American Airlines (AAL) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) recorded Short term Debt of $3.09 billion in Q2 2026, down 32.8% from $4.61 billion a year earlier and down 26.2% from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, American Airlines reported Short term Debt of $3.75 billion, down 29.5% from FY2024.
- Annual Short term Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short term Debt came in at $5.32 billion in FY2024 (+46.5%), $3.63 billion in FY2023 (+10.9%), $3.27 billion in FY2022 (+31.5%) and $2.49 billion in FY2021 (-11.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Short term Debt since Q3 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short term Debt has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short term Debt in the last five years was growth of 84.0% in Q2 2023, against a decline of 33.1% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $4.2 billion (Q1 2026), $3.75 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.6 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.24 Bn | 170.49 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 96.35 Bn | 91.58 Bn | - |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 80.12 Bn | 79.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 79.53 Bn | 56.45 Bn | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 76.33 Bn | 70.79 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 72.68 Bn | 38.63 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 53.59 Bn | 35.78 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.80 Bn | 38.06 Bn | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 34.02 Bn | -23.68 Bn | - |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.35 Bn | -15.69 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.60 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.10 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.27 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.55 Bn |
API Access
American Airlines Short term Debt 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=short-term-debt&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "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=short-term-debt&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();