American Airlines/$AAL
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About American Airlines
American Airlines is the world's largest airline by aircraft, capacity, and scheduled revenue passenger miles. Its major US hubs are Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. It generates over 30% of US airline revenue connecting Latin America with destinations in the United States. After completing a major fleet renewal, the company has the youngest average fleet of US legacy carriers.
- Ticker
- $AAL
- Sector
- Mobility
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 143,400
- Headquarters
- Fort Worth, United States
- Website
- www.aa.com
AAL Metrics
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$8.4B
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-$0.49
1.32
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Price and volume
Market cap
$8.4B
Beta
1.32
52-week high
$18.79
52-week low
$10.09
Average daily volume
62M
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.534
Quick ratio
0.383
Long term debt to equity
-7.951
Total debt to equity
-8.995
Interest coverage (TTM)
0.70%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
3,372
Gross margin (TTM)
21.24%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-0.56%
Operating margin (TTM)
2.00%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
11.41%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$410,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
1.14%
Return on equity (TTM)
8.31%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.144
Price to book
-2.12
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.83
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
29.458
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
3.39%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.431
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
7.53%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-157.28%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.32%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.81%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-49.57%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-26.41%
What the Analysts think about AAL
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for American Airlines stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of American Airlines stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
American generated record Q2 revenue of $16.7 billion, up 16.3% year over year, while passenger revenue per available seat mile increased 10.0%. The combination of strong demand and improved yields supports a potentially favorable revenue-recovery cycle. (SEC)
The AAdvantage and co-branded-card platform is becoming a more important earnings stabilizer: other operating revenue rose 17.9% year over year, and cash payments from credit-card and other partners increased to $1.8 billion from $1.4 billion. This provides a growing revenue stream that is less directly tied to seat capacity. (SEC)
Liquidity and deleveraging provide financial flexibility: American ended Q2 with $11.3 billion of available liquidity and repaid or prepaid $4.7 billion of long-term debt and finance-lease obligations during the first half of 2026. That cushion could help the company manage fuel volatility and continue operational investments. (SEC)
Profit conversion remains weak despite strong revenue: Q2 adjusted pretax income fell to $144 million from $869 million a year earlier, while adjusted CASM excluding fuel and profit sharing increased 2.9%. This indicates that labor, maintenance and other cost inflation is absorbing much of the demand and pricing benefit. (SEC)
American continues to carry substantial financial leverage, with $25.8 billion of long-term debt and finance leases, a $4.0 billion stockholders’ deficit and $7.2 billion of loyalty-program liabilities at June 30, 2026. High fixed obligations could constrain investment and shareholder returns if industry conditions deteriorate. (SEC)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 9 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing AAL
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Fund name | Fund size | $AAL weighting |
|---|---|---|
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap$SPY4 | $6.3B | 0.24% |
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap£SPX4 | £4.7B | 0.24% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap$WSML | $9B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap€IUSN | €7.8B | 0.02% |
iShares MSCI World Small Cap£WLDS | £6.7B | 0.02% |
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