AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC (AEO)
Consumer Discretionary · Specialty apparel retail · NYSE
A leading specialty retailer operating multiple lifestyle apparel brands (American Eagle, Aerie, Todd Snyder, Unsubscribed) across nearly 1,500 stores worldwide with a direct-to-consumer digital presence.
What AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC does
American Eagle Outfitters is a leading global specialty retailer operating nearly 1,500 retail stores and online marketplaces across multiple owned and licensed brands. The company's core brands include American Eagle (casual apparel and jeans), Aerie and OFFLINE by Aerie (intimates, activewear, and swim), Todd Snyder New York (premium menswear), and Unsubscribed (slow fashion). AEO operates directly in North America (US, Canada, Mexico) with licensed stores and online businesses throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Themes: denim and jeans, women's intimates and activewear, premium menswear, sustainable / slow fashion, omni-channel retail, specialty apparel retail
Fundamentals
- Price$16.17 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$2.7B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+31.9% 2025-08-21 close $12.26 → 2026-08-21 close $16.17
- P/E9.55 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+5.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+38.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+17.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.05 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.27 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-05-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.4%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How AEO compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 266 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 331 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 334 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 325 covered Consumer Discretionary peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 162 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 311 covered Consumer Discretionary peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Discretionary companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
AEO is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
44.9 #679 of 987 scored · #59 of 115 in Consumer Discretionary
Valuation 81st (price to earnings 10, price to book 1.6) and financial health 51st (debt to equity 0.1, free cash flow margin 3.3%); weakest is long-term trend (27th, it is 43.2% below its highest point of the past year).
Short-term score
39.5 #1421 of 1,704 scored · #146 of 186 in Consumer Discretionary
Catalysts 62nd: open-market insider buys in 90 days 20, analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading; setup 41st: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced well over two thirds of its move over the past year — 75% of it; weakest is trend 21st: the price is 5% below the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2026)
Covered by reported results. In FY2026, AEO's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 44%, free-cash-flow payout 44%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout44% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout44% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2026 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC looks technically
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC (AEO) is trading 18.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 75 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 42, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 43.2% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 18.2% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -18.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $17.24 | $17.24 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $19.76 | $19.76 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 8 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 8 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 15.815. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 75 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 75 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 14.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 42, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 41.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($15.81 to $18.46) — its "stochastic" reading is 13 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 13.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 8 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 8 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $28.46 | $28.46 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 43.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -43.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 34.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +34.2% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 43.2% below its highest point of the past year | 43.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it is trading within its recent 55-day range, with no fresh breakout up or down | 0 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $38.99 (set on 2021-06-25) | $38.99 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($12.18 to $28.19), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 75% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $17.78 to $18.30. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 75.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 58.5% below its all-time high | -58.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $16.13 — a price it turned at twice since 2024-12-19, most recently on 2024-12-30. Since 2024-08-21 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 7 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $6.54 (set on 2020-04-24) | $6.54 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 147.4% above its all-time low | +147.4% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 42nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.6601 between its high and its low — about 4.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.6601 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $15.61 and $18.72 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $15.61 – $17.17 – $18.72 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (18.2% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.77× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a hammer | 6 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 6 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 4 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 4 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.5% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.3% gap down opened on 2026-07-29 has been "filled" 13 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | 13 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 9.2 percentage points (the stock lost 6.9% while the market gained 2.3%) | -9.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 5.4 percentage points (the stock lost 2.3% while the market gained 3.1%) | -5.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 47.1 percentage points (the stock lost 36.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | -47.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 11.4 percentage points (the stock gained 31.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | +11.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.1% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.8% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | -4.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 17% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $19.42 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -16.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 5% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-05-28 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $17.08 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 57 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -5.3% |
Price levels it has turned at before
AEO last closed at $16.17 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 7 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $16.13 | Support | 0.2% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-12-19 to 2024-12-30 |
| $15.80 | Support | 2.3% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-11-04 to 2026-08-13 |
| $16.84 | Resistance | 4.1% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-11-21 to 2026-07-24 |
| $17.57 | Resistance | 8.7% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-01-06 to 2026-05-06 |
| $14.62 | Support | 9.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-19 to 2026-05-29 |
| $18.43 | Resistance | 13.9% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-09-09 to 2026-08-10 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $15.81.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (2.92 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 10 analysts
- Mean price target$19.70 range $16.00 – $31.00; median $18.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-24. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for AEO
