American Airlines (AAL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) posted EBT Margin of 0.64% for Q2 2026, down 5.18 percentage points from 5.82% a year earlier but up 4.06 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBT Margin at American Airlines was -0.63%, down 1.98 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.35%, down 1.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +66.41 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Airlines' EBT Margin was 2.13% in FY2024 (+0.01 pp), 2.12% in FY2023 (+1.74 pp), 0.38% in FY2022 (+8.91 pp) and -8.53% in FY2021 (+57.53 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has run from a low of -23.44% in Q1 2022 to a high of 12.54% in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBT Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.23 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 99.84 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 10.01 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin for the three prior quarters was -3.42% (Q1 2026), 1.01% (Q4 2025) and -1.04% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.67 Bn | 168.92 Bn | - | 37.88% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.86 Bn | 91.08 Bn | - | 34.45% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 89.65 Bn | 66.55 Bn | - | 3.33% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.87 Bn | 78.89 Bn | - | 32.64% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 76.00 Bn | 70.46 Bn | - | 27.99% |
| 6 | Fedex | 72.37 Bn | 38.31 Bn | - | 8.43% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 52.60 Bn | 34.79 Bn | - | 5.32% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.21 Bn | 35.47 Bn | - | 30.08% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.59 Bn | -24.11 Bn | - | 7.33% |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.30 Bn | -15.74 Bn | - | 0.64% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.64% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -3.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.82% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.88% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.29% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.24% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.12% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.54% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.14% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.66% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -23.44% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -12.63% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.30% |
API Access
American Airlines EBT Margin 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=ebt-margin&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "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=ebt-margin&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();