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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| American Eagle Outfitters Inc.AEO · shops | |
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| Grade |  Astrongest fifth of 258 graded peers; percentile 16.3, sampling error 2.9 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 43 of 258 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 45.9 |
| Solvency | Bpercentile 26.0 |
| Growth and financing | B/Cpercentile 38.2 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $4.0B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none active · fortress balance sheetnot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 11 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Mar 30, 2026193 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $17.972026-10-08; market equity $3.0B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
| Share price, twelve months to the rescansplit-adjusted close; a lollipop at every rescan carries the letter held then; baseline ticks are SEC receipt dates of the inputs; ranges and dragging scroll the full history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Mar 30, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (the "Company," "AEO," "we," "us," and "our") is a leading global specialty retailer with a portfolio of beloved apparel brands. We operate and license nearly 1,500 retail stores worldwide and are online at www.ae.com and www.aerie.com in the U.S. and internationally. Rooted in optimism, inclusivity, and authenticity, AEO’s brands empower every customer to celebrate their unique personal style. We offer casual, comfortable, timeless outfitting and high-quality products that are made to last under the American Eagle ("AE") brand, and intimates, apparel, activewear, and swim collections under the Aerie and OFFLINE by Aerie brands.
Warnings [top]
7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 45.9 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 50.5% | [1,5] | 42.6% | 36.9 | 242 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | 11.6% | [3-4,6-12] | 10.9% | 45.8 | 84 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Accruals ratio | (6.7%) | [1,13-15] | (4.9%) | 38.8 | 287 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 1.8 pts | [2,5,16-23] | 1.2 pts | 61.9 | 219 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 26.0 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| liabilities and a nearby cover-page share count are required at 2026-08-01 | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | not computable | 1.92 | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Net debt to EBITDA | (0.53x) | [3-4,6,24] | 1.84x | 9.1 | 100 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Interest coverage | not computable | 2.26x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Current ratio | 1.51x | [25-26] | 1.37x | 42.9 | 295 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 38.2 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | 3.6% | [2,17,19,21] | 1.5% | 38.1 | 269 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 10.2% | [14,27-33] | 5.6% | 41.1 | 147 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | 8.1% | [6-8,24-27,34-35] | 7.3% | 50.3 | 152 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 5.4% | [1,15,36-37] | 3.4% | 37.6 | 272 | 2026-01-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | (3.4%) | [38-39] | (0.6%) | 23.8 | 211 | 2026-03-30 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.302; sampling error 2.9 percentile points on 258 peers.
Among 258 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Amcon Distributing Co. (DIT) Amcon Distributing Co. (DIT) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.4 NYSE · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line market equity $62.0M; last close $59.17 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 14.4 | A | |
| 39 | Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG) Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.8 NYSE · Retail-Jewelry Stores market equity $4.1B; last close $105.81 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 14.8 | A | |
| 40 | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (SBH) Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (SBH) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.2 NYSE · Retail-Retail Stores, NEC market equity $1.5B; last close $16.03 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 15.2 | A | |
| 41 | Rush Enterprises Inc. \Tx\ (RUSHA) Rush Enterprises Inc. \Tx\ (RUSHA) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.8 Nasdaq · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations last close $45.14 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 15.8 | A | |
| 42 | Rush Enterprises Inc. \Tx\ (RUSHB) Rush Enterprises Inc. \Tx\ (RUSHB) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.8 Nasdaq · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations last close $56.16 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 15.8 | A | |
| 43 | American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (AEO) Astrongest fifth; percentile 16.3 NYSE · Retail-Family Clothing Stores market equity $3.0B; last close $17.97 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 11 of 14 inputs | 16.3 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 44 | Carvana Co. (CVNA) Carvana Co. (CVNA) Astrongest fifth; percentile 16.7 NYSE · Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations last close $63.20 No active warnings; 7 of 14 inputs | 16.7 | A | |
| 45 | Envela Corp. (ELA) Envela Corp. (ELA) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 17.1 NYSE · Retail-Jewelry Stores market equity $313.4M; last close $12.10 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 9 of 14 inputs | 17.1 | A/B | fortress balance sheet |
| 46 | PC Connection Inc. (CNXN) PC Connection Inc. (CNXN) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 17.5 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software market equity $2.3B; last close $91.00 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 17.5 | A/B | |
| 47 | Dominos Pizza Inc. (DPZ) Dominos Pizza Inc. (DPZ) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 17.9 Nasdaq · Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products market equity $10.2B; last close $308.57 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 17.9 | A/B | |
| 48 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ) BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ) A/Bon the A/B boundary; percentile 18.3 NYSE · Retail-Variety Stores market equity $12.5B; last close $99.02 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 18.3 | A/B |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | A | 16.7 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | A | 16.3 | 258 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | A | 12.9 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | A/B | 18.7 | 258 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 258 graded peers, about 51 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (0.1%) | (0.1%) | 50 | hotter than 50 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (36.3%) | (24.1%) | 31 | closer to its high than 31 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 7.9% | 5.3% | 76 | pricier than 24 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 6.5% | 4.2% | 66 | pricier than 34 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.59 | 0.36 | 65 | pricier than 35 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 1.84 | 1.75 | 53 | pricier than 47 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (14.1%) | (16.7%) | 54 | more equity-funded than 54 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | 0.02 | 0.02 | 50 | ahead of 50 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $3.0B; EBIT $226.2M; free cash flow $195.4M; book equity $1.8B; sales $5.5B; debt $0; cash $148.0M[40].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 4 of 9, period end 2026-01-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 5.0% | ✓ pass[13,15] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $456.2M | ✓ pass[14] |
| Return on assets improved | (4.2 pts) | ✗ fail[13,15,36,41] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $264.2M | ✓ pass[13-14] |
| Long-term leverage fell | 0.0 pts | ✗ fail[1,4,10,15,36] |
| Current ratio improved | (1.9 pts) | ✗ fail[25-26,34-35] |
| No new shares issued | (3.4%) | ✓ pass[38-39] |
| Gross margin improved | (2.7 pts) | ✗ fail[2,5,16-17] |
| Asset turnover improved | (5.0 pts) | ✗ fail[2,15,17,36] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $148.0M[42] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $599.4M[14,42-46] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 29 |
| 10-Q received Sep 10, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $80.2M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 193 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $4.0B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $5.5B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $238.9M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $0 | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $2.0B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $226.2M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $249.4M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $63.9M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.7B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $0 | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.8B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $309.0M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $192.0M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $456.2M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $3.8B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $2.1B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $5.3B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $2.0B | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $5.3B | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $1.7B | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-20 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $5.0B | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-20 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $2.0B | 2022-01-29 | 2024-03-15 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $5.0B | 2022-01-29 | 2024-03-15 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $222.2M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $1.3B | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $867.6M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $260.8M | 2026-01-31 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $476.8M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $222.5M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $580.7M | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $174.4M | 2024-02-03 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $406.3M | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-20 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $260.4M | 2023-01-28 | 2025-03-20 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $1.4B | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $882.7M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $3.6B | 2024-02-03 | 2025-03-20 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $3.4B | 2023-01-28 | 2024-03-15 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 166,674,664 | 2026-03-30 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 172,514,102 | 2025-03-19 | 2025-03-20 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 167,573,333 | 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $329.4M | 2025-02-01 | 2026-03-30 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $148.0M | 2026-08-01 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $116.3M | 2026-08-01 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$65.2M | 2026-05-02 | 2026-06-03 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 45 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $40.3M | 2025-11-01 | 2025-12-09 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 46 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | -$26.9M | 2025-08-02 | 2026-09-10 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 16.3 is 3.7 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.9 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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