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American Airlines (AAL) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Invested Capital for American Airlines (AAL) over the last 16 years, with Q3 2025 value amounting to 0.07%.

  • American Airlines' Return on Invested Capital rose 100.0% to 0.07% in Q3 2025 from the same period last year, while for Sep 2025 it was 0.07%, marking a year-over-year increase of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.09% for FY2024, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q3 2025, American Airlines' Return on Invested Capital is 0.07%, which was up 100.0% from 0.08% recorded in Q2 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, American Airlines' Return on Invested Capital registered a high of 0.23% during Q2 2024, and its lowest value of 0.28% during Q1 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Invested Capital was 0.07% (2025), whereas its average is 0.03%.
  • Over the last 5 years, American Airlines' Return on Invested Capital had its largest YoY gain of 3200bps in 2021, and its largest YoY loss of -2900bps in 2021.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows American Airlines' Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.03% in 2021, then skyrocketed by 243bps to 0.04% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 118bps to 0.09% in 2023, then dropped by -1bps to 0.09% in 2024, then fell by -19bps to 0.07% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital was 0.07% in Q3 2025, compared to 0.08% in Q2 2025 and 0.09% in Q1 2025.