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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) 17 filings 17 filers Visit website Investor relations