American Airlines (AAL) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) recorded Ending Cash Balance of $1.23 billion in Q3 2026, up 30.9% from $938 million a year earlier and up 7.2% from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Airlines reported Ending Cash Balance of $1.06 billion, up 17.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Ending Cash Balance has increased for seven straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 21.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Ending Cash Balance came in at $902 million in FY2024 (+32.5%), $681 million in FY2023 (+16.2%), $586 million in FY2022 (+43.6%) and $408 million in FY2021 (+2.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance since Q1 2014.
- On a year-over-year basis, Ending Cash Balance has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 21.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Ending Cash Balance in the last five years was growth of 45.1% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 5.0% in Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $1.15 billion (Q2 2026), $1 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.06 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.70 Bn | 168.95 Bn | - | 2.22 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 93.70 Bn | 88.93 Bn | - | 1.22 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | - | 6.84 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.52 Bn | 81.24 Bn | - | 281.16 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 74.96 Bn | 41.16 Bn | - | 13.31 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.93 Bn | 68.39 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.18 Bn | 38.36 Bn | - | 3.88 Bn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.90 Bn | -21.80 Bn | - | 6.79 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 35.24 Bn | 34.09 Bn | - | 466.22 Mn |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.57 Bn | -16.61 Bn | - | 1.23 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 938.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 931.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 931.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 902.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 933.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 740.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 703.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 681.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 687.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 779.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 584.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 586.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 476.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 537.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 512.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 408.00 Mn |
API Access
American Airlines Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();