American Airlines Group Inc.
AAL· Nasdaq· Air Transportation, Scheduled
- Market cap
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- FCF margin
- -1.2%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- Revenue, 5 yr CAGR
- +25.8%
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Company statistics
Profile · FY2025
- Market cap
- –
- Enterprise value
- –
- Diluted shares
- 661.1M
- Revenue
- $54.6B
- Free cash flow
- -$680.0M
- Owner earnings
- -$737.0M
Valuation · FY2025
- P/E
- –
- P/FCF
- –
- P/Owner earnings
- –
- EV/Sales
- –
- EV/FCF
- –
- P/B
- –
Margins · FY2025
- Gross
- –
- Operating
- 2.7%
- Net
- 0.2%
- Free cash flow
- -1.2%
- Owner earnings
- -1.3%
- Stock pay
- 0.1%
Returns
- ROIC, FY2025
- 5.7%
- ROIC, 5 yr avg
- –
- ROE, FY2025
- –
- ROE, 5 yr avg
- –
Growth (CAGR)
- Revenue, 3 yr
- 3.7%
- Revenue, 5 yr
- 25.8%
- Revenue, 9 yr
- 3.5%
- Diluted EPS, 3 yr
- -3.6%
- Diluted EPS, 5 yr
- –
- Diluted EPS, 9 yr
- -30.8%
- Free cash flow, 3 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 5 yr
- –
- Free cash flow, 9 yr
- –
Financial health · FY2025
- Cash and investments
- $5.9B
- Total debt
- $24.6B
- Net debt
- $18.7B
- Debt/Equity
- –
- Debt/FCF
- –
Shareholder returns · FY2025
- Dividend yield
- –
- Payout ratio
- –
- Buyback yield
- –
- Shareholder yield
- –
- Share count, 5 yr
- 6.4%
Financials: ten years from the 10-Ks
Revenue
$54.6B
+3.5% a year over 9 years
FY2016FY2025
Margins
Operating2.7%Net0.2%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Free cash flow and owner earnings
Free cash flow-$680.0MOwner earnings-$737.0M
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Diluted shares
661.1M
+18.9% over 9 years, net dilution
FY2016FY2025
Return on invested capital
5.7%
FY2025
FY2016FY2025
Net debt (below zero)
-$18.7B
$18.7B more debt than cash
FY2016FY2025
Every figure, year by year
| Fiscal year | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The business | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $40.1B | $42.6B | $44.5B | $45.8B | $17.3B | $29.9B | $49.0B | $52.8B | $54.2B | $54.6B |
| Revenue growth | -2.1% | 6.2% | 4.5% | 2.8% | -62.1% | 72.4% | 63.9% | 7.8% | 2.7% | 0.8% |
| Gross margin | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Operating margin | 12.6% | 9.9% | 6.0% | 6.7% | -60.1% | -3.5% | 3.3% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 2.7% |
| Net income | $2.6B | $1.3B | $1.4B | $1.7B | -$8.9B | -$2.0B | $127.0M | $822.0M | $846.0M | $111.0M |
| Net margin | 6.4% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.7% | -51.2% | -6.7% | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.65 | $2.61 | $3.03 | $3.79 | $-18.36 | $-3.09 | $0.19 | $1.21 | $1.24 | $0.17 |
| Return on invested capital? | – | 10.1% | 12.7% | 13.5% | – | – | 6.5% | 13.9% | 14.1% | 5.7% |
| Cash | ||||||||||
| Operating cash flow | $6.5B | $4.7B | $3.5B | $3.8B | -$6.5B | $704.0M | $2.2B | $3.8B | $4.0B | $3.1B |
| Capital expenditure | $5.7B | $6.0B | $3.7B | $4.3B | $2.0B | $208.0M | $2.5B | $2.6B | $2.7B | $3.8B |
| Free cash flow | $793.0M | -$1.2B | -$212.0M | -$453.0M | -$8.5B | $496.0M | -$373.0M | $1.2B | $1.3B | -$680.0M |
| Stock-based compensation | $100.0M | $90.0M | $86.0M | $94.0M | $91.0M | $98.0M | $78.0M | $102.0M | $92.0M | $57.0M |
| Owner earnings? | $693.0M | -$1.3B | -$298.0M | -$547.0M | -$8.6B | $398.0M | -$451.0M | $1.1B | $1.2B | -$737.0M |
| Free cash flow per share | $1.43 | $-2.50 | $-0.46 | $-1.02 | $-17.57 | $0.77 | $-0.57 | $1.68 | $1.80 | $-1.03 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $224.0M | $198.0M | $186.0M | $178.0M | $43.0M | – | – | – | – | – |
| Share repurchases | $4.5B | $1.6B | $837.0M | $1.1B | $173.0M | $18.0M | $21.0M | – | – | – |
| Diluted shares | 556.1M | 491.7M | 465.7M | 444.3M | 483.9M | 644.0M | 655.1M | 719.7M | 721.3M | 661.1M |
| Share count change? | -46.1% | -11.6% | -5.3% | -4.6% | 8.9% | 33.1% | 1.7% | 9.9% | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and equivalents | $435.0M | $398.0M | $286.0M | $290.0M | $399.0M | $408.0M | $586.0M | $681.0M | $902.0M | $1.1B |
| Short-term investments | $6.0B | $4.8B | $4.5B | $3.5B | $6.6B | $12.2B | $8.5B | $7.0B | $6.2B | $4.9B |
| Total debt | – | $21.8B | $20.6B | $20.9B | $29.3B | $35.0B | $31.8B | $28.9B | $24.6B | $24.6B |
| Net debt | – | $16.6B | $15.8B | $17.1B | $22.3B | $22.4B | $22.7B | $21.2B | $17.5B | $18.7B |
| Shareholders' equity | -$284.0M | -$780.0M | -$169.0M | -$118.0M | -$6.9B | -$7.3B | -$5.8B | -$5.2B | -$4.0B | -$3.7B |
Latest filings
| 2026-10-22 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-10-22 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-07-23 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-07-23 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-04-28 | DEF 14A | Proxy statement |
| 2026-04-23 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
| 2026-04-23 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2026-02-18 | 10-K | Annual report |
| 2026-01-27 | 8-K | Earnings release |
| 2025-10-23 | 10-Q | Quarterly report |
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