American Airlines (AAL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) posted Cash & Current Investments of $6.74 billion for Q2 2026, down 21.4% from $8.57 billion a year earlier but up 5.5% from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, American Airlines' Cash & Current Investments came in at $4.88 billion, down 21.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Cash & Current Investments has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Airlines' Cash & Current Investments was $6.18 billion in FY2024 (-11.7%), $7 billion in FY2023 (-17.9%), $8.53 billion in FY2022 (-29.9%) and $12.16 billion in FY2021 (+83.7%).
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments has run from a low of $4.88 billion in Q4 2025 to a high of $14.24 billion in Q3 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash & Current Investments has declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 13.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Cash & Current Investments in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 83.7%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 31.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments for the three prior quarters was $6.39 billion (Q1 2026), $4.88 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.02 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 2.11 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 1.39 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 264.59 Mn |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 1.07 Bn |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 4.65 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 13.31 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 4.67 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 283.94 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 16.64 Bn |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.57 Bn | -15.47 Bn | - | 6.74 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.57 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.24 Bn |
API Access
American Airlines Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "AAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();