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AEO Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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AEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
Consumer Cyclical / Apparel - Retail
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AEO Dividend answer
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.88%, or $0.50 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 2.88%, from $0.50 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.125 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Oct 9, 2026. Payment date: Oct 28, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.125 per share.
AEO Dividend Snapshot
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Next AEO Dividend Date
When AEO next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next AEO dividend
AEO's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest AEO Dividend Dates
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AEO Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
AEO Annual Dividend History
AEO Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.125, event yield 2.78%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 12.70%
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.275
- 2025 regular DPS
- $0.500
- Absolute change
- $0.225
- Years increased
- 2
- Years reduced
- 2
AEO's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 12.70% a year from 2020 through 2025.
AEO reduced its regular dividend in at least one calendar year between 2020 and 2025.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
The regular dividend jumped 196.4% in 2021, a single step rather than steady compounding.
AEO Dividend Yield
How AEO's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
AEO's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent AEO dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 2.78% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Sep 15, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 2.97% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Jun 9, 2026 | Jul 10, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 2.73% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Mar 2, 2026 | Apr 10, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 1.86% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Dec 3, 2025 | Jan 9, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 3.49% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Sep 16, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
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| Jul 11, 2025 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 5.05% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Jun 4, 2025 | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 25, 2025 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 4.70% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Mar 13, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 |
| Jan 10, 2025 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 3.08% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Dec 10, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Oct 11, 2024 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 2.43% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Sep 24, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 2.24% | Quarterly | $0.475 | Jun 4, 2024 | Jul 12, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 1.91% | Quarterly | $0.45 | Mar 4, 2024 | Apr 12, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 |
| Jan 4, 2024 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 2.08% | Quarterly | $0.425 | Dec 13, 2023 | Jan 5, 2024 | Jan 19, 2024 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 1.76% | Quarterly | $0.30 | Sep 13, 2023 | Oct 13, 2023 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 1.68% | Quarterly | $0.20 | Jun 7, 2023 | Jul 7, 2023 | Jul 21, 2023 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | $0.10 | $0.10 | 2.04% | Semi-Annual | $0.28 | Feb 28, 2023 | Apr 6, 2023 | Apr 21, 2023 |
| Jul 7, 2022 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 6.13% | Semi-Annual | $0.72 | Jun 8, 2022 | Jul 8, 2022 | Jul 22, 2022 |
| Mar 10, 2022 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 3.97% | Quarterly | $0.72 | Mar 1, 2022 | Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 2.51% | Quarterly | $0.815 | Nov 22, 2021 | Dec 10, 2021 | Dec 29, 2021 |
| Oct 7, 2021 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 2.53% | Quarterly | $0.7725 | Sep 9, 2021 | Oct 8, 2021 | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | $0.18 | $0.18 | 1.30% | Quarterly | $0.5925 | Jun 3, 2021 | Jul 9, 2021 | Jul 23, 2021 |
| Apr 8, 2021 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 1.31% | Monthly | $0.4125 | — | Apr 9, 2021 | Apr 23, 2021 |
| Mar 11, 2021 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 93.51% | Quarterly | $0.275 | Mar 2, 2021 | Mar 12, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Dec 15, 2020 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 1.42% | Semi-Annual | $0.1375 | Dec 3, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Jan 2, 2020 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 3.86% | Quarterly | $0.55 | Dec 17, 2019 | Jan 3, 2020 | Jan 17, 2020 |
| Oct 10, 2019 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 3.81% | Quarterly | $0.55 | Sep 17, 2019 | Oct 11, 2019 | Oct 25, 2019 |
| Jul 11, 2019 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 3.31% | Quarterly | $0.55 | Jun 6, 2019 | Jul 12, 2019 | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Apr 11, 2019 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 2.55% | Quarterly | $0.55 | Mar 13, 2019 | Apr 12, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 2.96% | Quarterly | $0.55 | Dec 4, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| Oct 11, 2018 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 2.59% | Quarterly | $0.5375 | Sep 6, 2018 | Oct 12, 2018 | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Jul 12, 2018 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 2.28% | Quarterly | $0.525 | Jun 6, 2018 | Jul 13, 2018 | Jul 27, 2018 |
| Apr 12, 2018 | $0.1375 | $0.1375 | 2.39% | Quarterly | $0.5125 | Mar 7, 2018 | Apr 13, 2018 | Apr 27, 2018 |
| Dec 14, 2017 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 2.90% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Dec 5, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 |
| Oct 5, 2017 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 3.61% | Quarterly | $0.50 | Sep 7, 2017 | Oct 6, 2017 | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Jul 5, 2017 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 4.15% | Quarterly | — | May 24, 2017 | Jul 7, 2017 | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 3.82% | Quarterly | — | Mar 8, 2017 | Apr 7, 2017 | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Dec 14, 2016 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 2.98% | Quarterly | — | Dec 6, 2016 | Dec 16, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| Oct 5, 2016 | $0.125 | $0.125 | 2.92% | Quarterly | — | Aug 30, 2016 | Oct 7, 2016 | Oct 21, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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AEO Dividends FAQ
Does AEO pay a dividend?
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.13 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is AEO's dividend yield?
AEO's trailing dividend yield is 2.88%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is AEO's next dividend?
AEO's next announced dividend is $0.13 per share with an ex-dividend date of Oct 9, 2026 and payment date of Oct 28, 2026.
When is AEO's ex-dividend date?
AEO's next announced ex-dividend date is Oct 9, 2026.
How has AEO's dividend changed?
AEO's one-year dividend growth is 0.00% based on comparable covered dividend history.