An American Eagle advertisement featuring actress Sydney Sweeney on a billboard in Times Square in New York, US, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. <\/p>\n
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American Eagle<\/a> issued bullish holiday guidance and raised its full-year forecast on Tuesday after posting better-than-expected quarterly results<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n The apparel company is expecting fiscal fourth quarter comparable sales to grow between 8% and 9% \u2013 about four times better than the 2.1% analysts had anticipated, according to StreetAccount.<\/p>\n American Eagle is now expecting its full year adjusted operating income to be between $303 million and $308 million \u2013 up from its previous range of $255 million to $265 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n American Eagle shares rose as much as 15% in extended trading.<\/p>\n The company beat third-quarter expectations on the top and bottom lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here’s how American Eagle did during the quarter compared with what Wall Street was anticipating, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:<\/p>\n The company’s reported net income for the three-month period that ended Nov. 1 was $91.34 million, or 53 cents per share, compared with $80.02 million, or 41 cents per share, a year earlier.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Sales rose to $1.36 billion, up about 6% from $1.29 billion a year earlier.<\/p>\n The results are the first time investors are seeing a full quarter of impact from American Eagle’s splashy campaigns<\/a> with Sydney Sweeney and Travis Kelce<\/a>.<\/p>\n Companywide, American Eagle saw comparable sales grow 4%, better than the 2.7% analysts had expected, according to StreetAccount. While the business’s overall results topped expectations, they were primarily driven by Aerie, which saw comparable sales rise 11% and revenue jump about 13%.\u00a0<\/p>\n At American Eagle, where the campaigns were focused, comparable sales grew just 1%, worse than the 2.1% analysts had expected, according to StreetAccount.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n