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American Eagle Outfitters AEO Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.2B+9.7%
Gross profit$456.2M+41.5%
Operating income$28.2M+133%
Net income$23.5M+136%
EPS (diluted)$0.14+139%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$103.3M+17.6%
Total debt$1.9B+6.1%
Total equity$1.6B+11.8%
Total assets$4.1B+8.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$65.2M-19.3%
CapEx$61.4M-0.3%
Free cash flow-$126.6M-8.9%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.97B+49.9%
Enterprise value$4.74B+29.3%
P/E10.6×+0.5×
P/S0.5×+0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin38.2%+1.3pp
Operating margin6%+1.0pp
Net margin5%+1.2pp
FCF margin3.3%-0.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity18%+5.8pp
Debt / equity1.1×-0.1×
Current ratio1.5×+0.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from American Eagle Outfitters’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: American Eagle Outfitters’s 10-Q, filed June 3, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is American Eagle Outfitters's return on invested capital?
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) reported return on invested capital of 7.8% in Q1 2026.
How has American Eagle Outfitters's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
American Eagle Outfitters's return on invested capital increased by 22.7% year-over-year, from 6.4% to 7.8%.
What is the long-term trend for American Eagle Outfitters's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), American Eagle Outfitters's return on invested capital has grown at a -14.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -12.1% to 5.5%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.