Is American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows American Eagle Outfitters's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 23.4, a forward P/E of about 9.1, a price-to-book of about 1.8 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does American Eagle Outfitters's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.35×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is American Eagle Outfitters's revenue?

American Eagle Outfitters reported revenue of $5.5B for FY2026, with net profit of $192.0M, per official filings.

What is the share price of American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)?

American Eagle Outfitters last traded at $17.76 (+2.3% on the day), as of 7/22/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

American Eagle Outfitters

AEO · NYSE · Consumer Discretionary · United States

$17.76+2.3%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 22, 2026, 7:30 PM

Snapshot

TickerAEO

ExchangeNYSE

SectorConsumer Discretionary

IndustryApparel Retail

CountryUnited States

Employees10,000

HeadquartersPittsburgh, United States

Market cap$3.0B

P/E (TTM)23.4

P/B1.8

Volume1.94M

Websitewww.aeo-inc.com

Filings tracked6

About American Eagle Outfitters

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. operates as a multi-brand specialty retailer in the United States and internationally. It provides jeans, apparel and accessories, and personal care products for women and men under the American Eagle brand; and intimates, apparel, activewear, and swim collections under the Aerie and OFFLINE by Aerie brands. The company also offers menswear products under the Todd Snyder New York brand; and fashion clothing and accessories under the Unsubscribed brand. It sells its products through its own and licensed retail stores, concession-based shops-within-shops, wholesale markets, and online marketplaces; and digital channels, such as www.ae.com, www.aerie.com, www.toddsnyder.com, and www.unsubscribed.com. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders8.9%
Institutions91.1%
Public & other0.0%

503 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.14.93%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC6.17%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP5.53%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.09%
American Century Companies Inc4.04%
State Street Corporation3.96%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership3.78%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc3.11%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion2.35×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend2.5% → 3.5%

Margin has held broadly steady over the period — stable profitability.

Growth qualityrev 4% · PAT 15%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.4B · EPS 0.54

Est. earnings growth +2.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $6.0B · EPS 1.82

Est. earnings growth +10.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$10.2952-wk range$28.46

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Market cap

$3.0B

Day change

+2.3%

P/E (TTM)

23.4

Fwd P/E

9.1

P/B

1.8

Div yield

2.88%

Beta

1.29

Revenue (FY2026)

$5.5B

Net margin

3.5%

ROE

11.3%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+3.6%

Profit CAGR (3y)

+15.3%

EPS (FY2026)

1.09

Net profit (FY2026)

$192.0M

Market figures: Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance. Financials as reported in company filings.

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$5.5B	$192.0M	1.09	3.5%	11.3%
FY2025	$5.3B	$329.4M	1.68	6.2%	18.7%
FY2024	$5.3B	$170.0M	0.86	3.2%	9.8%
FY2023	$5.0B	$125.1M	0.64	2.5%	7.8%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$1.2B	$23.5M	0.14	2.0%
2025Q4	$1.4B	$91.3M	0.53	6.7%
2025Q3	$1.3B	$77.6M	0.45	6.0%
2025Q2	$1.1B	$-64.9M	-0.36	-6.0%
2024Q4	$1.3B	$80.0M	0.41	6.2%
2024Q3	$1.3B	$77.3M	0.39	6.0%
2024Q2	$1.1B	$67.8M	0.34	5.9%
2023Q4	$1.3B	$96.7M	0.49	7.4%
2023Q3	$1.2B	$48.6M	0.25	4.0%
2023Q2	$1.1B	$18.5M	0.09	1.7%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/1/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC6/29/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC6/10/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC6/3/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC5/28/2026material
10-K filing
SEC3/30/2026

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