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

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.08% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 16.0% to 0.08% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.01% through Jan 2026, down 7.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.01% for FY2026, 7.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales hit 0.08% in Q1 2026 for American Eagle Outfitters, down from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.08% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.32% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.01% across 5 years, with a median of 0.04% in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Sales: tumbled -52bps in 2022 and later soared 35bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.07% in 2022, then increased by 13bps to 0.07% in 2023, then fell by -16bps to 0.06% in 2024, then rose by 8bps to 0.07% in 2025, then plummeted by -227bps to 0.08% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for AEO at 0.08% in Q1 2026, 0.07% in Q4 2025, and 0.06% in Q3 2025.