In fiscal year 2025 United Airlines reported $59.1B in revenue against American Airlines's $54.6B, 1.08× as much.
| Measure | AAL | UAL | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $54.6B | $59.1B | ×1.08 |
| Operating income | $1.5B | $4.7B | ×3.21 |
| Net income | $111M | $3.4B | ×30.21 |
| EPS (diluted) | 0.17 | 10.20 | ×60.00 |
| Total assets | $61.8B | $76.4B | ×1.24 |
| Shareholders' equity | −$3.7B | $15.3B | — |
| Cash | $1.1B | $5.9B | ×5.63 |
| Long-term debt | $24.6B | $17.2B | ×1.44 |
| Shares outstanding | 660M | 323M | ×2.04 |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 5.7% | ×27.94 |
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 8.0% | ×2.97 |
| Operating cash flow | $3.1B | $8.4B | ×2.72 |
| Capital expenditure | $3.8B | $5.9B | ×1.55 |
| Free cash flow | −$680M | $2.6B | — |
| Income tax expense | $79.0M | $953M | ×12.06 |
| Share buybacks | $21.0M | $637M | ×30.33 |
The larger of the two figures is in bold. Larger is not automatically better: on debt, cost and tax a bigger number is simply a bigger number. This site reports the figures and leaves the judgement to you.
Revenue, year by year
American Airlines · 2016–2025
United Airlines · 2011–2025
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026
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