AAL IndustrialsBeta data

American Airlines Group Inc.

$12.82-1.99%

Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 31, 2026

Basics

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Airlines
Country: United States
Market cap: 8.5B USD
Enterprise value: 37.0B USD
Full-time employees: 141,100

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers
Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers
Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings
Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.38 vs a peer median of 0.64) and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.53 vs a peer median of 1.62)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.38 vs peers 0.64) and less liquidity (current ratio 0.53 vs peers 1.62)

Ranks #2,149 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 7%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Negative shareholders' equity. Liabilities exceed assets on the balance sheet.
American Airlines's liabilities exceed its assets on the balance sheet. Large share buybacks can cause this in healthy companies, but so can accumulated losses; either way, debt-based ratios need care.
Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 63% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on earnings.Cheaper than 63% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on earnings.
Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), American Airlines looks cheaper than 63% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, American Airlines looks cheaper than 63% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.
Not profitable yet. Reported a loss over the last 12 months.
American Airlines reported a net loss over the last twelve months, so earnings-based measures can't show it as cheap.
More volatile share price. Beta 1.38: tends to move more than the market.
American Airlines's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.38, above the market's 1.0).

StockQuotient Score

21/ 100▼ 2 since Oct 27 close

Oct 5 23 → Nov 4 21 (-2)

Fundamentals: Yahoo Finance, not primary filings

Valuation

Is the price right?

38/100

Weak▼ 6 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 44 → 38

Share price +1.7%-1
Company's reported figures updated-5

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Earnings yield
▼ FCF yield

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Sector-normalized EBITDA, earnings, and free cash flow yields.

Earnings yield-5.7%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price30% base weight · Z-score -1.28Sector median: 0.0377 · MAD: 0.0294

EBITDA yield9.2%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value50% base weight · Z-score 0.53Sector median: 0.0695 · MAD: 0.0425

Free cash flow yield-1.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 months · operating cash flow − capital spendingNegative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price20% base weight · Z-score -1.00Sector median: 0.0370 · MAD: 0.0370

Other data (not scored)

Book yield-49.7%

Yahoo FinanceOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentileInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.5027 · MAD: 0.2823

Growth

Is it growing?

20/100

Weak

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ EPS growth
▼ Revenue growth

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Revenue and earnings-per-share growth over one year, and revenue growth over three years.

Earnings per share growth-86.3%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Outlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -3.05Sector median: 0.0709 · MAD: 0.2481

3-year revenue growth3.7%

Yahoo Finance · 3 fiscal years to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.08Sector median: 0.0421 · MAD: 0.0625

Revenue growth0.8%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.47Sector median: 0.0439 · MAD: 0.0766

Profitability

Does it earn well?

23/100

Weak▼ 4 since Oct 27 close

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 27 → 23

Company's reported figures updated-4

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Operating margin
▼ ROIC
▼ ROA

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Return on invested capital, operating margin, and return on assets.

Operating margin3.0%

Yahoo Finance · fiscal year to Dec 2025Reported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.94Sector median: 0.0773 · MAD: 0.0507

Return on assets1.1%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.83Sector median: 0.0311 · MAD: 0.0241

Return on invested capital1.9%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported value33% base weight · Z-score -0.95Sector median: 0.0715 · MAD: 0.0558

Other data (not scored)

Gross margin20.8%

Yahoo Finance · trailing 12 monthsReported valueInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.2573 · MAD: 0.1038

Return on equityUnavailable

Missing · left out of the scoreInformational · 0% composite weightSector median: 0.0802 · MAD: 0.0639

Risk

Debt, liquidity, price swings

Higher

Higher relative risk

3/3 inputs reported · High confidence

Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Safety percentile 2 → 1

Peer companies moved-1

Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.

Why

Weaker than most peers on:

▼ Current ratio
▼ Debt / equity
▼ Beta

Compare with peers

Behind the score

Relative to sector peers: 0 = lower relative risk · 1 = moderate · 2 = higher. Based on leverage, beta and liquidity.

Beta1.38

Yahoo Finance · 5-year monthly beta vs the marketReported value33% base weight · Z-score -2.67Sector median: 0.6440 · MAD: 0.2745

Current ratio0.53×

Yahoo FinanceOutlier capped at sector 5th/95th percentile33% base weight · Z-score -1.77Sector median: 1.6180 · MAD: 0.5360

Debt / equityUnavailable

Shareholders' equity is negative, so debt/equity counts as among the highest in its peer group33% base weight · Z-score -6.37Sector median: 0.4019 · MAD: 0.3378

Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.

