American Airlines
AAL
12.85
-0.15
-1.15%
American Airlines
US · AAL
#1607 by market cap
Listed 2013
12.85
-0.15
-1.15%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 299s ago
· 2026-10-08 07:00
Pre-market
12.59
-2.02%
After-hours
12.86
+0.07%
Overnight
12.73
-0.93%
- Market cap
- 8.51B
- P/E (TTM)i
- -26.22
- P/Bi
- -2.14
- EPSi
- 0.17
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 32%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Weak
- Altman Z-Score is 0.66, below the 1.8 "distress zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +0.78% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 19.17%
- Operating margin
- 2.98%
- Net margin
- 0.20%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 33.04B
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 0.66
Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 44.54B | 45.77B | 17.34B | 29.88B | 48.97B | 52.79B | 54.21B | 54.63B |
| Gross profit | 10.05B | 11.13B | -7.23B | 27.00M | 9.04B | 11.81B | 11.47B | 10.47B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 1.52B | 2.00B | 666.00M | 1.10B | 1.82B | 1.80B | 1.81B | 2.00B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 3.44B | 3.70B | -11.08B | -5.07B | 1.80B | 4.01B | 3.22B | 1.63B |
| Pretax profit | 1.88B | 2.26B | -11.45B | -2.55B | 186.00M | 1.12B | 1.15B | 190.00M |
| Tax | 472.00M | 570.00M | -2.57B | -555.00M | 59.00M | 299.00M | 308.00M | 79.00M |
| Net profit | 1.41B | 1.69B | -8.89B | -1.99B | 127.00M | 822.00M | 846.00M | 111.00M |
| Basic EPS | 3 | 4 | -18 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | 3.03 | 3.79 | -18.36 | -3.09 | 0.19 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 0.17 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 12.55B | 14.39B | 13.69B | 14.00B | 13.91B | 16.74B |
| Gross profit | 1.88B | 3.42B | 2.38B | 2.80B | 2.25B | 2.99B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 450.00M | 535.00M | 483.00M | 530.00M | 507.00M | 603.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | -200.00M | 1.18B | 158.00M | 486.00M | -27.00M | 453.00M |
| Pretax profit | -648.00M | 838.00M | -142.00M | 142.00M | -476.00M | 107.00M |
| Tax | -175.00M | 239.00M | -28.00M | 43.00M | -94.00M | 36.00M |
| Net profit | -473.00M | 599.00M | -114.00M | 99.00M | -382.00M | 71.00M |
| Basic EPS | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Diluted EPS | -0.72 | 0.91 | -0.17 | 0.15 | -0.58 | 0.11 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 8.64B | 8.21B | 11.10B | 17.34B | 15.27B | 13.57B | 13.15B | 12.21B |
| Cash & ST investments | 4.76B | 3.83B | 6.86B | 12.43B | 8.97B | 7.58B | 6.98B | 5.84B |
| Inventory | 1.52B | 1.85B | 1.61B | 1.80B | 2.28B | 2.40B | 2.64B | 2.79B |
| Total assets | 60.58B | 60.00B | 62.01B | 66.47B | 64.72B | 63.06B | 61.78B | 61.77B |
| Total current liabilities | 18.10B | 18.31B | 16.57B | 19.01B | 21.50B | 22.06B | 24.30B | 24.49B |
| Short-term debt | 4.95B | 4.57B | 4.45B | 4.00B | 4.74B | 4.94B | 6.49B | 5.73B |
| Long-term debt | 20.57B | 20.90B | 29.32B | 35.01B | 31.84B | 28.90B | 24.62B | 24.64B |
| Total liabilities | 60,749,000,000.00 | 60,113,000,000.00 | 68,875,000,000.00 | 73,807,000,000.00 | 70,515,000,000.00 | 68,260,000,000.00 | 65,760,000,000.00 | 65,501,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | -169.00M | -118.00M | -6.87B | -7.34B | -5.80B | -5.20B | -3.98B | -3.73B |
| Retained earnings | 758.00M | 2.26B | -6.66B | -8.64B | -8.51B | -7.69B | -6.84B | -6.73B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 13.60B | 15.07B | 13.25B | 12.21B | 13.98B | 14.28B |
| Cash & ST investments | 7.47B | 8.57B | 6.86B | 5.84B | 7.29B | 7.77B |
| Inventory | 2.65B | 2.78B | 2.78B | 2.79B | 3.13B | 3.11B |
