American Airlines AAL
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American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2013)

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American Airlines' Operating Expenses was $6.13 billion in fiscal Q3 2013 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2013), down 3.9% from $6.38 billion a year earlier but up 2.9% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2013) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, American Airlines' Operating Expenses was $24.07 billion through Sep 30, 2013, down 5.8% year-over-year; for FY2012 (ended Dec 31, 2012), it came in at $24.75 billion, down 1.1% from FY2011.

  • Operating Expenses shows a three-year compound annual growth rate of 5.8% (FY2009 to FY2012).
  • In earlier fiscal years, Operating Expenses was $25.03 billion in FY2011 (+14.5%), $21.86 billion in FY2010 (+4.5%) and $20.92 billion in FY2009.
  • Quarterly Operating Expenses has moved between $5.12 billion (fiscal Q2 2009) and $6.74 billion (fiscal Q4 2011) over five years.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Operating Expenses has declined for four straight quarters, with growth averaging 1.0% over the last eight quarters.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Expenses over five years was fiscal Q4 2011 (growth of 22.1%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2012 (a decline of 12.0%).
  • Per Business Quant data, AAL's Operating Expenses in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2013 was $5.96 billion (Q2 2013), $6.05 billion (Q1 2013) and $5.93 billion (Q4 2012).
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DateValue
Sep 30, 2013 6.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 5.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 6.05 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 5.93 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 6.38 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 6.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 6.13 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 6.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 6.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 6.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 5.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 5.52 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 5.50 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 5.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 5.37 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 5.45 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 5.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 5.12 Bn
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