401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$384M
Total assets Above avg plan size
8,028
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$47,779
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Retail Trade

$384M in assets, 8,028 participants

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan reported $384M in total assets and 8,028 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #9,379 in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan covers 8,028 participants in Pennsylvania, 9.8x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $384M.

#9,379
in Retail Trade (9,519 peers)
-15.3%
assets change YoY
3.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $69M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$383,568,189 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (8,028 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 132721761 · American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan · $384M · 8,028 · 97th

  • TYPE $384M
  • NET 8,028
  • BOOK 97th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near The Plymouth Rock Companies Savings and Investment Plan
  • SCH ind #9379

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

J. F. Shea Company, Inc. Retirement Savings PlanJ. F. Shea Company, Inc. Ret…$384MNintendo 401(k) Savings Plan$384MAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanAmerican Eagle Outfitters, I…$384MThe Plymouth Rock Companies Savings and Investment PlanThe Plymouth Rock Companies …$383MTetra Pak Retirement Savings PlanTetra Pak Retirement Savings…$383M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$453M
Net Assets (End of Year)$384M
Net Income-$69M
Employer EIN132721761
Plan Effective Date2005-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$538M 40.285816298493934% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$350M$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $384M $538M ▲ +40.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 8,028 $384M
2023 1 8,708 $471M
2024 1 9,217 $538M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000100000120000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.383568189 · Participants: 8028American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.751564896 · Participants: 97769Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.46087279 · Participants: 66147Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.11713 · Participants: 59451The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.097254785 · Participants: 17073The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.823164827 · Participants: 25071The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan reports $384M in end-of-year assets across 8,028 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $47,779 per participant (35% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$69M.

This plan identity (EIN 132721761, plan #001) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $384M to $538M (+40.3%) while covered participants moved from 8,028 to 9,217 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 8,028 $384M This page
2023 8,708 $471M Open filing
2024 · index core 9,217 $538M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 1 other index-core plan on PlainRetire:

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Plymouth Rock Companies Savings and Investment Plan in MA ($383M); by covered participants it is Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan in WI (8,032 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($384M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,028 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 15.3% during 2022, from $453M to $384M. Reported net income was -$69M.
How have American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 40.3%, from $384M to $538M.
Where does American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Plymouth Rock Companies Savings and Investment Plan in MA ($383M, 1,818 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan in WI (8,032 participants, $3.2B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 132721761.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.