American Airlines (AAL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) recorded Cash from Operations of -$37 million in fiscal Q3 2013 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2013), compared with -$155 million a year earlier.
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American Airlines (AAL) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, American Airlines' Cash from Operations came in at $1.52 billion as of Sep 30, 2013, down 20.3% year-over-year; for FY2012 (ended Dec 31, 2012), it came in at $1.28 billion, up 88.1% from FY2011.
- Annual Cash from Operations has a three-year compound annual growth rate of 11.2% (FY2009 to FY2012).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Cash from Operations came in at $680 million in FY2011 (-45.2%), $1.24 billion in FY2010 (+33.4%) and $930 million in FY2009.
- Quarterly Cash from Operations has ranged from -$307 million in fiscal Q3 2011 to $1.16 billion in fiscal Q2 2013 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cash from Operations rose in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 53.1%.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $1.16 billion (Q2 2013), $683 million (Q1 2013) and -$288 million (Q4 2012).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Ops. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.79 Bn | 156.31 Bn | - | 3.08 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.21 Bn | 82.43 Bn | - | 1.33 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.26 Bn | 73.97 Bn | - | 1.25 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.36 Bn | 47.28 Bn | - | 859.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.74 Bn | 64.38 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.91 Bn | 33.85 Bn | - | 3.27 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.33 Bn | 37.51 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.95 Bn | 36.21 Bn | - | 272.70 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.28 Bn | -20.09 Bn | - | 1.61 Bn |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.69 Bn | -15.35 Bn | - | 471.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 471.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -274.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -46.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 963.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 398.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 277.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 58.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -158.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -593.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.74 Bn |
API Access
American Airlines Cash from Operations 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-from-operations&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-operations", "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-from-operations&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();