AerCap Holdings (AER) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
AerCap Holdings (AER) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 16.88% for Q3 2026, down 4.11 percentage points from 20.99% a year earlier and down 1.55 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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AerCap Holdings (AER) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, AerCap Holdings' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 21.13%, up 8.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +24.35 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, AerCap Holdings' Return on Equity [ROE] was 12.43% in FY2024 (-6.78 pp), 19.20% in FY2023 (+23.60 pp), -4.39% in FY2022 (-12.28 pp) and 7.89% in FY2021 (+11.11 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.11 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 19.64 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 17.21 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 18.43% (Q2 2026), 21.38% (Q1 2026) and 20.57% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 325.08 Bn | 283.60 Bn | 5.02 Bn | 51.23% |
| 2 | Rtx | 260.39 Bn | 228.66 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 12.69% |
| 3 | Boeing | 136.74 Bn | 45.70 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 120.99% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 133.25 Bn | 117.49 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 69.17% |
| 5 | General Dynamics | 96.61 Bn | 81.85 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 17.21% |
| 6 | Motorola Solutions | 85.80 Bn | 82.26 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 72.39% |
| 7 | Howmet Aerospace | 80.22 Bn | 75.97 Bn | 1.00 Bn | 35.72% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 74.68 Bn | 62.13 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 24.72% |
| 9 | Honeywell International | 68.84 Bn | 28.35 Bn | 2.02 Bn | 33.89% |
| 10 | AerCap Holdings | 28.60 Bn | 21.52 Bn | - | 16.88% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 16.88% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.57% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 20.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.89% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 19.24% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.51% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.56% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -7.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.30% |
API Access
AerCap Holdings Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AER&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "AER", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=AER&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();