---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-006402"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AEO"
cik: "0000919012"
company_name: "AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC"
filed_at: "2022-01-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:09:09.987216+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AEO raises 2023 targets: revenue $5.8B, op income $800M, op margin 13.5%

## Summary
- 2021 operating income on track to $600M, surpassing prior 2023 goal two years early.
- New 2023 targets: revenue $5.8B (vs prior $5.5B), operating income $800M (vs $550M), margin 13.5% (vs 10%).
- Aerie brand targeted to reach $2.2B revenue in 2023, high-20% CAGR from 2019.
- Q4 2021 outlook: record revenue mid-to-high teens growth vs Q4 2020, op income $90-100M including $80M freight cost headwind.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-006402
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AEO
- cik: 0000919012
- company_name: AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS INC
- filed_at: 2022-01-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919012/000119312522006402/0001193125-22-006402-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/919012/000119312522006402/d244875d8k.htm

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