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.214 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-24
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Macroeconomic conditions and discretionary consumer spending pressures may materially adversely affect business results, as consumers reduce spending on apparel during economic downturns","Inability to anticipate and respond to changing consumer preferences and fashion trends in a timely manner could negatively impact sales and competitiveness","Supply chain disruptions, tariffs, raw material cost inflation, and foreign trade issues could increase product costs and reduce profitability"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of AEO's 10-Q filed 2026-06-03 against the prior one filed 2025-12-09.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- New section discussing February 20, 2026 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tariffs under IEEPA, striking down 10% global baseline tariff
- New section discussing February 24, 2026 U.S. administration imposition of new 10% global tariff pursuant to Section 122 of Trade Act of 1974
- New section discussing Court of International Trade (CIT) invalidation of the February 24, 2026 tariff (dated Ma[y, text cut off])
- Expanded discussion of trade policy uncertainty and tariff impacts in context of specific 2026 court rulings
- Reference to period ending May 2, 2026 for current quarter results discussion
- Removed:
- Reference to 'Fiscal 2024' Form 10-K changed to 'Fiscal 2025' Form 10-K
- Removal of reference to 'Fiscal 2024 and the 13 and 39 weeks ended November 2, 2025' performance discussion
- Removal of statement 'Our results for the third quarter of Fiscal 2025 reflect decisive steps taken across the business to drive momentum and growth'
- Removal of statement 'We generated meaningful sales improvement, enabling us to deliver operating income results for the 13 weeks ended November 1, 2025 that were slightly ahead of those for the 13 weeks ended November 2, 2024'
- Removal of specific reference to 'During Fiscal 2025, the U.S. government imposed a new tariff and trade policy'
- Removal of historical Fiscal 2024/2025 tariff discussion
- Removal of reference to '13 weeks ended November 1, 2025' specific results
- Removal of reference to 'gross profit increases were partially offset by higher markdowns and incremental tariffs' from November 2025 period
- Reworded:
- Changed 'Our CODM' to 'Our Chief Operating Decision Maker (defined as our CEO)' for fuller explanation
- Reordered cost of sales description: moved 'buying, occupancy and warehousing costs and services' to end in newer version, and added 'until the completion of its operational wind-down' qualifier to Quiet Platforms costs
- Changed 'selling, general, and administrative' to 'selling. general, and administrative' (apparent formatting change with period instead of comma)
- Changed reference period from 'November 2, 2025' and 'November 1, 2025' to 'May 2, 2026' for current quarter
- Macroeconomic section heading changed from 'Macroeconomic Conditions' to 'Macroeconomic Conditions, Inflation and Tariffs'
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at end of tariff discussion ('invalidated by the Court of International Trade ("CIT") on Ma'), preventing full assessment of complete tariff section
- Page number changed from 30 to 28, suggesting possible document reformatting
- Text quality and completeness differ between filings, particularly in tariff policy discussion which is cut off in newer version
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Reference to Fiscal 2028 (53-week period ending February 3, 2029) added to fiscal year definitions
- Addition of 'impact of macroeconomic conditions' as a forward-looking statement topic
- Addition of risk factor regarding 'failure to continue to obtain or maintain high-quality endorsers of our products, or actions taken by our endorsers'
- Addition of risk factor regarding reliance on third parties to drive traffic and their algorithm/pricing changes
- Reorganized/expanded cyberattacks and data breaches language into separate risk factor bullet point
- Removed:
- Fiscal 2023 definition (53-week period ended February 3, 2024) removed
- Specific language about 'unrelated to tariffs' in product costs risk factor removed
- Risk factor about 'failure to define, launch and communicate a brand-relevant customer experience' (older version wording) removed
- Reference to 'Fiscal 2024 Form 10-K' filed March 20, 2025 removed and replaced with 'Fiscal 2025 Form 10-K' filed March 30, 2026
- Risk factor about inability to achieve planned store performance and market share removed (text appears truncated in newer version)
- Reworded:
- Store opening plans changed from '5 to 15 American Eagle stores' (Fiscal 2025) to '5 to 10 American Eagle stores' (Fiscal 2026)
- Aerie and OFFLINE store openings changed from '45 to 50 storefronts' (Fiscal 2025) to '25 to 40 stores' (Fiscal 2026)
- Store remodeling plans changed from '90 to 100' stores (Fiscal 2025) to '80 to 100' stores (Fiscal 2026)
- Store closure language changed from 'net closure of approximately 35 to 40 American Eagle stores and 5 to 10 Aerie stores' to 'potential closure of approximately 25 to 30 American Eagle stores' (consolidated/changed scope)
- Global economic conditions risk changed from 'will continue to negatively impact discretionary consumer spending and, in turn, adversely impact our revenues and margins' to 'have had, and will likely continue to have, a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition'
- Brand experience risk changed from 'failure to define, launch and communicate a brand-relevant customer experience' to 'failure to maintain and grow a brand-relevant customer loyalty experience'
- Product cost risk language reordered: 'have been and may continue to be adversely affected' (newer) vs. 'are adversely affected' (older), and removed 'unrelated to tariffs' qualifier
- Notes:
- The newer filing appears to be truncated at the end of the Risk Factors section, potentially cutting off additional risk factors present in the older version
- Comparison is of Form 10-Q filings from different fiscal periods (Q3 2026 vs. Q3 2025), so some changes reflect updated business guidance and fiscal year references rather than substantive policy changes
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days0 buys · 3 sells ($196613) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 5 sells ($296345) — 3 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-17. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about AEO's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for AEO from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
6 institutional 13F filers reported holding AEO as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 6
- Reported shares held 36,912,959
- Reported value $616,446,426
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
AEO had 18,193,760 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
AEO had 10.9% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 4.68 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 18,193,760
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 10.9%
- Prior settlement (shares) 17,614,981
- Reported change 3.29%
- Days to cover (reported) 4.68
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Gap Inc. (GPS)
- Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)
- Urban Outfitters (URBN)
- Aéropostale
- Hollister Co.
- H&M
- Forever 21
- Shein
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Frequently asked questions
What does AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC (AEO) do?
American Eagle Outfitters is a leading global specialty retailer operating nearly 1,500 retail stores and online marketplaces across multiple owned and licensed brands. The company's core brands include American Eagle (casual apparel and jeans), Aerie and OFFLINE by Aerie (intimates, activewear, and swim), Todd Snyder New York (premium menswear), and Unsubscribed (slow fashion).
What sector is AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC (AEO) in?
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC (AEO) is classified in the Consumer Discretionary sector. Its industry is Specialty apparel retail. It trades on NYSE.
Does AEO pay a dividend?
Yes — AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC (AEO) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.40% and 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC's (AEO) competitors?
Notable peers of AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC (AEO) include Gap Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch, Urban Outfitters, Aéropostale and Hollister Co.. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in AEO?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for AEO from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC (AEO) overbought or oversold right now?
AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC (AEO) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 42, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on AEO come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.