American Airlines (AAL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) posted Net Margin of 0.42% for Q2 2026, down 3.74 percentage points from 4.16% a year earlier but up 3.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Net Margin at American Airlines was -0.56%, down 1.60 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 0.20%, down 1.36 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of +51.45 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Airlines' Net Margin was 1.56% in FY2024 (unchanged), 1.56% in FY2023 (+1.30 pp), 0.26% in FY2022 (+6.93 pp) and -6.67% in FY2021 (+44.58 pp).
- Quarterly Net Margin has run from a low of -18.37% in Q1 2022 to a high of 9.52% in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.13 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 77.49 percentage points; the weakest was Q3 2023, with a drop of 7.63 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was -2.75% (Q1 2026), 0.71% (Q4 2025) and -0.83% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.24 Bn | 170.49 Bn | - | 28.85% |
| 2 | Csx | 96.35 Bn | 91.58 Bn | - | 26.19% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 80.12 Bn | 79.83 Bn | - | 24.59% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 79.53 Bn | 56.45 Bn | - | 2.65% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 76.33 Bn | 70.79 Bn | - | 21.53% |
| 6 | Fedex | 72.68 Bn | 38.63 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 53.59 Bn | 35.78 Bn | - | 3.75% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.80 Bn | 38.06 Bn | - | 22.56% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 34.02 Bn | -23.68 Bn | - | 5.76% |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.35 Bn | -15.69 Bn | - | 0.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.16% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 5.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.48% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.09% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.59% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.55% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -18.37% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.89% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.88% |
API Access
American Airlines Net 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=net-margin&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();