AEO Stock — American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO)

Updated October 2, 2026.

AEO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.82%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.82%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 52/100 (Caution). Total return is 3805.2% over the past 32.5 years, 845.9 points ahead of SPY at 2959.3%.

At the current 2.82% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $282 per year, or about $70.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

American Eagle Outfitters operates as a multi-brand specialty retailer offering jeans, apparel, accessories, and personal care products under several brands including American Eagle, Aerie, Todd Snyder New York, and Unsubscribed, selling through retail stores, online channels, and wholesale markets in the United States and internationally. The company currently distributes quarterly at a modest distribution rate. The stock may appeal to income-focused investors seeking exposure to the specialty retail sector.

AEO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 3805.2% over the past 32.5 years, 845.9 points ahead of SPY at 2959.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 7.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 47.5%.

AEO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

52 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.47%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/14/1994

Distribution rate

2.82%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.82%

5-year average yield

2.69

Last close

$17.71 (as of 2026-10-02)

Market cap

$2,967,723,727

Average volume

5532700.0

Next dividend

$0.125

Next ex-dividend date

10/09/2026

Next payment date

10/28/2026

Beta

1.309

Payout ratio

25.5%

P/E ratio

9.04

Forward P/E

11.2867

EPS

$1.96

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.82%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.82%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AEO risks and drawbacks

AEO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 47.5%.

Who may consider AEO — and who may not

AEO may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AEO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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