1 2026 for American Eagle Outfitters, down from 0.13% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 1.35% in Q2 2022 to a low of 0.48% in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.18% across 5 years, with a median of 0.13% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: surged 659bps in 2022 and later crashed -123bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.21% in 2022, then tumbled by -35bps to 0.14% in 2023, then dropped by -7bps to 0.13% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 0.13% in 2025, then plummeted by -465bps to 0.48% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for AEO at 0.48% in Q1 2026, 0.13% in Q4 2025, and 0.14% in Q3 2025.