American Airlines (AAL) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) reported Tax Rate of 33.64% for Q2 2026, up 5.12 percentage points from 28.52% a year earlier.
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American Airlines (AAL) Tax Rate (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, American Airlines posted Tax Rate of 41.58%, up 14.89 percentage points from FY2024.
- Tax Rate has a three-year change of +9.86 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- By year, Tax Rate came in at 26.69% in FY2024 (+0.02 pp), 26.67% in FY2023 (-5.05 pp) and 31.72% in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Tax Rate since Q4 2023.
- Year over year, Tax Rate gained in two of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.74 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Tax Rate in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 20.13 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 14.84 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 23.84% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 25.97% |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 23.99% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 32.84% |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 24.21% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 23.10% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 29.61% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 21.51% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 24.45% |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.74 Bn | -16.44 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.64% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 30.28% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.79% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 30.25% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 40.63% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.11% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.60% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 21.06% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.96% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 27.50% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 23.70% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 24.94% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 24.49% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 17.97% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 25.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 26.46% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 33.19% |
API Access
American Airlines Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();