American Airlines (AAL) Price to Earnings (2013 - 2026)
American Airlines' Price to Earnings came in at 35.16 for Q1 2026, up 246.2% from 10.16 a year earlier but down 61.4% from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) Price to Earnings (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Airlines' Price to Earnings was 91.19, up 573.1% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 13.55 in FY2024 (+23.9%), 10.94 in FY2023 (-83.2%) and 65.17 in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Price to Earnings is 4.45 (Q2 2023) to 91.19 (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings increased in four of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 192.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 573.1%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 83.2%).
- Business Quant data shows AAL's Price to Earnings at 91.19 (Q4 2025), 12.32 (Q3 2025) and 13.06 (Q2 2025) in the three quarters before Q1 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.74 Bn | -16.44 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.16 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 91.19 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.32 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.06 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.16 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.55 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 26.86 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.14 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.94 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.21 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.45 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.43 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 65.17 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 7.28 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 7.40 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.40 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 9.81 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.47 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 37.77 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 22.04 |
API Access
American Airlines Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();