American Eagle Outfitters Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
American Eagle Outfitters' CEO is Jay Schottenstein, appointed in Jan 2014, has a tenure of 32.83 years. total yearly compensation is $16.79M, comprised of 10.8% salary and 89.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 6.42% of the company’s shares, worth €200.37M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.2 years and 12.6 years respectively.
Key information
Jay Schottenstein
Chief executive officer
US$16.8m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 10.8% |
| CEO tenure | 11yrs |
| CEO ownership | 6.4% |
| Management average tenure | 9.2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 12.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 02 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$231m |
| Aug 03 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$248m |
| May 04 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$219m |
| Feb 03 2024 | US$17m | US$2m | US$170m |
| Oct 28 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$218m |
| Jul 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$203m |
| Apr 29 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$112m |
| Jan 28 2023 | US$10m | US$2m | US$125m |
| Oct 29 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$121m |
| Jul 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$192m |
| Apr 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$356m |
| Jan 29 2022 | US$15m | US$2m | US$420m |
| Oct 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$373m |
| Jul 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$279m |
| May 01 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$143m |
| Jan 30 2021 | US$15m | US$2m | -US$209m |
| Oct 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$208m |
| Aug 01 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$185m |
| May 02 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$107m |
| Feb 01 2020 | US$8m | US$2m | US$191m |
| Nov 02 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$263m |
| Aug 03 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$267m |
| May 04 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$263m |
| Feb 02 2019 | US$10m | US$2m | US$262m |
| Nov 03 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$280m |
| Aug 04 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$258m |
| May 05 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$219m |
| Feb 03 2018 | US$6m | US$2m | US$204m |
Compensation vs Market: Jay's total compensation ($USD16.79M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.89M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jay's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Jay Schottenstein (70 yo)
11yrs
Tenure
US$16,793,219
Compensation
Mr. Jay L. Schottenstein serves as Co-Vice Chairman at Axxes Direct Advisors LLC. He is a is the Co-Vice Chairman of the Board of Axxes Capital. He is also the Chairman of SB360 Capital Partners LLC.He ha...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of the Board & CEO | 11yrs | US$16.79m | 6.42% € 200.4m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 4.8yrs | US$4.34m | 0.047% € 1.5m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 3.3yrs | US$2.45m | 0.0042% € 129.5k | |
| President and Executive Creative Director of AE & Aerie | 5.6yrs | US$10.37m | 0.10% € 3.3m | |
| Senior VP | 7.3yrs | no data | 0.0094% € 293.6k | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations | 25yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP of Corporate Governance | 11.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Stores-US and Executive Vice President | 21.8yrs | US$1.63m | no data | |
| Executive Vice President - Chief Talent and Culture Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President and President of Asia Pacific | 11.8yrs | US$1.76m | no data | |
| Executive Vice President | 9.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data |
9.2yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: AFG's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman of the Board & CEO | 32.8yrs | US$16.79m | 6.42% € 200.4m | |
| Independent Director | 17.6yrs | US$402.50k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 20.6yrs | US$391.75k | 0.055% € 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$367.50k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 11.6yrs | US$367.50k | 0.022% € 676.5k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 13.6yrs | US$482.50k | 0.021% € 649.7k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$367.50k | 0.030% € 935.8k |
12.6yrs
Average Tenure
68yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: AFG's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 03:58 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/11/02 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/02/03 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. is covered by 51 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jeff Black | Avondale Partners |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Matthew McClintock | Barclays |