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American Eagle Outfitters Executive Compensation (FY25)

AEO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jay Schottenstein
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 26, 2026

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Jay Schottenstein: $14,980,527 → $12,662,838 (15.5% lower)

Frequently asked questions

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Who is American Eagle Outfitters' chief executive and what were they paid?
Jay Schottenstein was paid $12,662,838 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Schottenstein's total was 15.5% lower than the $14,980,527 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was American Eagle Outfitters' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.6% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 26, 2026.
Which companies are in American Eagle Outfitters' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Aritzia, Inc., Guess?, Inc, Hanesbrands Inc. and VF Corporation.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jay Schottenstein
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jennifer Foyle
President, Executive Creative Officer AE and Aerie
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Mathias
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Marisa Baldwin
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jay Schottenstein
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jennifer Foyle
President, Executive Creative Officer AE and Aerie
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Mathias
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Marisa Baldwin
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jay Schottenstein
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jennifer Foyle
President, Executive Creative Officer AE and Aerie
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Michael Mathias
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Marisa Baldwin
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Beth Henke
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jay SchottensteinRSU◇◇——
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Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Beth HenkeRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Marisa BaldwinRSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Jennifer FoyleRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Michael MathiasRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Noel J. Spiegel
Lead independent director
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Cary D. McMillan
◇◇————◇
Janice E. Page
◇◇————◇
David M. Sable
◇◇———◇◇
Sujatha Chandrasekaran
◇◇———◇◇
Deborah A. Henretta
◇◇————◇
Stephanie L. Pugliese
◇—————◇
Jay L. Schottenstein served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Aritzia, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Guess?, Inc GES
  • Hanesbrands Inc. HBI
  • VF Corporation VFC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 26, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 27, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 8, 2022=◇◇◇
2021June 3, 2021=◇◇◇
2020June 9, 2020=◇◇◇
2019June 6, 2019=◇◇◇
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235 figures on this page: 227 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
227 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-288667
  2. 0001193125-26-227158
    Director Compensation
  3. 0001193125-25-154105
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-24-174404
  5. 0000950170-23-027272
  6. 0001193125-22-173025
  7. 0001193125-21-185498
  8. 0001193125-20-164778
  9. 0001193125-19-170316
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Peers American Eagle Outfitters discloses

The companies named in AEO's own disclosed peer group.

Hanesbrands Inc.VF Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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