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American Eagle Outfitters

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American Eagle Outfitters has retired 27.1% of its shares since 2005, from 229,865,643 to 167,573,333.

27.1%retired since 2005
0.6%last 5 years
1.0%last 12 months
168Mshares today
Shares outstanding, 1999 to todaysplit adjusted, from SEC filings
a quarter gone 2019230M shares, 2005168M200020052010201520202025
1999, 208,462,1042026-09-10, 167,573,333
A share bought in 1999
1.2× more of American Eagle Outfitters today, without buying another share. It was one of 208,462,104 shares then. It is one of 167,573,333 now.
Every filing we read28 fiscal years, split adjusted
Fiscal yearDateShares outstandingFiling
19991999-04-15208,462,10410-K405cover page
20002000-04-01211,547,22310-K405cover page
20012001-04-23212,621,36410-Kcover page
20022002-04-15216,181,90810-Kcover page
20032003-03-14213,174,41110-Kcover page
20042004-03-15214,680,85510-Kcover page
20052005-03-31229,865,64310-Kcover page
20062006-03-15223,130,56610-Kcover page
20072007-03-15220,145,86910-Kcover page
20082008-03-14204,899,26510-Kcover page
20092009-01-31205,281,00010-K
20102010-01-30206,832,00010-K
20112011-03-07194,690,70310-K
20122012-03-12194,539,85810-K
20132013-03-06194,100,50610-K
20142014-03-10193,824,03110-K
20152015-03-09195,022,07310-K
20162016-03-07180,659,76210-K
20172017-03-06182,221,52810-K
20182018-03-12177,607,60610-K
20192019-03-11172,584,54910-K
20202020-03-09167,203,26310-K
20212021-03-08166,700,83210-K
20222022-03-10168,842,42010-K
20232023-03-08195,556,06510-K
20242024-03-11197,156,52410-K
20252025-03-19172,514,10210-K
20262026-03-30166,674,66410-K

Source: all 10-K filings of American Eagle Outfitters on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.

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American Eagle Outfitters buybacks, answered

Is American Eagle Outfitters buying back its stock?

Yes. American Eagle Outfitters has 1.0% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 167,573,333 as of September 10, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 0.6%.

How many shares has American Eagle Outfitters bought back?

Net of every new share it issued, American Eagle Outfitters has 62.3 million fewer shares than at its 2005 peak. That is 27.1% of the company.

How many shares does American Eagle Outfitters have outstanding?

167,573,333 shares, as of September 10, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2005 peak it had 229,865,643.

What do American Eagle Outfitters' buybacks mean for a shareholder?

Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held American Eagle Outfitters stock in 2005 owns 1.4 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.

How does American Eagle Outfitters compare with other cannibal stocks?

American Eagle Outfitters ranks No. 307 of 467 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Exponent (27.3%), Virtus Investment Partners (27.3%), Perdoceo Education (27.1%), ConocoPhillips (26.9%).

Every answer is computed from American Eagle Outfitters' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.

Insider buying, last 12 months

No open-market purchases reported in the last 12 months.

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