American Airlines (AAL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines' (AAL) Times Interest Earned came in at 1.09 for Q2 2026, down 58.4% from 2.62 a year earlier.
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American Airlines (AAL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Times Interest Earned at American Airlines was 0.61, down 47.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 0.85, down 36.7% from FY2024.
- In prior years, American Airlines' Times Interest Earned was 1.35 in FY2024 (-4.4%), 1.41 in FY2023 (+72.7%), 0.82 in FY2022 and -0.59 in FY2021.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has run from a low of -3.72 in Q1 2022 to a high of 3.95 in Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned increased in two of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 11.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 139.5%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 98.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Times Interest Earned for the three prior quarters was -0.10 (Q1 2026), 1.07 (Q4 2025) and 0.35 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 179.89 Bn | 172.14 Bn | - | 9.43 |
| 2 | Csx | 96.12 Bn | 91.34 Bn | - | 7.58 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 92.16 Bn | 69.05 Bn | - | 3.42 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.39 Bn | 79.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 76.81 Bn | 71.27 Bn | - | 5.96 |
| 6 | Fedex | 74.29 Bn | 40.49 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 52.21 Bn | 34.40 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 35.82 Bn | 35.82 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.62 Bn | -24.08 Bn | - | 4.03 |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.27 Bn | -15.76 Bn | - | 1.09 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.09 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.07 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.62 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.63 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.41 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.85 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.01 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.26 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.42 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.95 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.60 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.86 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.17 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.72 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.67 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.25 |
API Access
American Airlines Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();