AEO American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Wholesale & Retail · Retail-family clothing stores · CIK 0000919012
Form 144 · 2
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
163
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
1
Codes C/M, not in net · $0 priced
What the filings say about AEO
Insiders, 180 days
-$326.4K net sold
3 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-05-12
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$129.8K
2 notices
American Eagle Outfitters insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC insiders sold a net $326.4K of stock across 73 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 11 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (11 sales), the last on Jul 7, 2026.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 163 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director MCMILLAN CARY D sold about $65.8K of AEO on Oct 6, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 163 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 7 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys, 4 sales), the last on Jul 7, 2026.
- -7.6% median (-8.3% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
- 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
- 163 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Spiegel Noel Joseph sold about $63.9K of AEO on Oct 2, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 163 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 buys, 2 sales), the last on Sep 11, 2025.
- -9.8% median (-13.3% mean) 90-day return after 7 previous buys.
- The trade is 10.8% of the 53,481 shares held after it.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 163 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Sable David M. sold about $99.6K of AEO on Jul 17, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 163 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 buys, 3 sales), the last on Apr 6, 2026.
- -7.6% median (-8.3% mean) 90-day return after 3 previous buys.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 163 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Spiegel Noel Joseph sold about $48.5K of AEO on Jul 7, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 163 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (10 sales), the last on Apr 6, 2026.
- 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
- 163 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director MCMILLAN CARY D sold about $48.5K of AEO on Jul 7, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 163 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.73 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$326.4K over 180 days
-$129.8K over 90 days
more than 61% of Wholesale & Retail
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
163 funds bought in last quarter
more than 63% of Wholesale & Retail
Revenue
+4.1% year over year
more than 52% of Wholesale & Retail
Margin
3.5% net margin
more than 66% of Wholesale & Retail
Buybacks
$53.5M repurchased, FY to 2026-08-01
more than 54% of Wholesale & Retail
Short interest
10.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.9 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 86% of Wholesale & Retail
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 7Director MCMILLAN CARY D sold $65.8K (Oct 6)
Oct 6Director MCMILLAN CARY D filed to sell $65.8K by Oct 6 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 5Director Spiegel Noel Joseph sold $63.9K (Oct 2)
Oct 2Director Spiegel Noel Joseph filed to sell $63.9K by Oct 2 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+19.5%12M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
When a name files heavily, the largest trades are drawn first.
Who owns AEO: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
26,664,659 sh
$458.6M
11,753,476 sh
$202.2M
10,253,248 sh
$176.4M
6,859,537 sh
$118.0M
6,844,781 sh
$117.7M
Congress trades in AEO
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-05-12 · disclosed 41 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Bought 2025-05-08 · disclosed 45 days later
$15,001 - $50,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
AEO planned insider sales (Form 144)
Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
MCMILLAN CARY D
Filed 2026-10-06
$65.8K
Spiegel Noel Joseph
Filed 2026-10-02
$63.9K
Sable David M.
