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AEO Short Interest History

American Eagle Outfitters | AEO | NYSE | Latest report: February 27, 2026

Current Short Interest16.5M
Prior Short Interest16.0M
Change Shares508.9K
Change %+3.2%
Average Daily Volume4.4M
Days to Cover3.72

At the latest settlement date of February 27, 2026, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) showed reported short interest of 16,526,500 shares. That compared with 16,017,611 shares in the prior report, a change of 508.9K shares, or +3.2%. The latest reported days to cover was 3.72, based on average daily volume of 4.4M.

ShortInterestHistory.com currently tracks 111 report entries for AEO, covering the period from June 15, 2021 through February 27, 2026. Reported short interest during that stretch ranged from 11.6M to 35.6M shares.

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Short Interest Over Time

Days to Cover Over Time

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Short Interest History for AEO

Settlement DateShort InterestPrior Short InterestChange SharesChange %Average Daily VolumeDays to Cover
February 27, 202616,526,50016,017,611508.9K+3.2%4.4M3.72
February 13, 202616,017,61118,329,071-2.3M-12.6%4.7M3.43
January 30, 202618,329,07117,109,7741.2M+7.1%5.8M3.17
January 15, 202617,109,77416,194,511915.3K+5.7%6.7M2.55
December 31, 202516,194,51116,663,626-469.1K-2.8%6.5M2.51
December 15, 202516,663,62621,999,157-5.3M-24.2%13.5M1.23
November 28, 202521,999,15722,295,957-296.8K-1.3%6.2M3.54
November 14, 202522,295,95723,012,542-716.6K-3.1%5.7M3.93
October 31, 202523,012,54226,231,497-3.2M-12.3%5.2M4.41
October 15, 202526,231,49725,113,4861.1M+4.5%7.5M3.49
September 15, 202532,048,42627,780,3884.3M+15.4%26.3M1.22
August 29, 202527,780,38828,788,295-1.0M-3.5%10.0M2.79
August 15, 202528,788,29528,398,666389.6K+1.4%20.2M1.42
July 31, 202528,398,66617,980,28610.4M+57.9%14.9M1.91
July 15, 202517,980,28621,177,683-3.2M-15.1%7.0M2.56
June 30, 202521,177,68317,423,0783.8M+21.6%7.6M2.79
June 13, 202517,423,07816,954,874468.2K+2.8%8.0M2.18
May 30, 202516,954,87415,767,1761.2M+7.5%9.8M1.73
May 15, 202515,767,17617,673,295-1.9M-10.8%7.8M2.02
April 30, 202517,673,29519,547,102-1.9M-9.6%6.1M2.91
April 15, 202519,547,10215,556,3144.0M+25.6%10.4M1.87
March 31, 202515,556,31414,230,6341.3M+9.3%7.4M2.09
February 28, 202516,403,34016,520,564-117.2K-0.7%4.5M3.64
February 14, 202516,520,56415,368,7981.2M+7.5%3.8M4.4
January 31, 202515,368,79813,088,0832.3M+17.4%4.1M3.77
January 15, 202513,088,08312,517,859570.2K+4.6%4.6M2.83
December 31, 202412,517,85912,329,134188.7K+1.5%4.7M2.69
December 13, 202412,329,13411,942,054387.1K+3.2%8.5M1.45
November 29, 202411,942,05414,976,412-3.0M-20.3%4.9M2.44
November 15, 202414,976,41216,001,256-1.0M-6.4%4.3M3.52
October 31, 202416,001,25616,324,616-323.4K-2.0%3.3M4.85
October 15, 202416,324,61615,975,383349.2K+2.2%3.7M4.42
September 30, 202415,975,38315,819,844155.5K+1.0%4.8M3.33
September 13, 202415,819,84415,130,309689.5K+4.6%4.2M3.77
August 30, 202415,130,30917,878,790-2.7M-15.4%5.2M2.93
August 15, 202417,878,79022,074,309-4.2M-19.0%4.1M4.37
July 31, 202422,074,30922,907,669-833.4K-3.6%4.5M4.96
July 15, 202422,907,66920,239,1012.7M+13.2%4.2M5.5
June 28, 202420,239,10120,372,482-133.4K-0.7%7.5M2.7
June 14, 202420,372,48217,523,7112.8M+16.3%5.0M4.11
May 31, 202417,523,71123,442,932-5.9M-25.2%5.3M3.29
May 15, 202423,442,93224,456,135-1.0M-4.1%3.1M7.58
April 30, 202424,456,13524,546,599-90.5K-0.4%3.8M6.47
April 15, 202424,546,59922,987,4681.6M+6.8%4.7M5.27
March 28, 202422,987,46820,078,0142.9M+14.5%4.7M4.93
March 15, 202420,078,01414,441,5875.6M+39.0%6.8M2.97
