American Eagle Outfitters Cash Flow Statement
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American Eagle Outfitters free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, American Eagle Outfitters generated $456.2 million of operating cash flow and spent $260.8 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $195.4 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 3.5% of revenue. Free cash flow was down 23.2% from the prior year's $254.3 million.
American Eagle Outfitters returned $142.2 million to shareholders: $85.3 million in dividends and $56.9 million in share repurchases, equal to 73% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 2.3 times.
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American Eagle Outfitters cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252026-01-31 | FY 20242025-02-01 | FY 20232024-02-03 | FY 20222023-01-28 | FY 20212022-01-29 | FY 20202021-01-30 | FY 20192020-02-01 | FY 20192019-02-02 | FY 20172018-02-03 | FY 20162017-01-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 185.52M | 326.90M | 169.10M | 125.14M | 419.63M | -209.27M | 191.26M | 261.90M | 204.16M | 212.45M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -43.25% | +93.32% | +35.13% | -70.18% | — | -209.42% | -26.97% | +28.28% | -3.90% | -2.61% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 222.18M | 220.53M | 235.21M | 212.50M | 171.15M | 165.58M | 181.38M | 170.50M | 169.47M | 158.17M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 39.42M | 39.61M | 51.07M | 38.99M | 38.15M | 32.78M | 23.04M | 27.51M | 16.89M | 29.14M |
| Change in Working Capital | -69.56M | -30.08M | 45.09M | 72.15M | -170.34M | -138.23M | 12.10M | -19.94M | 7.99M | 22.47M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 456.18M | 476.80M | 580.71M | 406.30M | 303.67M | 202.50M | 415.42M | 456.64M | 394.43M | 365.60M |
| Capital Expenditures | -260.80M | -222.54M | -174.44M | -260.38M | -233.85M | -127.97M | -210.36M | -189.02M | -169.47M | -161.49M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -202.65M | -217.51M | -287.43M | -261.38M | -594.60M | -73.94M | -174.89M | -282.83M | -172.15M | -163.02M |
| Dividends Paid | -85.26M | -96.45M | -83.83M | -64.77M | -113.94M | -22.85M | -92.78M | -97.12M | -88.55M | -90.68M |
| Share Repurchases | -56.91M | -190.91M | -10.67M | -9.78M | — | -20.00M | -112.38M | -144.41M | -87.68M | — |
| Debt Issued | — | — | 30.00M | — | — | 406.11M | — | — | — | — |
| Financing Cash Flow | -326.85M | -301.91M | -109.47M | -407.89M | -125.20M | 359.91M | -211.23M | -252.50M | -188.77M | -85.06M |
| Net Change in Cash | -70.04M | -45.13M | 183.88M | -264.56M | -415.71M | 488.55M | 28.60M | -80.28M | 35.00M | 118.55M |
| Free Cash Flow | 195.39M | 254.26M | 406.27M | 145.92M | 69.82M | 74.52M | 205.06M | 267.62M | 224.96M | 204.10M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of American Eagle Outfitters's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 13 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow AEO's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?