AEO FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #4 of 13 in industry

American Eagle Outfitters Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $12.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $7,488 · Apparel & Accessory Stores.

Apparel & Accessory Stores peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-05-15
Industry
Apparel & Accessory Stores
Industry rank
#4/13

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,691:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$12.7M
Median worker
$7,488

Answer first

American Eagle Outfitters Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $12.7M ranks #392 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,691:1 pay ratio ranks #14. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $7,488. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-56 peer cohort (# 4 of 13, 77th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Apparel & Accessory Stores companies.

Dollar rank
#392
$12.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#14
1,691:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
77th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How American Eagle Outfitters Inc ranks nationally

American Eagle Outfitters Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$12,662,208 Top 28% higher than 72% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

American Eagle Outfitters Inc vs. Apparel & Accessory Stores peers

CEO total pay ($12.7M) against pay ratio (1,691:1) for American Eagle Outfitters Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Apparel & Accessory Stores industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both509759.17343843.814177928.521012013.227846097.9105.5:1542.5:1979.5:11416.5:11853.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)American Eagle Outfitters Inc, CEO total pay: 12662208 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1691:1American Eagle Outfitters IncRoss Stores, Inc., CEO total pay: 17406705 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1730:1Ross Stores, Inc.Tjx Companies Inc /de/, CEO total pay: 26603537 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1774:1Tjx Companies Inc /de/Victoria's Secret & Co., CEO total pay: 14386080 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1360:1Victoria's Secret & Co.Designer Brands Inc., CEO total pay: 7912650 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 493:1Designer Brands Inc.Zumiez Inc, CEO total pay: 1752320 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 185:1Zumiez Inc
American Eagle Outfitters Inc vs. Apparel & Accessory Stores peers, plotted against the industry's $5.9M median CEO total and 185:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Apparel & Accessory Stores peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 11 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 56. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in American Eagle Outfitters Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · American Eagle Outfitters Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
1,691:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-238:1
from FY2023 1,929:1
CEO $ YoY
-25%
$12.7M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2022–2025
American Eagle Outfitters Inc CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $9.8M - $8,106 1,206:1 -
2023 $16.8M +72% $8,707 1,929:1 +723:1
2025 $12.7M -25% $7,488 1,691:1 -238:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 919012, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Apparel & Accessory Stores

This Company's Ratio
1,691:1
Industry Median Ratio
185:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.9M
This CEO's Pay
$12.7M
Companies in Industry
13
vs. Industry Median
Above
#4 of 13 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Apparel & Accessory Stores →

American Eagle Outfitters Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

American Eagle Outfitters Inc's FY2025 ratio 1,691:1 ranks #4 of 13 Apparel & Accessory Stores filers (77th percentile). the CEO earned 1691× the median employee ($7,488) in FY2025.

At $7,488 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1691 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$12.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

1,691:1

Outlier, top decile

American Eagle Outfitters Inc in the higher Apparel & Accessory Stores third

American Eagle Outfitters Inc's FY2025 ratio 1,691:1 ranks #4 of 13 Apparel & Accessory Stores filers (77th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Apparel & Accessory Stores (SIC 56) median ratio is 185:1 across 13 FY2025 filers; American Eagle Outfitters Inc's $12.7M CEO total is above the $5.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #392 and ratio rank #14 split - treat 1,691:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Apparel & Accessory Stores peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$12.7M
Median Employee Pay
$7,488
Pay Ratio
1,691:1
Filing Date
2026-05-15

Company Info

Ticker
AEO
CIK
919012
Industry
Apparel & Accessory Stores
SIC Code
5651
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 919012, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. American Eagle Outfitters Inc's FY2025 ratio 1,691:1 ranks #4 of 13 Apparel & Accessory Stores filers (77th percentile).

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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.7M (Δ $2K lighter vs American Eagle Outfitters Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.7M (Δ $7K heavier vs American Eagle Outfitters Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Entegris Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.6M (Δ $49K lighter vs American Eagle Outfitters Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
NOV Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.7M (Δ $49K heavier vs American Eagle Outfitters Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Ross Stores, Inc. (SIC 56 pole)

Ross Stores, Inc. stamps MEGA · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to American Eagle Outfitters Inc's MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #392/#14

American Eagle Outfitters Inc's FY2025 package sits #392 by CEO dollars and #14 by ratio under HEAVY · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

American Eagle Outfitters Inc's MEGA stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for American Eagle Outfitters Inc (CIK 919012), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.