Filed 2026-07-17
$99.6K
Spiegel Noel Joseph
Filed 2026-07-07
$48.5K
MCMILLAN CARY D
Filed 2026-07-07
$48.5K
AEO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
The Acquirers Fund
$991.6K position · as of 2026-07-31
3.1%
Easterly Snow Small Cap Value Fund
$1.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.5%
Monarch Volume Factor Dividend Tree Index ETF
$2.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.2%
Paradigm Value Fund
$1.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.1%
Virtus NFJ Small-Cap Value Fund
$5.2M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.0%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
$5.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.3%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Jay Schottenstein
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$12.7M
$34.4M
$3.4M
+18%
+4%
2024
$15.0M
$3.6M
$5.0M
-21%
+15%
2023
$16.8M
$24.3M
$5.9M
-1%
+3%
2022
$9.8M
$1.5M
$3.1M
-28%
-7%
2021
$14.9M
$15.3M
$5.3M
+1%
+3%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $326.4K sold by insiders over 180 days, 163 funds added last quarter, $129.8K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
AEO financials
Revenue growth
+4.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
3.5%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$5.7B
four quarters, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Revenue, TTM AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | $5.5B |
| FY Feb 2025 | $5.3B |
| FY Feb 2024 | $5.3B |
| FY Jan 2023 | $5.0B |
| FY Jan 2022 | $5.0B |
| Aug 2026 | $1.4B |
| May 2026 | $1.2B |
| Jan 2026 | $1.8B |
| Nov 2025 | $1.4B |
| Aug 2025 | $1.3B |
| May 2025 | $1.1B |
| Feb 2025 | $1.6B |
| Nov 2024 | $1.3B |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
+5.8%
net income over revenue, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Net margin, TTM AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | +3.4% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +6.1% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +3.2% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +2.5% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +8.4% |
| Aug 2026 | +9.7% |
| May 2026 | +2.0% |
| Jan 2026 | +4.5% |
| Nov 2025 | +6.7% |
| Aug 2025 | +6.0% |
| May 2025 | -6.0% |
| Feb 2025 | +6.4% |
| Nov 2024 | +6.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$343.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
Free cash flow, TTM AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | $195.4M |
| FY Feb 2025 | $254.3M |
| FY Feb 2024 | $406.3M |
| FY Jan 2023 | $145.9M |
| FY Jan 2022 | $69.8M |
| Aug 2026 | $115.3M |
| May 2026 | -$126.6M |
| Jan 2026 | $357.3M |
| Nov 2025 | -$2.5M |
| Aug 2025 | -$43.1M |
| May 2025 | -$116.3M |
| Feb 2025 | $318.9M |
| Nov 2024 | -$7.8M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.03x
long-term debt only, 2026-08-01; equity 2026-08-01
Debt to equity AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | 0.00x |
| FY Feb 2025 | 0.00x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 0.00x |
| FY Jan 2023 | 0.01x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 0.24x |
| Aug 2026 | 0.03x |
| May 2026 | 0.05x |
| Jan 2026 | 0.00x |
| Nov 2025 | 0.13x |
| Aug 2025 | 0.13x |
| May 2025 | 0.07x |
| Feb 2025 | 0.00x |
| Nov 2024 | 0.00x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
10.90x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-08-01
Cash flow to debt AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2024 | n/a |
| FY Jan 2023 | 45.59x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 0.89x |
| Aug 2026 | 10.90x |
| May 2026 | 5.24x |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | 2.02x |
| Aug 2025 | 2.02x |
| May 2025 | 4.18x |
| Feb 2025 | n/a |
| Nov 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
+20.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01
Return on equity AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | +10.8% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +18.7% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +10.1% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +8.2% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +33.5% |
| Aug 2026 | +20.0% |
| May 2026 | +17.6% |
| Jan 2026 | +10.8% |
| Nov 2025 | +12.2% |
| Aug 2025 | +12.0% |
| May 2025 | +12.1% |
| Feb 2025 | +18.7% |
| Nov 2024 | +13.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
+7.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01
Return on assets AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | +4.7% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +8.9% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +4.8% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +3.4% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +11.6% |
| Aug 2026 | +7.9% |
| May 2026 | +7.0% |
| Jan 2026 | +4.7% |
| Nov 2025 | +5.2% |
| Aug 2025 | +5.1% |
| May 2025 | +5.3% |
| Feb 2025 | +8.9% |
| Nov 2024 | +6.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
