United Airlines Holdings (UAL) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026)
United Airlines Holdings (UAL) posted Tax Rate of 21.51% for Q3 2026, down 2.87 percentage points from 24.38% a year earlier and down 0.03 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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United Airlines Holdings (UAL) Tax Rate (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Tax Rate at United Airlines Holdings was 21.09%, down 2.09 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 22.13%, down 2.32 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Tax Rate shows a three-year change of -3.42 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In prior years, United Airlines Holdings' Tax Rate was 24.45% in FY2024 (+1.74 pp), 22.70% in FY2023 (-2.85 pp) and 25.56% in FY2022.
- Quarterly Tax Rate has run from a low of 18.30% in Q3 2022 to a high of 28.32% in Q2 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Tax Rate increased in two of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.87 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate in the past five years was Q3 2023, with a gain of 5.13 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a drop of 5.83 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Tax Rate for the three prior quarters was 21.54% (Q2 2026), 19.77% (Q1 2026) and 21.21% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 177.13 Bn | 169.38 Bn | - | 23.84% |
| 2 | Csx | 95.25 Bn | 90.48 Bn | - | 23.99% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 79.66 Bn | 79.37 Bn | - | 24.65% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 76.08 Bn | 53.01 Bn | - | 20.63% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 75.89 Bn | 70.35 Bn | - | 23.10% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.92 Bn | 37.86 Bn | - | 24.21% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 52.14 Bn | 34.32 Bn | - | 29.61% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.40 Bn | 38.66 Bn | - | 25.00% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 33.14 Bn | -24.56 Bn | - | 21.51% |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.01 Bn | 11.66 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 21.51% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.54% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 24.38% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 24.64% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 24.96% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 23.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.18% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 23.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.49% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.30% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 28.32% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.56% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 24.05% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 24.09% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 22.30% |
API Access
United Airlines Holdings Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=UAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=UAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();