Operating margin · 2016–2025

American Airlines operating margin

2.7%−44.3% · FY2025

American Airlines (AAL) reported 2.7% in operating margin for fiscal 2025, −44.3% year on year.

12.6%20169.9%20176.0%20186.7%2019−60.1%2020−3.5%20213.3%20225.7%20234.8%20242.7%2025
American Airlines — Operating margin, 2016–2025
Fiscal yearOperating marginChangeFiling
FY20252.7%−44.3%Derived
FY20244.8%−16.1%Derived
FY20235.7%+75.1%Derived
FY20223.3%+6.8 ppDerived
FY2021−3.5%+56.6 ppDerived
FY2020−60.1%−66.8 ppDerived
FY20196.7%+12.3%Derived
FY20186.0%−39.9%Derived
FY20179.9%−21.2%Derived
FY201612.6%—Derived

Operating margin — Operating margin is operating income divided by revenue. Only companies with at least $1 billion in revenue are ranked here.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2016–2025 compound annual growth −15.8%

Calculated from two reported figures, so it has no single filing of its own.

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