American Eagle Outfitters PE ratio AEO

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months, since 2011.

Today, Oct 23, 2026: 9.1×
10-year median: 14.4×
Against its 10-year history: 11th; percentile: 0 is its lowest day, 100 its highest
10-year range: 6.0× to 52.2×
Peer median: 14.0×

American Eagle Outfitters' PE ratio is 9.1× as of Oct 23, 2026: a share price of $17.91 against $1.96 of earnings per share over the last twelve months.

That is below its ten-year median of 14.4×, lower than on 89% of days in the last ten years.

Over that time it ranged from 6.0× in Apr 2020 to 52.2× in Jun 2021.

The median for 10 apparel retail stocks of a similar size is 14.0×.

PE ratio over time

median 14.4×

The dashed line is the 10-year median and the shaded band the middle half of its days.

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Year by year

Year	End of year	Low	High
2026 so far	9.1×	7.7×	22.9×
2025	22.5×	6.3×	23.8×
2024	14.1×	14.1×	30.0×
2023	19.1×	14.4×	31.6×
2022	23.7×	6.4×	27.1×
2021	14.1×	12.8×	52.2×
2020	8.2×	6.0×	9.8×
2019	9.5×	9.5×	16.4×
2018	12.2×	11.0×	23.3×
2017	20.4×	9.4×	20.5×
2016	11.9×	11.7×	16.0×
2015	15.2×	14.9×	111×
2014	90.9×	15.2×	90.9×
2013	17.2×	12.1×	22.6×
2012	21.1×	12.7×	27.5×
2011	15.0×	11.4×	16.3×

Against its peers

Companies in Apparel - Retail nearest American Eagle Outfitters' size, closest first, today.

Company	PE ratio
AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters	9.1×
BOOTBoot Barn	14.6×
BKEBuckle	10.7×
ANFAbercrombie & Fitch	13.3×
VSXYVictoria's Secret	20.2×
URBNUrban Outfitters	13.5×
GAPGAP	6.7×
GCOGenesco	9.5×
SHOEShoe Station	16.1×
CTRNCiti Trends	54.7×
DBIDesigner Brands	22.7×
Peer median	14.0×

Where American Eagle Outfitters ranks

What the PE ratio tells you

Share price divided by earnings per share over the last twelve months. It is the price tag on a dollar of profit: 20× means you pay $20 for $1 of yearly earnings.

Blank while earnings are negative. A very low PE can mean the market expects profits to fall, so read it with growth and the company's own history.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of Oct 23, 2026. Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.