American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

NYSE:AEO Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.7b

American Eagle Outfitters Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

American Eagle Outfitters has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 15.5%, while the Specialty Retail industry saw earnings growing at 17.4% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 6.6% per year. American Eagle Outfitters's return on equity is 14.6%, and it has net margins of 4.6%.

Key information

15.5%

Earnings growth rate

13.3%

EPS growth rate

Specialty Retail Industry Growth26.6%
Revenue growth rate6.6%
Return on equity14.6%
Net Margin4.6%
Last Earnings Update03 Aug 2024

Recent past performance updates

American Eagle Outfitters' (NYSE:AEO) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

Mar 22
American Eagle Outfitters' (NYSE:AEO) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

Recent updates

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

Nov 01
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) Screens Well But There Might Be A Catch

American Eagle Outfitters: Back On Track For Growth

Oct 15

Is There Now An Opportunity In American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)?

Oct 14
Is There Now An Opportunity In American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)?

American Eagle Outfitters Q2 2024 Finds It More Attractively Valued, But Still Only Fair

Sep 11

American Eagle Outfitters: Rating Upgrade As Valuation Has Come Down

Sep 04

Returns On Capital At American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Have Hit The Brakes

Aug 16
Returns On Capital At American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Have Hit The Brakes

American Eagle Likely Undervalued, But Aerie Growth And Margin Leverage Are Critical

Jul 02

Are Investors Undervaluing American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) By 46%?

Jun 21
Are Investors Undervaluing American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) By 46%?

Results: American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

Jun 01
Results: American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Beat Earnings Expectations And Analysts Now Have New Forecasts

American Eagle Outfitters: Q1 Results Were Good And The Price Is Fair

May 30

Is There Now An Opportunity In American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)?

May 29
Is There Now An Opportunity In American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)?

American Eagle Outfitters: Downgrade To Hold As I Monitor Progress In Opex Leverage

Mar 29

American Eagle Outfitters' (NYSE:AEO) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

Mar 22
American Eagle Outfitters' (NYSE:AEO) Performance Is Even Better Than Its Earnings Suggest

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)

Mar 06
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Feb 20
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)?

Feb 05
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)?

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s (NYSE:AEO) P/E

Jan 17
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s (NYSE:AEO) P/E

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Passed With Ease

Dec 28
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Passed With Ease

American Eagle Outfitters: Record Performance In Tough Macro

Dec 25

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Crushed On Q3 Results

Nov 21

American Eagle: Limited Margin Of Safety At Current Levels

Nov 08

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

Oct 22
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return

American Eagle Outfitters: Navigating Retail Dynamics With Strategic Initiatives And Brand Strength

Oct 13

What Is American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s (NYSE:AEO) Share Price Doing?

Oct 04
What Is American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s (NYSE:AEO) Share Price Doing?

American Eagle Outfitters: The Market Is Overlooking This Solid Company

Sep 26

Is American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Using Too Much Debt?

Sep 13
Is American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Using Too Much Debt?

American Eagle Outfitters Has Turned The Corner

Sep 07

American Eagle Outfitters: A Tight Fit For Investors

Aug 04

Investors Could Be Concerned With American Eagle Outfitters' (NYSE:AEO) Returns On Capital

Jul 16
Investors Could Be Concerned With American Eagle Outfitters' (NYSE:AEO) Returns On Capital

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)

Jun 26
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO)

Why American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) Could Be Worth Watching

May 31
Why American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE:AEO) Could Be Worth Watching

American Eagle Outfitters: Weaker Financials Drag Commercial Qualities

May 28

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

May 04
American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Here's What's Concerning About American Eagle Outfitters' (NYSE:AEO) Returns On Capital

Apr 17
Here's What's Concerning About American Eagle Outfitters' (NYSE:AEO) Returns On Capital

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How American Eagle Outfitters makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:AEO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
03 Aug 245,4152481,4680
04 May 245,3252191,4540
03 Feb 245,2621701,4330
28 Oct 235,0792181,3580
29 Jul 235,0182031,3070
29 Apr 235,0161121,2830
28 Jan 234,9901251,2690
29 Oct 225,0021211,2670
30 Jul 225,0351921,2700
30 Apr 225,0313561,2560
29 Jan 225,0114201,2220
30 Oct 214,7953731,1640
31 Jul 214,5532791,1240
01 May 214,2421431,0540
30 Jan 213,759-2099770
31 Oct 203,781-2089720
01 Aug 203,816-1859580
02 May 203,974-1079870
01 Feb 204,3081911,0290
02 Nov 194,2382631,0310
03 Aug 194,1752671,0200
04 May 194,0992631,0010
02 Feb 194,0362629810
03 Nov 184,0202809560
04 Aug 183,9772589250
05 May 183,8572198950
03 Feb 183,7962048800
28 Oct 173,6641658580
29 Jul 173,6441778610
29 Apr 173,6221978570
28 Jan 173,6102128580
29 Oct 163,6182401,1400
30 Jul 163,5972331,1410
30 Apr 163,5722251,1370
30 Jan 163,5222138350
31 Oct 153,4882028280
01 Aug 153,4231418120
02 May 153,3361148070
31 Jan 153,283891,0930
01 Nov 143,253297940
02 Aug 143,256457950
03 May 143,272597920
01 Feb 143,306837970

Quality Earnings: AEO has a large one-off loss of $135.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 3rd August, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: AEO's current net profit margins (4.6%) are higher than last year (4.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: AEO's earnings have grown by 15.5% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: AEO's earnings growth over the past year (21.7%) exceeds its 5-year average (15.5% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: AEO earnings growth over the past year (21.7%) exceeded the Specialty Retail industry -4.8%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: AEO's Return on Equity (14.6%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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