AEO

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

Sector: consumer cyclicalApparel - RetailNYSEMarket Cap: $4.28B

American Eagle Outfitters is a specialty apparel retailer with minimal direct government dependence and negligible political/regulatory exposure.

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Govt Dependence

2/100

Regulatory Density

8/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

LOW

BusinessWhat AEO does

AEO operates American Eagle and Aerie retail brands selling casual apparel, accessories, and intimates primarily through physical stores and e-commerce. Revenue derives from direct-to-consumer retail sales with no material government contracts or regulated revenue streams.

12 months past · 3 months futureAEO activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

245 trading days · 0 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 0 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsAEO federal contracts

AEO doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Politicians Trading AEOMembers of Congress with recent AEO positions

1 politicians traded AEO across 4 disclosed transactions totaling $130K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just AEO). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house 2 buys 2 sells $130K 2025-05-12 LOW · 0

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading AEO

2025-05-12 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house Sale $15,001 - $50,000

2025-05-08 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house Purchase $15,001 - $50,000

2025-05-12 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house sale $15,001 - $50,000

2025-05-08 Jefferson Shreve R-Indiana · house purchase $15,001 - $50,000

4+ trades on file · most recent 2025-06-22

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

Stock awards & option exercises

stock awards · $18.9M market value

option exercises · $8.2M

2026-04-01 Sable David M. Director AWARD 2,887 sh $50K

2026-04-01 Chandrasekaran Sujatha Director AWARD 2,887 sh $50K

2026-04-01 MCMILLAN CARY D Director AWARD 2,887 sh $50K

2026-04-01 PAGE JANICE E Director AWARD 2,887 sh $50K

2026-04-01 Spiegel Noel Joseph Director AWARD 2,887 sh $50K

2026-04-01 HENRETTA DEBORAH A Director AWARD 2,887 sh $50K

2026-03-25 SCHOTTENSTEIN JAY L Exec Chairman & CEO AWARD 467,325 sh $7.7M

2026-03-25 Foyle Jennifer M. Global Brand President-aerie AWARD 239,362 sh $4.0M

For AEO, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.

Political ProfileWhere AEO sits in Washington

AEO is a consumer discretionary retailer with no direct government revenue, regulated rates, or subsidies. Stock movement is driven by retail sales, consumer sentiment, and supply-chain factors rather than legislative/regulatory events. Tariff policy represents the primary political exposure vector.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

tariff policy on apparel imports
labor regulation (wage/scheduling)

Regulatory opportunities

No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.

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Frequently AskedAbout AEO & political exposure

Does American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Has Congress traded AEO stock?

4 congressional trades by 1 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2025-05-12. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is AEO political risk profile?

Government dependence: 2/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: low.

How does GovGreed track AEO political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. AEO data is updated daily from these official federal sources.