| Total assets | 62.61B | 63.67B | 62.14B | 61.77B | 63.74B | 64.23B |
| Total current liabilities | 26.11B | 25.77B | 24.64B | 24.49B | 28.41B | 26.76B |
| Short-term debt | 5.83B | 5.73B | 4.75B | 5.73B | 5.61B | 4.15B |
| Long-term debt | 24.71B | 25.28B | 25.11B | 24.64B | 23.52B | 25.83B |
| Total liabilities | 67,117,000,000.00 | 67,537,000,000.00 | 66,103,000,000.00 | 65,501,000,000.00 | 67,815,000,000.00 | 68,205,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | -4.51B | -3.87B | -3.96B | -3.73B | -4.08B | -3.97B |
| Retained earnings | -7.32B | -6.72B | -6.83B | -6.73B | -7.11B | -7.04B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 3.53B | 3.82B | -6.54B | 704.00M | 2.17B | 3.71B | 3.41B | 3.10B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 2.16B | 2.32B | 2.37B | 2.34B | 2.30B | 2.20B | 2.20B | 2.22B |
| Free cash flow | -212.00M | -551.00M | -8.67B | 496.00M | -373.00M | 1.16B | 785.00M | -680.00M |
| Dividends paid | -186.00M | -178.00M | -43.00M | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | 0 | -1.10B | 2.80B | 460.00M | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 286.00M | 290.00M | 399.00M | 408.00M | 586.00M | 670.00M | 893.00M | 1.06B |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 2.46B | 963.00M | -46.00M | -274.00M | 4.22B | 471.00M |
| Depreciation & amortization | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Free cash flow | 1.63B | 464.00M | -872.00M | -1.90B | 3.41B | -351.00M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Ending cash balance | 931.00M | 931.00M | 938.00M | 1.06B | 1.00B | 1.15B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 75.17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| ROA %i | 2.52 | 2.80 | -14.57 | -3.10 | 0.19 | 1.29 | 1.36 | 0.18 |
| ROIC %i | 6.73 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 6.60 | 7.32 | -58.98 | -2.50 | 4.39 | 6.19 | 5.70 | 3.49 |
| FCF / sales %i | -- | -- | -- | 0.98 | -- | 2.29 | 2.40 | -- |
| Current ratioi | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.67 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.50 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.73 | 0.52 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.32 |
| Debt / assetsi | 56.17 | 55.74 | 66.15 | 69.47 | 67.51 | 64.49 | 60.89 | 59.71 |
| LT debt / equityi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Interest coveragei | 2.78 | 3.06 | -8.33 | -0.42 | 1.09 | 1.52 | 1.60 | 1.11 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 2.81 | 4.47 | -25.91 | -12.46 | 2.28 | 44.94 | 21.96 | 3.71 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -42.96 | -13.27 | -- | -- | -57.77 | -- | -- | -4.39 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.54 | -- |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| ROA %i | 1.08 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.18 | 0.32 | -0.51 |
| ROIC %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 5.14 | 4.68 | 4.80 | 3.49 | 3.66 | 2.22 |
| FCF / sales %i | 2.91 | 2.88 | 1.62 | -- | 1.96 | 0.49 |
| Current ratioi | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.53 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.36 |
| Debt / assetsi | 58.46 | 58.43 | 58.04 | 59.71 | 54.74 | 55.62 |
| LT debt / equityi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Interest coveragei | 1.49 | 1.40 | 1.48 | 1.11 | 1.21 | 0.78 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo, and includes American’s loyalty program100.00%
Region
Passenger-Domestic64.43%
Passenger-Atlantic12.05%
Passenger-Latin America11.80%
Other revenue7.60%
Passenger-Pacific2.59%
Cargo1.54%
Quote time 2026-10-08 07:00:16 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.