American Airlines (AAL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of -0.51% for Q2 2026, down 1.41 percentage points from 0.90% a year earlier and down 0.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Airlines' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 0.18%, down 1.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +14.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Airlines' Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.36% in FY2024 (+0.07 pp), 1.29% in FY2023 (+1.09 pp), 0.19% in FY2022 (+3.30 pp) and -3.10% in FY2021 (+11.46 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.42 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q4 2021, with a gain of 11.28 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a drop of 4.12 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 0.32% (Q1 2026), 0.18% (Q4 2025) and 0.96% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 7.32% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 4.35% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 4.63% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.57 Bn | -15.47 Bn | - | -0.51% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -0.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.28% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.70% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.84% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -2.96% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -4.60% |
API Access
American Airlines Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();