United Airlines Holdings (UAL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
United Airlines Holdings' EBIT Margin came in at 8.09% for Q3 2026, down 1.07 percentage points from 9.16% a year earlier but up 1.89 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Airlines Holdings (UAL) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, United Airlines Holdings reported EBIT Margin of 7.51%, down 0.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 7.98%, down 0.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of +49.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 8.93% in FY2024 (+1.09 pp), 7.84% in FY2023 (+2.64 pp), 5.20% in FY2022 (+9.35 pp) and -4.15% in FY2021 (+37.26 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is -18.19% (Q1 2022) to 12.87% (Q2 2024).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.18 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 57.59 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.18 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UAL's EBIT Margin at 6.20% (Q2 2026), 6.83% (Q1 2026) and 9.00% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 177.13 Bn | 169.38 Bn | - | 40.89% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.25 Bn | 90.48 Bn | - | 39.08% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.66 Bn | 79.37 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 76.08 Bn | 53.01 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 75.89 Bn | 70.35 Bn | - | 32.61% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.92 Bn | 37.86 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 52.14 Bn | 34.32 Bn | - | 7.20% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.40 Bn | 38.66 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.14 Bn | -24.56 Bn | - | 8.09% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.01 Bn | 11.66 Bn | - | 13.12% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 8.09% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.20% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.70% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 10.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.87% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.70% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.25% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -18.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.98% |
API Access
United Airlines Holdings EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=UAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "UAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=UAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();