United Airlines Holdings (UAL) Ending Cash Balance (2015 - 2026)
United Airlines Holdings (UAL) posted Ending Cash Balance of $6.79 billion for Q3 2026, down 1.1% from $6.87 billion a year earlier and down 34.1% from the prior quarter.
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United Airlines Holdings (UAL) Ending Cash Balance (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, United Airlines Holdings' Ending Cash Balance came in at $6.08 billion, down 32.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Ending Cash Balance shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -12.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, United Airlines Holdings' Ending Cash Balance was $8.95 billion in FY2024 (+41.2%), $6.33 billion in FY2023 (-14.6%), $7.42 billion in FY2022 (-60.0%) and $18.53 billion in FY2021 (+57.8%).
- Quarterly Ending Cash Balance has run from a low of $6.08 billion in Q4 2025 to a high of $18.72 billion in Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Ending Cash Balance increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Ending Cash Balance in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 57.8%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 60.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Ending Cash Balance for the three prior quarters was $10.31 billion (Q2 2026), $8.01 billion (Q1 2026) and $6.08 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.70 Bn | 168.95 Bn | - | 2.22 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 93.70 Bn | 88.93 Bn | - | 1.22 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | - | 6.84 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.52 Bn | 81.24 Bn | - | 281.16 Mn |
| 5 | Fedex | 74.96 Bn | 41.16 Bn | - | 13.31 Bn |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.93 Bn | 68.39 Bn | - | 1.60 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 56.18 Bn | 38.36 Bn | - | 3.88 Bn |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 35.90 Bn | -21.80 Bn | - | 6.79 Bn |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 35.24 Bn | 34.09 Bn | - | 466.22 Mn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 30.55 Bn | 14.82 Bn | - | 2.86 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 6.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.08 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.95 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.33 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.11 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 17.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.72 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.53 Bn |
API Access
United Airlines Holdings Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=UAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=UAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();