American Airlines (AAL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
American Airlines (AAL) reported Total Debt of $10.2 billion for fiscal Q3 2013 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2013), up 34.1% from $7.61 billion a year earlier and up 9.8% from the prior quarter.
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American Airlines (AAL) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2012 (ended Dec 31, 2012), American Airlines posted Total Debt of $8.12 billion, down 1.2% from FY2011.
- Total Debt has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a three-year compound annual growth rate of -9.6% (FY2009 to FY2012).
- By fiscal year, Total Debt came in at $8.22 billion in FY2011 (-22.0%), $10.53 billion in FY2010 (-4.3%) and $11.01 billion in FY2009.
- The fiscal Q3 2013 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Total Debt since fiscal Q3 2011.
- Year over year, Total Debt gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 7.9%.
- The high point for year-over-year Total Debt in five years was fiscal Q3 2013 (growth of 34.1%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2012 (a decline of 30.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2013 came in at $9.29 billion (Q2 2013), $7.9 billion (Q1 2013) and $8.12 billion (Q4 2012).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.79 Bn | 156.31 Bn | - | 30.33 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.21 Bn | 82.43 Bn | - | 18.86 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.26 Bn | 73.97 Bn | - | 18.18 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.36 Bn | 47.28 Bn | - | 24.48 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.74 Bn | 64.38 Bn | - | 16.62 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.91 Bn | 33.85 Bn | - | 25.71 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.33 Bn | 37.51 Bn | - | 15.05 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.95 Bn | 36.21 Bn | - | 20.00 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.28 Bn | -20.09 Bn | - | 26.46 Bn |
| 10 | American Airlines | 8.69 Bn | -15.35 Bn | - | 28.93 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 28.93 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 28.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 29.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 30.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 31.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 31.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 32.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 32.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 33.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 34.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.07 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 37.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 38.60 Bn |
API Access
American Airlines Total 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=total-debt&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-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=total-debt&ticker=AAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();