United Airlines Holdings (UAL) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
United Airlines Holdings (UAL) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 8.09% in 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, United Airlines Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 7.51% as of Sep 30, 2026, down 0.76 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 7.98%, down 0.95 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +49.39 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 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).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has ranged from -18.19% in Q1 2022 to 12.87% in Q2 2024 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.18 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 57.59 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 4.18 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 6.20% (Q2 2026), 6.83% (Q1 2026) and 9.00% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 178.63 Bn | 170.88 Bn | - | 40.89% |
| 2 | Csx | 94.16 Bn | 89.39 Bn | - | 39.08% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.47 Bn | 60.32 Bn | 22.04 Bn | 7.63% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.54 Bn | 81.26 Bn | 57.15 Mn | 35.25% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.60 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 18.84 Bn | 6.20% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.66 Bn | 68.13 Bn | - | 32.61% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 60.67 Bn | 42.86 Bn | - | 7.20% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.17 Bn | -18.53 Bn | - | 8.09% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.72 Bn | 33.56 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 28.46% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 31.95 Bn | 16.22 Bn | - | 31.94% |
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 Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=UAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();