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American Eagle Outfitters
Guidance from American Eagle Outfitters’s last 8 earnings releases. Every value links to its sentence in the filing. See something wrong? Tell us.
Releases tracked
8
Latest release
Sep 9, 2026
Data checked
Sep 9, 2026
What changed in the Sep 9, 2026 release
Each item compared with the same item in the previous release (May 28, 2026). Values in quotation marks are the company’s words.
New — first stated in this releaseRaised / Lowered / Narrowed / Widened — changed from the prior releaseRevised — wording changed, direction not determinableChanged — value changed; the comparison couldn’t be parsed to a directionReiterated — restated unchangedNot restated — stated before, absent nowRaised and lowered describe the number, not whether the change is favorable.
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | Gross Margin | for Q3 FY2026 | — | “Flat YoY” | Filing ↗ |
| Raised | Operating income | for FY2026 | “$390 to $410 million” | “$540 to $550 million” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Operating Income | for Q3 FY2026 | — | “$110 M to $115 M” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Depreciation and Amortization | for Q3 FY2026 | — | “$55 M” | Filing ↗ |
| Lowered | Depreciation and Amortization | for FY2026 | “Approximately $220M” | “Approximately $215 M” | Filing ↗ |
| Raised | SG&A | for FY2026 | “+HSD” | “+Low-Double Digits” | Filing ↗ |
| New | Weighted Average Share Count | for Q3 FY2026 | — | “Low 170 millions” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Comparable Sales | for FY2026 | “+Mid Single Digit” | “+Mid Single Digits” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Gross Margin | for FY2026 | “Up YoY” | “Up YoY” | Filing ↗ |
| Reiterated | Capital expenditures | for FY2026 | “$250 to 260 million” | “$250 to $260 million” | Filing ↗ |
Show 6 items not restated in this release
| Change | Metric | Period | Previous | Now | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not restated | Operating income | for FY2026 | “$255 to $265 million” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Weighted Average Share Count | for FY2026 | “177 M” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Comparable sales | No period stated | “the low single digits” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Adjusted operating income | No period stated | “$303 to $308 million” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | GAAP Basis | No period stated | “$410” | — | Filing ↗ |
| Not restated | Non-GAAP Basis | No period stated | “$428” | — | Filing ↗ |
Current guidance
Guidance for periods that have not yet ended, at its most recent value, grouped by horizon.
Current fiscal year
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparable sales | “positive 8% to 9%” | for Q4 FY2026 | Company-defined | Dec 2, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Comparable Sales | “+Mid Single Digits” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Mar 4, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Gross Margin | “Flat YoY” | for Q3 FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Gross Margin | “Up YoY” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | May 28, 2026 | 2 | Filing ↗ |
| Operating income | “$540 to $550 million” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Mar 4, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Operating income | “$255 to $265 million” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Sep 3, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Operating Income | “$110 M to $115 M” | for Q3 FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Capital expenditures | “$250 to $260 million” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Mar 4, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Depreciation and Amortization | “$55 M” | for Q3 FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Depreciation and Amortization | “Approximately $215 M” | for FY2026 | GAAP-tied | Mar 4, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| SG&A | “+Low-Double Digits” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Mar 4, 2026 | 3 | Filing ↗ |
| Weighted Average Share Count | “Low 170 millions” | for Q3 FY2026 | Company-defined | Sep 9, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
| Weighted Average Share Count | “177 M” | for FY2026 | Company-defined | Mar 4, 2026 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
No period stated
| Metric | Current value | Period | Measure | First stated | Times stated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share repurchase authorization | “an additional 50 million shares” | — | Declared action | Mar 12, 2025 | 1 | Filing ↗ |
How one item moved
Depreciation and Amortization, for FY2026 — every statement across the year, each linked to its filing.
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Full history
Every metric, every release, eight quarters — the complete record as one table.
| Metric | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | No period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | — | 2 statements | — | — |
| Total Revenue Growth | — | 1 statement | 2 statements | — |
| Comparable sales | 4 statements | 4 statements | 2 statements | 1 statement |
| Adjusted Operating Income | — | 1 statement | 1 statement | 1 statement |
| Gross Margin | 5 statements | 4 statements | — | — |
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Filings
The 8 earnings releases this page is built from.
| Filed | Fiscal period | Accession | Guidance items | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | FY2027 Q2 | 0001193125-26-386510 | 10 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 28, 2026 | FY2027 Q1 | 0001193125-26-245310 | 10 | Open filing ↗ |
| Mar 4, 2026 | FY2026 Q4 | 0001193125-26-091582 | 11 | Open filing ↗ |
| Dec 2, 2025 | FY2026 Q3 | 0001193125-25-305370 | 20 | Open filing ↗ |
| Sep 3, 2025 | FY2026 Q2 | 0000950170-25-112837 | 19 | Open filing ↗ |
| May 13, 2025 | FY2026 Q1 | 0000950170-25-070410 | 0 | Open filing ↗ |
| Mar 12, 2025 | FY2025 Q4 | 0000950170-25-038028 | 12 | Open filing ↗ |
| Dec 4, 2024 | FY2025 Q3 | 0000950170-24-133307 | 12 | Open filing ↗ |
Not located in filing
2 values were detected in these releases but could not be matched to an exact sentence in the filing body, so they are not shown as guidance. We surface the count rather than drop it silently.
Show the 2 unmatched spans
| Span | Why | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Income (GAAP Basis) = Low End: $410, High End: $415 | span gate: value not verbatim in filing | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Operating Income (Non-GAAP Basis) = Low End: $428, High End: $433 | span gate: value not verbatim in filing | Dec 4, 2024 |
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