American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)

American Eagle Outfitters' (AEO) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 20.94% in Q1 2026, down 4218.0% year-on-year from 0.51% in Q1 2025, and down 178.5% quarter-over-quarter from 26.68% in Q4 2025.

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

American Eagle Outfitters has disclosed Tax Rate across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 20.94% for Q1 2026.

  • Tax Rate for Q1 2026 came in at 20.94%, down 4218.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 451.9% (up 42914.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 451.92%, up 42917.0% from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate came in at 20.94% for Q1 2026 at American Eagle Outfitters, down from 26.68% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 63.59% in Q1 2024 to a low of 45.65% in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 23.99% (2022), against an average of 17.57%.
  • Across the five-year window, Tax Rate jumped 10924 bps in 2024 and sank 4236 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • American Eagle Outfitters' Tax Rate stood at 28.01% in 2022, then slipped by 4 bps to 26.86% in 2023, then fell by 3 bps to 26.07% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 26.68% in 2025, then sank by 179 bps to 20.94% in 2026.
  • The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 20.94% (Q1 2026), 26.68% (Q4 2025), and 23.39% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Tax Rate (Qtr)
1 Tjx Companies 177.75 Bn 172.17 Bn 4.48 Bn 22.60%
2 Ross Stores 74.23 Bn 69.64 Bn 1.80 Bn 23.86%
3 Burlington Stores 19.90 Bn 19.15 Bn 1.26 Bn 19.56%
4 Lululemon Athletica 13.59 Bn 11.78 Bn 2.00 Bn 27.84%
5 Gap 7.91 Bn 5.35 Bn 1.42 Bn 24.67%
6 Urban Outfitters 6.43 Bn 5.73 Bn 599.20 Mn -6.34%
7 Boot Barn Holdings 5.12 Bn 4.92 Bn 281.24 Mn 25.22%
8 Victoria's Secret 4.37 Bn 3.90 Bn 855.00 Mn 6.98%
9 Abercrombie & Fitch 3.57 Bn 2.80 Bn 1.10 Bn 27.89%
10 American Eagle Outfitters 2.83 Bn 2.59 Bn 651.06 Mn -20.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 31, 2026 -20.94%
Jan 31, 2026 -20.94%
Nov 1, 2025 26.68%
Nov 1, 2025 26.68%
Aug 2, 2025 23.39%
Aug 2, 2025 23.39%
May 3, 2025 23.30%
May 3, 2025 23.30%
Feb 1, 2025 21.23%
Feb 1, 2025 21.23%
Nov 2, 2024 26.07%
Nov 2, 2024 26.07%
Aug 3, 2024 25.39%
Aug 3, 2024 25.39%
May 4, 2024 18.05%
May 4, 2024 18.05%
Feb 3, 2024 63.59%
Feb 3, 2024 63.59%
Oct 28, 2023 26.86%
Oct 28, 2023 26.86%