401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$538M
Total assets Above avg plan size
9,217
Participants Very large workforce
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$58,380
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

$538M in assets, 9,217 participants

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.'s American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan reported $538M in total assets and 9,217 participants in its 2024 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.

  • #7,910 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan covers 9,217 participants in Pennsylvania, 11x the typical Pennsylvania plan (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $538M.

#7,910
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+14.2%
assets growth YoY
5.4×
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 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$538,091,765 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 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 2024

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

Plan-year 2024 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 (9,217 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $88M in the plan year 2023 filing to $62M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $471M in the plan year 2023 filing to $538M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 8,708 in the plan year 2023 filing to 9,217 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 132721761 · American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan · $538M · 9,217 · 97th

  • BOOK $538M
  • BOOK 9,217
  • BOOK 97th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • BOOK near Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan
  • BOOK ind #7910

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

American United Life Progress Sharing Plan and TrustAmerican United Life Progres…$538MAmerican Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanAmerican Eagle Outfitters, I…$538MGlacier Bancorp, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanGlacier Bancorp, Inc. Profit…$538MSalas O'brien Retirement Plan$538MInstrumentation Laboratory Savings PlanInstrumentation Laboratory S…$538M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$471M
Net Assets (End of Year)$538M
Net Income$62M
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 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.538091765 · Participants: 9217American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.687957793 · Participants: 90495Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanThe Cigna Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.20308608 · Participants: 63634The Cigna Group 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.084818612 · Participants: 18066The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.263366209 · Participants: 36150Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.189629 · Participants: 54604The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive 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 $538M in end-of-year assets across 9,217 participants (0.004% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.010% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $58,380 per participant (42% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $62M.

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 Open filing
2024 · index core 9,217 $538M This page

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 Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in MT ($538M); by covered participants it is Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan in WI (9,217 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($538M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (9,217 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. 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 2024? ▼
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.2% during 2024, from $471M to $538M. Reported net income was $62M.
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 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (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 Glacier Bancorp, Inc. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan in MT ($538M, 3,215 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 (9,217 participants, $3.8B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

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.