American Airlines (AAL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines' Interest Expenses came in at $409 million for Q2 2026, down 5.5% from $433 million a year earlier but up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, American Airlines reported Interest Expenses of $1.66 billion, down 8.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.72 billion, down 11.3% from FY2024.
- Interest Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Interest Expenses was $1.93 billion in FY2024 (-9.8%), $2.15 billion in FY2023 (+9.3%), $1.96 billion in FY2022 (+9.0%) and $1.8 billion in FY2021 (+46.7%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Interest Expenses is $397 million (Q1 2026) to $548 million (Q2 2023).
- Year-over-year, Interest Expenses has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 9.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Interest Expenses over five years came in Q3 2021 (growth of 40.0%), and the weakest in Q1 2025 (a decline of 13.9%).
- Business Quant data shows AAL's Interest Expenses at $397 million (Q1 2026), $422 million (Q4 2025) and $432 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.38 Bn | 171.63 Bn | - | 312.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 96.30 Bn | 91.53 Bn | - | 207.00 Mn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 80.41 Bn | 57.34 Bn | - | 272.00 Mn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.69 Bn | 78.38 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 76.86 Bn | 71.32 Bn | - | 193.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 72.82 Bn | 39.02 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 53.71 Bn | 35.89 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 35.76 Bn | 35.76 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 34.18 Bn | -23.52 Bn | - | 359.00 Mn |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.46 Bn | -15.58 Bn | - | 409.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 409.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 397.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 422.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 432.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 433.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 428.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 470.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 480.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 486.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 497.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 519.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 537.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 548.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 540.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 532.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 499.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 468.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 463.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 468.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 476.00 Mn |
API Access
American Airlines Interest Expenses 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=interest-expenses&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "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=interest-expenses&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();