Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Jetblue Airways' Retained Earnings came in at $151 million for Q2 2026, down 85.4% from $1.04 billion a year earlier and down 62.1% from the prior quarter.
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Jetblue Airways' Retained Earnings was $717 million, down 45.6% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has declined in each of the last six years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -24.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $1.32 billion in FY2024 (-37.6%), $2.11 billion in FY2023 (-12.8%), $2.42 billion in FY2022 (-13.0%) and $2.79 billion in FY2021 (-6.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has declined for 12 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 44.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Retained Earnings over five years came in Q2 2023 (growth of 1.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 85.4%).
- Business Quant data shows JBLU's Retained Earnings at $398 million (Q1 2026), $717 million (Q4 2025) and $894 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.22 Bn | 165.74 Bn | - | 71.58 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 89.77 Bn | 85.98 Bn | - | 11.35 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 85.23 Bn | 62.12 Bn | - | 18.83 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 78.13 Bn | 77.15 Bn | - | 13.88 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.38 Bn | 68.02 Bn | - | 13.91 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.94 Bn | 36.89 Bn | - | 44.46 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.73 Bn | 33.91 Bn | - | 14.88 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.31 Bn | 38.57 Bn | - | 4.29 Bn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.87 Bn | -22.50 Bn | - | 11.54 Bn |
| 10 | Jetblue Airways | 1.12 Bn | -7.85 Bn | - | 151.00 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 151.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 398.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 717.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 894.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.11 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.42 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.11 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.92 Bn |
Jetblue Airways Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=JBLU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "ticker": "JBLU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=retained-earnings&ticker=JBLU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();