American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO)
NYSE: AEO · Real-Time Price · USD
18.11
+0.40 (2.26%)
At close: Oct 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
17.95
-0.16 (-0.88%)
After-hours: Oct 5, 2026, 7:51 PM EDT

American Eagle Outfitters Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 14 analysts polled by S&P Global, American Eagle Outfitters stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $18.55. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 2.43% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $15 (-17.17%) and the highest is $27 (+49.09%).

Price Target: $18.55 (+2.43%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$15$18.55$18$27
Change-17.17%+2.43%-0.61%+49.09%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for American Eagle Outfitters stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

Chart
RatingApr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26
Strong Buy111111
Buy000000
Hold91010111112
Sell211111
Strong Sell000000
Total121212131314

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Hold
Reiterates
$18 → $20
HoldReiterates$18 → $20+10.44%Sep 29, 2026
Citi
Citi
Hold
Maintains
$18
HoldMaintains$18-0.61%Sep 11, 2026
BTIG
BTIG
Hold
Reiterates
n/a
HoldReiteratesn/an/aSep 11, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$17 → $15
HoldMaintains$17 → $15-17.17%Sep 10, 2026
TD Cowen
TD Cowen
Hold
Reiterates
$18 → $16
HoldReiterates$18 → $16-11.65%Sep 10, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
5.85B
from 5.55B
Increased by 5.54%
Revenue Next Year
6.06B
from 5.85B
Increased by 3.42%
EPS This Year
2.18
from 1.50
Increased by 45.42%
EPS Next Year
1.92
from 2.18
Decreased by -11.86%
Fiscal YearFY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingJan 29, 2022Jan 28, 2023Feb 3, 2024Feb 1, 2025Jan 31, 2026Jan 31, 2027
Revenue
5.01B4.99B5.26B5.33B5.55B5.85B
Revenue Growth
33.30%-0.42%5.45%1.27%4.10%5.54%
Gross Profit
1.99B1.75B2.04B2.09B2.03B2.38B
Gross Margin
39.75%34.98%38.69%39.20%36.51%40.64%
Operating Income
607.41M273.66M378.96M449.96M332.53M545.87M
Net Income
419.63M125.14M170.04M329.38M191.98M390.33M
EPS
----1.502.18
EPS Growth
-----13.79%45.42%
Forward PE
9.9814.0713.289.2014.208.30
Dividend / Share
0.680.360.430.500.500.49
Dividend Growth
392.73%-46.86%18.06%17.65%--2.54%
Free Cash Flow
----195.39M303.13M
No. Analysts
-----13
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202720282029
High5.9B
Avg5.9B
Low5.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202720282029
High
6.1%
Avg
5.5%
Low
4.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS202720282029
High2.35
Avg2.18
Low1.74

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202720282029
High
56.7%
Avg
45.4%
Low
15.9%