American Airlines AAL
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American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2013)

American Airlines (AAL) posted Return on Capital Employed of 7.57% for Q3 2013, up 82.84% sequentially from 4.14% in Q2 2013, and up 1218.0% YoY from 0.57% in Q3 2012.

American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2013) Analysis & Trends

American Airlines has reported Return on Capital Employed for 4 years, with the latest figure at 7.57% in Q3 2013.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1218.0% year-over-year to 7.57% in Q3 2013, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2013 was 7.57% (up 1218.0% YoY) and the FY2012 annual result came in at 0.74%, up 740.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed improved to 7.57% in Q3 2013 per AAL's latest filing, from 4.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 7.57% in Q3 2013 and troughed at 6.73% in Q4 2011.
  • A 4-year average of 0.42% and a median of 0.6% in 2011 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2011 and 2013: Return on Capital Employed sank 861 bps in 2011, then surged 1218 bps in 2013.
  • Over 4 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 1.87% in 2010, then sank by 459 bps to 6.73% in 2011, then soared by 111 bps to 0.74% in 2012, then surged by 920 bps to 7.57% in 2013.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.57%, 4.14%, and 1.81% for Q3 2013, Q2 2013, and Q1 2013 respectively.

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2013 7.57%
Jun 30, 2013 4.14%
Mar 31, 2013 1.81%
Dec 31, 2012 0.74%
Sep 30, 2012 -4.61%
Jun 30, 2012 -4.75%
Mar 31, 2012 -6.22%
Dec 31, 2011 -6.73%
Sep 30, 2011 -1.24%
Jun 30, 2011 0.60%
Mar 31, 2011 2.30%
Dec 31, 2010 1.87%
Sep 30, 2010 -0.90%