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Holiday sales boost AEO outlook

12/01/2026
Holiday sales boost AEO outlook
Pittsburgh-based retailer American Eagle Outfitters has announced record sales during the holiday season, with comparable sales for the fourth quarter expected to rise in a range from 8% to 9%. It said that sales trends are positive across brands and channels with American Eagle comp growth in the low single digits and Aerie comps in the low twenties. This is leading the group to raise its expected operating income in the period to $167 to $170 million, up from $155 to $160 million.

The increase is said to reflect solid margin performance, while also includes approximately $50 million of pressure from tariffs, as the company had previously disclosed.

“Momentum continued in the fourth quarter with record December sales fuelled by the power of our brands, with particularly strong growth at Aerie and Offline and sequential growth at American Eagle,” commented Jay Schottenstein, AEO’s executive chairman of the board and CEO.

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