tax provision or pre-tax income not filed for the four quarters
Return on invested capital AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | +22.4% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +11.2% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +14.2% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +46.5% |
| Aug 2026 | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | +11.1% |
| Aug 2025 | +11.5% |
| May 2025 | +12.3% |
| Feb 2025 | +22.4% |
| Nov 2024 | +14.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
+13.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-08-02 and 2026-08-01 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | +7.4% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +15.2% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +8.4% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +8.8% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +21.4% |
| Aug 2026 | +13.3% |
| May 2026 | +10.9% |
| Jan 2026 | +7.4% |
| Nov 2025 | +8.8% |
| Aug 2025 | +8.8% |
| May 2025 | +9.2% |
| Feb 2025 | +15.2% |
| Nov 2024 | +10.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
9.91x
close 2026-10-27 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-08-03 to 2026-08-01
P/E, trailing AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | 20.81x |
| FY Feb 2025 | 9.61x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 24.15x |
| FY Jan 2023 | 25.26x |
| FY Jan 2022 | 11.03x |
| Aug 2026 | 8.77x |
| May 2026 | 10.46x |
| Jan 2026 | 20.81x |
| Nov 2025 | 14.41x |
| Aug 2025 | 10.33x |
| May 2025 | 11.33x |
| Feb 2025 | 9.61x |
| Nov 2024 | 16.63x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$3.2B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-09-10 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-08-01, minus cash 2026-08-01
Enterprise value AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | $3.7B |
| FY Feb 2025 | $2.8B |
| FY Feb 2024 | $3.7B |
| FY Jan 2023 | $2.8B |
| FY Jan 2022 | $3.7B |
| Aug 2026 | $2.8B |
| May 2026 | $2.8B |
| Jan 2026 | $3.7B |
| Nov 2025 | $2.9B |
| Aug 2025 | $1.9B |
| May 2025 | $1.9B |
| Feb 2025 | $2.8B |
| Nov 2024 | $3.6B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+10.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
FCF yield AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | +4.9% |
| FY Feb 2025 | +8.2% |
| FY Feb 2024 | +9.9% |
| FY Jan 2023 | +5.0% |
| FY Jan 2022 | +1.8% |
| Aug 2026 | +11.9% |
| May 2026 | +6.6% |
| Jan 2026 | +4.9% |
| Nov 2025 | +5.5% |
| Aug 2025 | +8.1% |
| May 2025 | +11.1% |
| Feb 2025 | +8.2% |
| Nov 2024 | +5.1% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
0.11x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 88%: four quarters to 2026-08-01 against the four to 2025-08-02
PEG, trailing AEO
| FY Jan 2026 | n/a |
| FY Feb 2025 | 0.10x |
| FY Feb 2024 | 0.62x |
| FY Jan 2023 | n/a |
| FY Jan 2022 | n/a |
| Aug 2026 | 0.10x |
| May 2026 | 0.16x |
| Jan 2026 | n/a |
| Nov 2025 | n/a |
| Aug 2025 | n/a |
| May 2025 | n/a |
| Feb 2025 | 0.10x |
| Nov 2024 | 3.08x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2026-01 | 2025-02 | 2024-02 | 2023-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5.5B | $5.3B | $5.3B | $5.0B |
| Gross profit | $2.0B | $2.1B | $2.0B | $1.7B |
| Operating income | $226.2M | $427.3M | $222.7M | $247.0M |
| Net income | $186.0M | $327.0M | $169.0M | $124.0M |
| EPS (diluted) | 1.09 | 1.68 | 0.86 | 0.64 |
| Operating cash flow | $456.2M | $476.8M | $580.7M | $406.3M |
| Cash | $238.9M | $309.0M | $354.1M | $170.2M |
| Long-term debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8.9M |
| Buybacks | $56.9M | $190.9M | $10.7M | $9.8M |
| Dividends paid | $85.3M | $96.5M | $83.8M | $64.8M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
AEO Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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AEO filings, in plain words
Are American Eagle Outfitters insiders buying or selling AEO?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, American Eagle Outfitters insiders were net sellers, a net $326.4K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 sellers.
Have members of Congress traded AEO?
Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-28; the latest on record is a sale by Jefferson Shreve dated 2025-05-12.
Are there planned insider sales of AEO?
Yes. 2 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $129.8K of stock; the latest, by MCMILLAN CARY D, was filed 2026-10-06.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, American Eagle Outfitters insiders were net sellers of AEO, a net $326.4K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 sellers. None of the 5 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in AEO, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Jefferson Shreve dated 2025-05-12. Insiders filed 2 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $129.8K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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