American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
American Eagle Outfitters' Tax Rate came in at 24.92% for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), up 1.33 percentage points from 23.58% a year earlier and up 8.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, American Eagle Outfitters reported Tax Rate of 24.85%, down 3.30 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was 25.61%, down 0.06 percentage points from FY2025.
- Tax Rate has declined in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of -2.79 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Tax Rate was 25.67% in FY2025 (-3.55 pp), 29.22% in FY2024 (-0.67 pp), 29.89% in FY2023 (+4.97 pp) and 24.92% in FY2022 (-3.48 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Tax Rate is 10.85% (fiscal Q2 2023) to 63.59% (fiscal Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Tax Rate increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.10 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Tax Rate over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 39.96 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 307.19 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows AEO's Tax Rate at 16.88% (Q1 2027), 24.64% (Q4 2026) and 26.68% (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon Com | 2,686.58 Bn | 2,203.28 Bn | 104.83 Bn | 22.51% |
| 2 | Home Depot | 283.87 Bn | 277.11 Bn | 16.12 Bn | 24.53% |
| 3 | Tjx Companies | 145.82 Bn | 123.36 Bn | 5.07 Bn | 24.68% |
| 4 | Lowes Companies | 103.43 Bn | 96.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | 24.44% |
| 5 | Ross Stores | 74.61 Bn | 57.54 Bn | 2.12 Bn | 24.98% |
| 6 | Target | 71.16 Bn | 65.74 Bn | 8.94 Bn | 23.67% |
| 7 | O Reilly Automotive | 69.71 Bn | 68.80 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 22.62% |
| 8 | Carvana | 68.78 Bn | 60.38 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 11.40% |
| 9 | Autozone | 46.23 Bn | 45.13 Bn | 2.52 Bn | 21.12% |
| 10 | American Eagle Outfitters | 2.98 Bn | 2.37 Bn | 672.06 Mn | 24.92% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 24.92% |
| May 2, 2026 | 16.88% |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 24.64% |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 26.68% |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 23.58% |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 29.92% |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 26.07% |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 25.39% |
| May 4, 2024 | 18.05% |
| Feb 3, 2024 | 63.59% |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 26.86% |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 26.95% |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 27.50% |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 23.63% |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 28.01% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 23.99% |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 25.29% |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 25.46% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 24.26% |
| Oct 31, 2020 | 35.33% |
American Eagle Outfitters Tax Rate API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=AEO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "ticker": "AEO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=tax-rate&ticker=AEO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();