Questions investors ask about American Airlines

Is American Airlines getting weaker?: Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 21/100, down 2 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is American Airlines valued vs its peers?: Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. EBITDA yield 9.2% vs a peer median of 6.9% (stronger than 63% of peers).EBITDA yield 9.2% vs peers 6.9% (stronger than 63% of peers). Earnings yield -5.7% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -5.7% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).
Is American Airlines growing?: More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 20/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth -86.3% vs a peer median of 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings per share growth -86.3% vs peers 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).
How profitable is American Airlines?: Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 23/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Operating margin 3.0% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 77% of peers).Operating margin 3.0% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 77% of peers).
How risky is American Airlines?: Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.53× vs a peer median of 1.62× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.53× vs peers 1.62× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.

Industry valuation context

Sector: Industrials · 318 companies

Valuations in Industrials are near the top of their range since 2016.

85% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
41% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values +20% and earnings +14% (medians): prices and earnings moved broadly together.
Median price-to-sales is −24% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.

2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026

Shown for Industrials: too few Airlines companies have a long enough history of their own.

Financials

Detailed annual statements come from structured SEC filing data, which most US companies and some foreign filers provide. They aren’t available for this company yet.

AAL price history

Price history is added with the daily price update and will appear after the next one.

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Bringing the fundamentals into focus…

Overall health

Drawback: less profitable than most peersless profitable than peers

Drawback: growing more slowly than most peersgrowing more slowly than peers

Drawback: its shares are priced higher than most peers relative to what it earnspriced higher than peers for its earnings

Drawback: higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.38 vs a peer median of 0.64) and less short-term liquidity (current ratio 0.53 vs a peer median of 1.62)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.38 vs peers 0.64) and less liquidity (current ratio 0.53 vs peers 1.62)

Ranks #2,149 of 2,308 industrials companies (bottom 7%)

See how it ranks against its peers

Worth knowing

Negative shareholders' equity. Liabilities exceed assets on the balance sheet.

American Airlines's liabilities exceed its assets on the balance sheet. Large share buybacks can cause this in healthy companies, but so can accumulated losses; either way, debt-based ratios need care.

Valuation signals disagree. Cheaper than 63% of peers on operating cash profit (EBITDA), but only 0% on earnings.Cheaper than 63% of peers on operating cash profit, but only 0% on earnings.

Relative to its operating cash profit (EBITDA), American Airlines looks cheaper than 63% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.Relative to its operating cash profit, American Airlines looks cheaper than 63% of peers; relative to its earnings, cheaper than only 0%. The valuation score blends the two, so look at which measure fits this business best.

Not profitable yet. Reported a loss over the last 12 months.

American Airlines reported a net loss over the last twelve months, so earnings-based measures can't show it as cheap.

More volatile share price. Beta 1.38: tends to move more than the market.

American Airlines's shares have swung more with the market than most peers' (beta 1.38, above the market's 1.0).

Questions investors ask about American Airlines

Is American Airlines getting weaker?

Filing-by-filing changes are tracked only for companies that file with the US SEC. Its overall score is 21/100, down 2 since Oct 28, 2026.

How is American Airlines valued vs its peers?

Priced higher than most peers relative to what it earns. Valuation scores 38/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. EBITDA yield 9.2% vs a peer median of 6.9% (stronger than 63% of peers).EBITDA yield 9.2% vs peers 6.9% (stronger than 63% of peers). Earnings yield -5.7% vs a peer median of 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings yield -5.7% vs peers 3.8% (weaker than 100% of peers).

Is American Airlines growing?

More slowly than most of its peers. Growth scores 20/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Earnings per share growth -86.3% vs a peer median of 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).Earnings per share growth -86.3% vs peers 7.1% (weaker than 100% of peers).

How profitable is American Airlines?

Less profitable than most of its peers. Profitability scores 23/100 against 2,459 industrials peers. Operating margin 3.0% vs a peer median of 7.7% (weaker than 77% of peers).Operating margin 3.0% vs peers 7.7% (weaker than 77% of peers).

How risky is American Airlines?

Higher risk relative to 2,459 industrials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings. Current ratio 0.53× vs a peer median of 1.62× (weaker than 100% of peers).Current ratio 0.53× vs peers 1.62× (weaker than 100% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.