American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2026

In 2026, American Eagle Outfitters's disclosed short interest ran from 10.09% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 10.09% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of +0.00 percentage points. The year's high was 10.86% on 31 Jul 2026 and its low 8.25% on 29 May 2026, averaging 9.98% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 4.68 days on 31 Jul 2026. Full history: American Eagle Outfitters.

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Short position data for American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/aeo/2026/

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@misc{howshorted-american-eagle-outfitters-short-interest-2026-09-15,
  title        = {American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/aeo/2026/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

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2026 in figures

Start of year: 10.09% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 10.09% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: +0.00 pp
High: 10.86% (31 Jul 2026)
Low: 8.25% (29 May 2026)
Average: 9.98%
Highest days to cover: 4.68 (31 Jul 2026)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2026

American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	10.09%	2.55
30 Jan 2026	10.81%	3.17
13 Feb 2026	9.45%	3.43
27 Feb 2026	9.75%	3.72
13 Mar 2026	8.46%	1.71	results (8-K)
31 Mar 2026	9.82%	3.00	10-K filed
15 Apr 2026	10.53%	3.17
30 Apr 2026	10.55%	4.21
15 May 2026	9.84%	3.91
29 May 2026	8.25%	1.78	results (8-K)
15 Jun 2026	10.03%	2.95	10-Q filed
30 Jun 2026	9.71%	3.32
15 Jul 2026	10.51%	3.66
31 Jul 2026	10.86%	4.68
14 Aug 2026	10.16%	3.71
31 Aug 2026	10.79%	4.01
15 Sep 2026	10.09%	1.63	results (8-K), 10-Q filed

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.