AEO
American Eagle Outfitters·NYSE
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AEO fundamentals
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) released its earnings on Mar 4, 2026: revenue was 1.76B (YoY +9.73%), beat estimates; EPS was 0.84 (YoY +58.49%), beat estimates.
Revenue / YoY
1.76B
+9.73%
EPS / YoY
0.84
+58.49%
Report date
Mar 4, 2026
AEO Earnings Call Summary for Q4,2026
- Revenue Beat: Q4 revenue $1.8B (+10% YoY), driven by Aerie (+23%) and OFFLINE (double-digit growth). Full-year revenue $5.5B (+3%).
- Profit Expansion: Adjusted operating income $180M (+27% YoY), with $328M annual profit. Gross margin 37% despite $50M tariff headwinds.
- Strategic Shifts: Exited quiet logistics for $20M annual savings, opening 35 new Aerie/Offline stores.
- 2026 Outlook: Q1 comp +8%, full-year operating profit $390-$410M. Tariffs to ease in H2, enabling margin expansion.
- Marketing Surge: +50% ad spend in Q1-Q2 for Aerie awareness and AE relevance, with Stagecoach partnership.
- Denim Recovery: Men's denim growth, testing new bottoms for spring break. Aerie markdowns down, AE jeans promoted deeper.
EPS
Actual | 0.37 | -0.84 | -0.03 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.6 | 0.76 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.61 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.53 | -0.29 | 0.45 | 0.528 | 0.84 | ||||||||||
Forecast | 0.3555 | -0.2973 | -0.1712 | 0.3374 | 0.3631 | 0.4608 | 0.5504 | 0.6079 | 0.351 | 0.25 | 0.1295 | 0.2225 | 0.302 | 0.1639 | 0.1568 | 0.4818 | 0.4967 | 0.2844 | 0.3837 | 0.468 | 0.5044 | -0.2534 | 0.2046 | 0.4372 | 0.7132 | ||||||||||
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +4.08% | -182.54% | +82.48% | +3.73% | +7.41% | +4.17% | +9.01% | +25.02% | -0.28% | -36.00% | -69.11% | +88.76% | +22.52% | +3.72% | +59.44% | +1.70% | +22.81% | +19.55% | +1.64% | +2.56% | +5.08% | -14.44% | +119.94% | +20.77% | +17.78% |
Revenue
Actual | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.31B | 551.69M | 883.51M | 1.03B | 1.29B | 1.03B | 1.19B | 1.27B | 1.51B | 1.06B | 1.20B | 1.24B | 1.50B | 1.08B | 1.20B | 1.30B | 1.68B | 1.14B | 1.29B | 1.29B | 1.60B | 1.09B | 1.28B | 1.36B | 1.76B |
Forecast | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.27B | 636.61M | 818.11M | 1.03B | 1.28B | 1.02B | 1.23B | 1.23B | 1.51B | 1.14B | 1.20B | 1.21B | 1.48B | 1.07B | 1.20B | 1.28B | 1.66B | 1.15B | 1.31B | 1.30B | 1.60B | 1.09B | 1.24B | 1.32B | 1.74B |
Surprise | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | +3.76% | -13.34% | +7.99% | +0.30% | +0.77% | +1.13% | -2.54% | +3.71% | -0.37% | -7.48% | +0.09% | +2.67% | +1.15% | +1.07% | +0.47% | +1.56% | +0.95% | -0.60% | -1.39% | -0.87% | +0.14% | -0.46% | +3.91% | +2.96% | +1.24% |
Earnings Call
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