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American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

$AEO·$3.0B·Apparel - Retail·Consumer Cyclical
$17.98-0.4%YTD-31.7%1Y+20.7%
Price updated 6h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
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$AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $AEO on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

102X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $AEO's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 66% of tracked names.

Mixed sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data26 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-16

American Eagle chatter is a full-on argument after the Q2 print flipped from +13% to -10% in minutes. Bulls point to $0.79 EPS versus $0.22, +6% comps, +19% Aerie growth and a bra-launch tease on the call; bears fire back that the entire beat leaned on a $179M tariff refund, merch margins fell 330bps, and management pocketed bonuses off a one-off benefit. A third camp says the sell-off is just pods overreacting to margin optics.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $AEO — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

American Eagle's Q2 was a +13%-to--10% flip-flop — bulls love Aerie's +19%, bears flag a $179M tariff-refund benefit.

American Eagle Outfitters is the US specialty-apparel retailer plus Aerie — the intimates-and-leisurewear brand that's been the actual growth engine. The latest print was substantively mixed.

  • The headline numbers were strong: Q2 EPS of $0.79 versus $0.22 consensus, +6% comps, Aerie +19% — a clear beat on reported metrics, with a bra-launch tease on the call fueling the bull thesis.
  • The bear case is specific: the entire beat leaned on a $179M tariff refund, merch margins fell 330bps, and management collected bonuses on a one-off benefit — a legitimate challenge to the quality of earnings.
  • 52-week range position is 26% with volume at 83% of average — mid-range at the lower end despite the earnings beat, which fits a market that recognized the tariff-driven one-off and discounted the headline.

Dec 1 Q3 is the gate — any clean comp beat without one-off tariff math plus continued Aerie strength extends the move. Another merch-margin compression or any inventory build and the stock gives back the recent bounce.

What to watch: Dec 1 Q3 — same-store sales comp, Aerie segment growth, merch-margin trajectory (ex-tariff refund), and any inventory build. A continued merch-margin compression or inventory issue is the clear invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-12-01 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Teen and young-adult apparel retailer with American Eagle and Aerie intimates brands across ~1,000 US stores.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Apparel - Retail sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AEO.

Apparel - Retail · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — Off-price retailers are the structural winners as value-conscious consumers trade down.

What this means for $AEO

Neutral — Teen and young-adult apparel retailer with American Eagle and Aerie intimates brands across ~1,000 US stores.

Industry benchmark

10-name peer basket
+2.7%YTD
+29.5%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
9.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
8.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
7.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.5%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
17.2%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
34.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Sep 9, 2026$0.79$0.22+257.3%
Q1 2026May 28, 2026$0.14$0.12+15.6%
Q4 2025Mar 4, 2026$0.50$0.71-29.6%
Q3 2025Dec 2, 2025$0.53$0.44+21.2%
Next earningsTue, Dec 1·consensus EPS $0.49

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.2B+9.7%33.9%2.4%$0.14$-126.6M
Q4 FY25$1.8B+9.7%34.0%10.2%$0.52$54.7M
Q3 FY25$1.4B+5.7%36.6%8.3%$0.54$-2.5M
Q2 FY25$1.3B-0.6%34.7%8.0%$0.45$89.4M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 10 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$5.5B$5.4B – $5.5B$1.38$1.30 – $1.417
FY27$5.9B$5.8B – $5.9B$2.18$1.91 – $2.2910
FY28$6.1B$6.0B – $6.1B$1.92$1.63 – $2.1610
FY29$6.3B$6.1B – $6.5B$2.24$2.20 – $2.275

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.27%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+7.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-4.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 155.8M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.1% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.265-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellOct 6Cary D McmillanDirector3.6K sh$66KSellOct 2Spiegel Noel JosephDirector3.6K sh$64KSellJul 17David M. SableDirector5.8K sh$100KSellJul 7Cary D McmillanDirector2.9K sh$49KSellJul 7Spiegel Noel JosephDirector2.9K sh$49K
+ 36 other (34 awards · 1 exempt · 1 inkind) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 53
AI summary

One Reporting filed a Form 3 reporting initial beneficial ownership of AEO securities. The form establishes the reporting person's baseline ownership position. Form 3 must be filed within 10 days of becoming a director, officer, or 10%-or-greater shareholder. This is an administrative filing that anchors future insider-transaction reporting for AEO.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 18-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

American Eagle Outfitters announced that CFO Michael Mathias will transition to a non-officer Strategic Advisor role effective August 3, 2026, with Ravi Thanawala appointed as incoming EVP & CFO on the same date; Thanawala previously served as CFO at Papa John's International and held senior finance roles at Nike and ANN INC. His compensation package includes a $1,000,000 annual base salary and a 100% target annual incentive bonus. This is a planned CFO succession at a major apparel retailer, bringing in an experienced consumer-brand finance executive.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 298-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

American Eagle Outfitters shareholders at the June 29, 2026 annual meeting approved an amendment to the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, adding 9,680,000 shares, extending the plan term to 2036, and raising the non-employee director annual equity grant limit to $1M. The expanded plan increases potential dilution but ensures long-term incentive capacity for this specialty retail company; the director limit increase reflects peer compensation benchmarking.

8-KMaterial agreementJun 108-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

American Eagle Outfitters amended its $700 million senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility on June 4, 2026, extending the maturity from June 24, 2027 to June 4, 2031 and simplifying the interest rate by removing the SOFR and CORRA adjustments, with applicable margins of SOFR + 1.250%–1.500%. The facility size and structure are otherwise unchanged. This is a positive refinancing event — removes a near-term maturity cliff and secures liquidity through mid-2031.

+ 11 other (2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 S-8) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Knowzacks.com·3d agoMacy's vs. American Eagle: One Dividend Is Growing, the Other Is Standing Still247wallst.com·4d agoWhy American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Termzacks.com·5d agoAmerican Eagle (AEO) Up 23.7% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?zacks.com·8d agoTODD SNYDER AND LAGAVULIN SINGLE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY RELEASE TIME & CRAFT, A COLLECTION INSPIRED BY SCOTLANDprnewswire.com·9d ago

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