AEO Stock — American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AEO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.78%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.78%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 55/100 (Caution). Total return is 3892.9% over the past 32.5 years, 959.0 points ahead of SPY at 2933.9%.

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 2026-10-16.

Total return is 3892.9% over the past 32.5 years, 959.0 points ahead of SPY at 2933.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 23.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 47.5%.

AEO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

55 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.53%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

04/14/1994

Distribution rate

2.78%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.78%

5-year average yield

2.7

Last close

$17.98 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,012,968,527

Average volume

3321017.0

Dividend

$0.125

Ex-dividend date

10/09/2026

Payment date

10/28/2026

Beta

1.259

Payout ratio

25.5%

P/E ratio

9.22

Forward P/E

11.2867

EPS

$1.95

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.78%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.78%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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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