February 29, 202414,441,58714,950,324-508.7K-3.4%3.9M3.72
February 15, 202414,950,32415,273,681-323.4K-2.1%3.6M4.2
January 31, 202415,273,68120,206,851-4.9M-24.4%3.7M4.1
December 29, 202319,400,22120,806,888-1.4M-6.8%3.2M6.02
December 15, 202320,806,88816,491,4034.3M+26.2%5.0M4.14
November 30, 202316,491,40318,626,918-2.1M-11.5%9.2M1.79
November 15, 202318,626,91817,701,622925.3K+5.2%3.8M4.9
October 31, 202317,701,62218,649,240-947.6K-5.1%4.2M4.2
October 13, 202318,649,24018,307,466341.8K+1.9%4.4M4.27
September 29, 202318,307,46618,015,706291.8K+1.6%5.4M3.38
September 15, 202318,015,70616,344,2131.7M+10.2%7.0M2.57
August 31, 202316,344,21317,007,486-663.3K-3.9%4.2M3.92
August 15, 202317,007,48616,992,91514.6K+0.1%4.3M3.97
July 31, 202316,992,91517,532,416-539.5K-3.1%3.7M4.57
July 14, 202317,532,41616,445,4701.1M+6.6%4.2M4.13
June 30, 202316,445,47011,961,3214.5M+37.5%4.3M3.86
June 15, 202311,961,32111,611,955349.4K+3.0%4.5M2.65
May 31, 202311,611,95512,408,774-796.8K-6.4%8.3M1.4
May 15, 202312,408,77414,201,140-1.8M-12.6%3.4M3.66
April 28, 202314,201,14014,646,524-445.4K-3.0%2.6M5.39
April 14, 202314,646,52414,749,358-102.8K-0.7%4.0M3.63
March 31, 202314,749,35815,394,759-645.4K-4.2%3.5M4.18
March 15, 202315,394,75913,839,7941.6M+11.2%5.4M2.86
February 28, 202313,839,79415,382,476-1.5M-10.0%3.5M3.95
February 15, 202315,382,47614,261,1321.1M+7.9%3.1M4.94
January 31, 202314,261,13215,686,573-1.4M-9.1%2.9M4.92
January 13, 202315,686,57317,084,200-1.4M-8.2%5.0M3.12
December 30, 202217,084,20018,408,991-1.3M-7.2%4.1M4.13
December 15, 202218,408,99116,806,1411.6M+9.5%4.5M4.11
November 30, 202216,806,14116,669,290136.9K+0.8%7.3M2.31
November 15, 202216,669,29019,159,743-2.5M-13.0%5.4M3.09
October 31, 202219,159,74319,177,791-18.0K-0.1%3.8M5.08
October 14, 202219,177,79119,740,695-562.9K-2.9%4.0M4.84
September 30, 202219,740,69519,105,127635.6K+3.3%8.4M2.35
September 15, 202219,105,12723,580,566-4.5M-19.0%10.5M1.82
August 31, 202223,580,56624,272,316-691.8K-2.9%5.8M4.04
August 15, 202224,272,31626,256,014-2.0M-7.6%4.6M5.25
July 29, 202226,256,01426,328,940-72.9K-0.3%5.4M4.83
July 15, 202226,328,94029,245,866-2.9M-10.0%5.2M5.07
June 30, 202229,245,86633,748,685-4.5M-13.3%7.7M3.82
June 15, 202233,748,68535,612,065-1.9M-5.2%8.6M3.92
May 31, 202235,612,06534,313,2961.3M+3.8%11.4M3.13
May 13, 202234,313,29634,758,804-445.5K-1.3%6.0M5.7
April 29, 202234,758,80429,783,9195.0M+16.7%6.6M5.24
April 14, 202229,783,91929,752,86131.1K+0.1%6.5M4.58
March 31, 202229,752,86128,397,1481.4M+4.8%4.8M6.16
March 15, 202228,397,14830,951,710-2.6M-8.2%7.8M3.63
February 28, 202230,951,71029,469,6811.5M+5.0%5.8M5.32
February 15, 202229,469,68129,535,928-66.2K-0.2%4.0M7.42
January 31, 202229,535,92831,231,030-1.7M-5.4%5.5M5.34
January 14, 202231,231,03029,967,2741.3M+4.2%5.3M5.94
December 31, 202129,967,27427,306,5822.7M+9.7%4.2M7.17
December 15, 202127,306,58221,633,4575.7M+26.2%6.7M4.05
November 30, 202121,633,45721,600,93132.5K+0.1%5.9M3.64
November 15, 202121,600,93123,346,313-1.7M-7.5%3.6M5.93
October 29, 202123,346,31322,595,159751.2K+3.3%3.7M6.39
October 15, 202122,595,15922,133,495461.7K+2.1%5.8M3.88
September 30, 202122,133,49524,546,887-2.4M-9.8%4.0M5.58
September 15, 202124,546,88724,293,622253.3K+1.0%6.9M3.55
August 31, 202124,293,62221,817,5612.5M+11.3%4.7M5.19
August 13, 202121,817,56123,640,546-1.8M-7.7%3.8M5.67
July 30, 202123,640,54622,359,1731.3M+5.7%3.2M7.36
July 15, 202122,359,17321,950,111409.1K+1.9%4.2M5.28
June 30, 202121,950,11120,876,9541.1M+5.1%5.1M4.34
June 15, 202120,876,95419,192,1271.7M+8.8%3.7M5.67

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