American Airlines (AAL) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) posted Short-term Investments of $7.16 billion for Q3 2026, up 18.9% from $6.02 billion a year earlier and up 6.2% from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, American Airlines' Short-term Investments came in at $4.88 billion, down 21.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, American Airlines' Short-term Investments was $6.18 billion in FY2024 (-11.7%), $7 billion in FY2023 (-17.9%), $8.53 billion in FY2022 (-29.9%) and $12.16 billion in FY2021 (+83.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 83.7%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 31.5%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior quarters was $6.74 billion (Q2 2026), $6.39 billion (Q1 2026) and $4.88 billion (Q4 2025).
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 |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.63 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.18 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.84 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.04 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.90 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.16 Bn |
API Access
American Airlines Short-term Investments 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-investments&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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-investments&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();