AAL vs UAL vs JTAI Stock Comparison

American Airlines, United Airlines Holdings and Jet.AI Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JTAI Jet.AI Inc.
$0.86 -44.9% 1M -99.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.07M
P/E
0.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.02M
Div. yield
–
Airlines Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

United Airlines Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (United Airlines Holdings 6, Jet.AI 3, American Airlines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAALUALJTAILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.27B $33.62B $1.07M UAL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x 9.4x 0.2x JTAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.5% +12.3% -13.8% UAL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.6% 5.5% 49.7% JTAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 8.9% — UAL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 1.5x — UAL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.5% +9.7% -99.8% UAL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr +17.9%/yr -92.8%/yr UAL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 48.0% 161.1% AAL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 29/100 49/100 71/100 JTAI

Percentile Scorecard

AALUALJTAI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAALUALJTAI
Valuation 70 #42 of 136 74 #36 of 136 99 #2 of 136
Growth 12 #107 of 121 48 #63 of 121 65 #43 of 121
Profitability 24 #85 of 112 51 #55 of 112 31 #78 of 112
Financial Health 9 #128 of 140 22 #109 of 140 87 #19 of 140
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 29 49 71
  • AAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • UAL ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • JTAI ranked among 150 companies in Transportation

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAALUALJTAISPY
1 month -6.1%-6.6%-44.9% +0.7%
3 months -17.2%-14.9%-55.4% +3.7%
6 months +9.1%+16.9%-87.4% +7.1%
Year to date -16.6%-5.9%-99.3% +12.8%
1 year -1.5%+9.7%-99.8% +11.9%
3 years +14.3%+202.3%-100.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +4.6%+44.6%-97.7% +22.8%
5 years -33.4%+128.0%-100.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year -7.8%+17.9%-92.8% +10.9%
10 years -68.1%+90.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year -10.8%+6.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAALUALJTAISPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%48.0%161.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.2%43.8%185.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.932.231.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.20-0.62 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-49.2%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.6%-22.7%-99.8% -1.2%
52-week high $18.15$136.11$504.00 $779.14
52-week low $10.18$85.21$0.86 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAALUALJTAI
P/E now vs peer median -26.0xmedian 16.5x 9.6xmedian 16.5x 0.2xmedian 16.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.9x 0.5xmedian 0.9x 0.1xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 8.8x 5.8xmedian 8.8x —median 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 11.9x 30.6xmedian 11.9x —median 11.9x
P/B now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.9xmedian 1.2x 0.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.90median 0.84 1.15median 0.84 0.01median 0.84

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAALUALJTAI
Revenue $58.34B $65.55B $11.02M
Gross profit – – -$368.27K
Operating income $1.01B $4.92B -$9.58M
Net income -$326.00M $3.58B $5.48M
Free cash flow $285.00M $1.12B –
R&D – – $190.80K
EPS (diluted) $-0.49 $10.93 $4.13
Cash & equivalents – $6.65B $10.61M
Total debt $28.93B $26.40B –
Shares (diluted) 662.61M 327.40M 1.33M
Enterprise value -$15.76B -$24.08B -$23.09M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAALUALJTAI
P/E -26.0x 9.6x 0.2x
P/FCF 29.7x 30.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 1.9x 4.2x –
P/S 0.1x 0.5x 0.1x
P/B -2.1x 1.9x 0.0x
P/Tangible book -1.4x 2.3x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.5x 5.8x –
EV/EBIT 30.4x 9.3x 1.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.7x -0.9x
EV/FCF 107.5x 41.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.0x 5.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.90 1.15 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAALUALJTAI
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.5% 12.3% -13.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 7.7% -16.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 43.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -33.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.7% 1.9% 19.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -41.0% 2.4% 1.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -157.5% 8.6% 146.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 7.7% 36.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -157.3% 8.4% 185.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.8% 8.3% 26.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.8% -12.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -3.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -81.8% -69.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.4% -5.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAALUALJTAI
Gross margin – – -3.3%
EBITDA margin 5.0% 12.2% –
Operating margin 1.7% 7.5% -86.9%
Pretax margin -0.6% 6.9% 49.7%
Net margin -0.6% 5.5% 49.7%
FCF margin 0.5% 1.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 12.4% –
Return on equity – 20.8% 17.7%
Return on assets -0.5% 4.2% 16.2%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 8.9% –
Return on capital employed 2.7% 8.5% -30.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -13.4x 2.3x –
Stock comp / revenue – – 10.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAALUALJTAI
Debt / assets 45.0% 31.0% –
Debt / equity -7.3x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA 7.6x 1.5x –
Debt / FCF 101.5x 23.7x –
Liabilities / assets 106.2% 79.1% 5.0%
Equity / assets -6.2% 20.9% 95.0%
Interest coverage 0.6x 3.6x –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.8x 5.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.6x 5.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.6x 5.0x
Altman Z-score 0.65 1.38 -1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAALUALJTAI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAALUALJTAI
Forward P/E – 14.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.14FY2026 $7.04FY2026 $-9.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -416.7%FY2026 -33.7%FY2026 -244.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +75.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $59.78BFY2026 $66.54BFY2026 $8.65MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.4%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.0% +13.5% -37.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAALUALJTAI
Held by institutions 78.0% 89.6% –
Institutions holding 579 1,067 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.5% +2.4% –
Institutions buying 277 568 –
Institutions selling 182 342 –
Buyers to sellers 1.52 1.66 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AALUALJTAI
AAL 1.00 0.84 0.14
UAL 0.84 1.00 0.13
JTAI 0.14 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AAL, UAL and JTAI?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Airlines (AAL) $8.27B, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) $33.62B, Jet.AI (JTAI) $1.07M.

Which stock is cheaper, AAL, UAL and JTAI?

Jet.AI (JTAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Airlines (AAL) -25.4x, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 9.4x, Jet.AI (JTAI) 0.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Airlines (AAL) +7.5%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +12.3%, Jet.AI (JTAI) -13.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jet.AI (JTAI) has the highest net margin (American Airlines (AAL) -0.6%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 5.5%, Jet.AI (JTAI) 49.7%). On return on invested capital, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) leads (American Airlines (AAL) 3.6%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year United Airlines Holdings (UAL) returned the most: American Airlines (AAL) -1.5%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +9.7%, Jet.AI (JTAI) -99.8%. Over five years, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) compounded fastest (American Airlines (AAL) -7.8%/yr, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) +17.9%/yr, Jet.AI (JTAI) -92.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Airlines (AAL) has been the steadiest (American Airlines (AAL) 46.8%, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) 48.0%, Jet.AI (JTAI) 161.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AAL, UAL and JTAI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, United Airlines Holdings (UAL) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.