401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$471M
Total assets Above avg plan size
8,708
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$54,122
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

$471M in assets, 8,708 participants

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan reported $471M in total assets and 8,708 participants in its 2023 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.

  • #8,272 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan covers 8,708 participants in Pennsylvania, 11x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $471M.

#8,272
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+22.9%
assets growth YoY
4.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$471,294,915 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 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 2023

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

Plan-year 2023 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 (8,708 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$69M in the plan year 2022 filing to $88M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $384M in the plan year 2022 filing to $471M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 8,028 in the plan year 2022 filing to 8,708 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 132721761 · American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan · $471M · 8,708 · 97th

  • PCT $471M
  • EIN 8,708
  • RANK 97th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Holland & Hart Retirement Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #8272

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

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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 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$384M
Net Assets (End of Year)$471M
Net Income$88M
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. 020000400006000080000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.471294915 · Participants: 8708American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The 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 $471M in end-of-year assets across 8,708 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.009% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $54,122 per participant (39% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $88M.

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 Open filing
2023 8,708 $471M This page
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 Holland & Hart Retirement Savings Plan in CO ($471M); by covered participants it is Southeastern Freight Lines Retirement Savings Program in SC (8,710 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8,708 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. 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 2023? ▼
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 22.9% during 2023, from $384M to $471M. Reported net income was $88M.
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 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (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 Holland & Hart Retirement Savings Plan in CO ($471M, 1,093 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 Southeastern Freight Lines Retirement Savings Program in SC (8,710 participants, $1.0B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.