Seasonality
AEO seasonality — American Eagle Outfitters
Over the last 11 years, AEO's strongest month on average has been November (+13.4%) and its weakest March (-8.5%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.03% | -2.61% | 30% | +15.6% | -11.6% | 10 |
| Feb | -0.10% | +0.74% | 50% | +19.8% | -18.9% | 10 |
| Mar | -8.53% | -8.85% | 40% | +13.8% | -38.3% | 10 |
| Apr | +0.82% | +0.21% | 50% | +18.2% | -10.1% | 10 |
| May | -7.87% | -9.37% | 40% | +15.2% | -26.8% | 10 |
| Jun | +2.74% | +4.76% | 60% | +19.0% | -12.2% | 10 |
| Jul | +4.42% | +6.18% | 60% | +19.1% | -8.3% | 10 |
| Aug | +3.79% | -1.14% | 50% | +26.1% | -11.5% | 10 |
| Sep | +4.60% | +2.43% | 50% | +32.2% | -15.5% | 10 |
| Oct | -1.93% | -6.15% | 30% | +16.8% | -12.5% | 10 |
| Nov | +13.37% | +9.06% | 67% | +39.3% | -9.2% | 9 |
| Dec | +2.38% | -2.00% | 40% | +29.3% | -13.4% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — AEO
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -11.6 | 5.4 | -32.0 | 4.3 | -9.3 | 8.9 | -0.1 | -3.2 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 1.6 | -24.5% | |
| 2025 | -3.2 | -18.9 | -11.2 | -9.4 | 4.1 | -12.2 | 12.3 | 19.8 | 32.2 | -2.3 | 22.1 | 29.3 | +58.2% |
| 2024 | -6.3 | 19.8 | 8.6 | -5.9 | -9.4 | -9.2 | 10.5 | -6.7 | 8.8 | -12.5 | -1.8 | -13.4 | -21.2% |
| 2023 | 15.6 | -11.0 | -6.5 | -0.4 | -24.1 | 16.0 | 19.1 | 20.7 | -2.1 | 5.2 | 8.9 | 11.2 | +51.6% |
| 2022 | -9.8 | -7.7 | -20.3 | -10.1 | -19.9 | -7.7 | 7.7 | -6.5 | -13.6 | 16.8 | 39.3 | -11.8 | -44.9% |
| 2021 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 18.2 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -8.2 | -11.5 | -15.5 | -8.0 | 9.1 | -2.2 | +26.2% |
| 2020 | -2.0 | -10.6 | -38.3 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 19.0 | -8.3 | 26.1 | 17.4 | -7.4 | 31.2 | 11.6 | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3 | -3.4 | 8.7 | 7.3 | -26.8 | -2.9 | 4.7 | -4.9 | -3.6 | -5.2 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -23.9% |
| 2018 | -4.3 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 3.1 | -4.3 | -7.1 | -9.2 | -7.6 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | -0.4 | 4.9 | -11.5 | 0.4 | -18.4 | 4.8 | -1.7 | 0.9 | 19.7 | -8.9 | 23.5 | 16.9 | +23.9% |
| 2016 | -8.4 |