All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
AEO real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, AEO returned +26.39% over the past year and −38.78% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 14, 1994, AEO is up +1,487.81% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.92%/yr, and is currently −60.07% below its real total-return high on Apr. 23, 2021.
Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026
| Thu 1994-04-14💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEO × |
+1,487.81%
+8.92%/yr |
+8.24%/yr
R2=0.534 |
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| American Eagle Outfitters Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Thu 1994-04-14💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| AEO × |
$10,000.00
1994-04-14 |
$158,781.27
2026-08-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| AEO × | −38.78% | +26.39% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| AEO × |
−60.07%
on 2026-08-18 from 2021-04-23 peak |
−81.18%
on 1995-12-27 from 1994-10-17 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEO × | +26.39% |
−24.05% −12.85%/yr |
+3.07% +1.01%/yr |
−50.68% −13.18%/yr |
−17.23% −1.87%/yr |
| Year | AEO |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −38.78% |
| 2025 | +60.39% |
| 2024 | −21.60% |
| 2023 | +49.85% |
| 2022 | −46.87% |
| 2021 | +21.23% |
| 2020 | +36.95% |
| 2019 | −23.84% |
| 2018 | +3.52% |
| 2017 | +25.82% |
| 2016 | −1.16% |
| 2015 | +14.30% |
| 2014 | −0.51% |
| 2013 | −29.11% |
| 2012 | +44.99% |
| 2011 | +4.93% |
| 2010 | −9.81% |
| 2009 | +81.53% |
| 2008 | −53.59% |
| 2007 | −35.09% |
| 2006 | +101.16% |
| 2005 | −4.61% |
| 2004 | +178.97% |
| 2003 | +16.82% |
| 2002 | −48.57% |
| 2001 | −8.51% |
| 2000 | −9.19% |
| 1999 | +31.55% |
| 1998 | +323.04% |
| 1997 | +335.43% |
| 1996 | +29.75% |
| 1995 | −56.76% |
| 1994 | −27.58% |
