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American Airlines

NSQ:AAL · US02376R1023
AirlinesLarge

360

38
EV / EBIT19
Price / Owner Earnings79
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales95
EV / Gross Profit90
Price/Book97
Return on Capital38
Cash Return on Capital10
EBIT Margin7
Gross Profitability76
Cash Conversion94
Accruals74
Owner Earnings Margin22
Sales growth85
Profit Growth6
Long-Term EPS Growth100
Owner Earnings Growth5
Reinvestment57
Price momentum30
Debt load2
Refinancing3
Debt Payback1
Liquidity25
Analyst ratings37
Opinion Changes48
Price Target Upside33
Market mood40
Value Creation4/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

American Airlines doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryAirlines
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded1982
Employees43,940
ISINUS02376R1023
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Freight ServiceAerospace

Description

American Airlines Group Inc. (AAG) is a holding company whose primary business activity is the operation of a major network air carrier, providing scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo through its mainline operating subsidiary, Americ…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

American Airlines Group Inc. sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is moderate; the safety picture is fragile. The company scores 4/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
28
2023202420252026

All-time high

79

Jan 2024

All-time low

28

Jun 2026

Average rank

58

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
95
93
93
93
Price/Earnings
97
100
87
71
Price/Book
97
100
100
95
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
94
91
92
73

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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