AEO
American Eagle Outfitters Inc
$16.15
+0.12 (+0.75%)
At close · Jul 14
Market Cap
$2.71B
Shares
167,573,333
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
62/100
Short interest 9.7% of shares — P88
Days to cover 3.3 — P64
Price vs VWAP -6.3% — P35
Short-volume trend -1.2% — P47
Short interest change -3.2% — P36
Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P66
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 16,263,515 | 16,805,862 | -542,347 | 3.32 |
| 2026-06-15 | 16,805,862 | 13,753,802 | +3,052,060 | 2.95 |
| 2026-05-29 | 13,753,802 | 16,397,554 | -2,643,752 | 1.78 |
| 2026-05-15 | 16,397,554 | 17,591,177 | -1,193,623 | 3.91 |
| 2026-04-30 | 17,591,177 | 17,553,369 | +37,808 | 4.21 |
| 2026-04-15 | 17,553,369 | 16,360,430 | +1,192,939 | 3.17 |
| 2026-03-31 | 16,360,430 | 14,336,397 | +2,024,033 | 3.00 |
| 2026-03-13 | 14,336,397 | 16,526,500 | -2,190,103 | 1.71 |
| 2026-02-27 | 16,526,500 | 16,017,611 | +508,889 | 3.72 |
| 2026-02-13 | 16,017,611 | 18,329,071 | -2,311,460 | 3.43 |
| 2026-01-30 | 18,329,071 | 17,109,774 | +1,219,297 | 3.17 |
| 2026-01-15 | 17,109,774 | 16,194,511 | +915,263 | 2.55 |
| 2025-12-31 | 16,194,511 | 16,663,626 | -469,115 | 2.51 |
| 2025-12-15 | 16,663,626 | 21,999,157 | -5,335,531 | 1.23 |
| 2025-11-28 | 21,999,157 | 22,295,957 | -296,800 | 3.54 |
| 2025-11-14 | 22,295,957 | 23,012,542 | -716,585 | 3.93 |
| 2025-10-31 | 23,012,542 | 26,231,497 | -3,218,955 | 4.41 |
| 2025-10-15 | 26,231,497 | 25,113,486 | +1,118,011 | 3.49 |
| 2025-09-30 | 25,113,486 | 32,048,426 | -6,934,940 | 2.77 |
| 2025-09-15 | 32,048,426 | 27,780,388 | +4,268,038 | 1.22 |
| 2025-08-29 | 27,780,388 | 28,788,295 | -1,007,907 | 2.79 |
| 2025-08-15 | 28,788,295 | 28,398,666 | +389,629 | 1.42 |
| 2025-07-31 | 28,398,666 | 17,980,286 | +10,418,380 | 1.91 |
| 2025-07-15 | 17,980,286 | 21,177,683 | -3,197,397 | 2.56 |
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Key facts
CIK
919012
CUSIP
02553E106
13F (30d)
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