
United Airlines (UAL) | Financial Analysis & Statements
TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics
Latest Quarterly: Jun 2025Income Metrics
Revenue
15.2B
Gross Profit
4.7B
31.15%
Operating Income
1.8B
11.63%
Net Income
973.0M
6.39%
EPS (Diluted)
$2.97
Balance Sheet Metrics
Total Assets
76.1B
Total Liabilities
63.5B
Shareholders Equity
12.6B
Debt to Equity
5.03
Cash Flow Metrics
Free Cash Flow
2.5B
Revenue & Profitability Trend
United Airlines Income Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 57.1B | 53.7B | 45.0B | 24.6B | 15.4B |
Cost of Goods Sold | 40.6B | 38.5B | 34.3B | 23.9B | 20.4B |
Gross Profit | 16.5B | 15.2B | 10.6B | 721.0M | -5.0B |
Gross Margin % | 28.9% | 28.3% | 23.7% | 2.9% | -32.8% |
Operating Expenses | |||||
Research & Development | - | - | - | - | - |
Selling, General & Administrative | 2.2B | 2.0B | 1.5B | 677.0M | 459.0M |
Other Operating Expenses | 9.1B | 8.1B | 6.6B | 412.0M | -50.0M |
Total Operating Expenses | 11.3B | 10.0B | 8.2B | 1.1B | 409.0M |
Operating Income | 5.2B | 5.2B | 2.5B | -368.0M | -5.4B |
Operating Margin % | 9.1% | 9.6% | 5.5% | -1.5% | -35.4% |
Non-Operating Items | |||||
Interest Income | 726.0M | 827.0M | 298.0M | 36.0M | 50.0M |
Interest Expense | 1.4B | 1.8B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 992.0M |
Other Non-Operating Income | -364.0M | -826.0M | -112.0M | -648.0M | -2.4B |
Pre-tax Income | 4.2B | 3.4B | 990.0M | -2.6B | -8.8B |
Income Tax | 1.0B | 769.0M | 253.0M | -593.0M | -1.8B |
Effective Tax Rate % | 24.4% | 22.7% | 25.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Net Income | 3.1B | 2.6B | 737.0M | -2.0B | -7.1B |
Net Margin % | 5.5% | 4.9% | 1.6% | -8.0% | -46.0% |
Key Metrics | |||||
EBITDA | 8.8B | 8.8B | 5.2B | 2.2B | -4.2B |
EPS (Basic) | $9.60 | $7.98 | $2.25 | $-6.07 | $-22.67 |
EPS (Diluted) | $9.45 | $7.89 | $2.23 | $-6.10 | $-25.30 |
Basic Shares Outstanding | 327899771 | 328018739 | 326930321 | 323810825 | 311845232 |
Diluted Shares Outstanding | 327899771 | 328018739 | 326930321 | 323810825 | 311845232 |
Income Statement Trend
United Airlines Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Assets | |||||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash & Equivalents | 8.8B | 6.1B | 7.2B | 18.3B | 11.3B |
Short-term Investments | 5.7B | 8.3B | 9.2B | 123.0M | 414.0M |
Accounts Receivable | 2.2B | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.7B | 1.3B |
Inventory | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.1B | 983.0M | 932.0M |
Other Current Assets | 673.0M | 609.0M | 689.0M | 745.0M | 635.0M |
Total Current Assets | 18.9B | 18.5B | 20.1B | 21.8B | 14.8B |
Non-Current Assets | |||||
Property, Plant & Equipment | 15.7B | 14.4B | 13.2B | 13.4B | 13.0B |
Goodwill | 11.7B | 11.8B | 11.8B | 11.9B | 11.9B |
Intangible Assets | 2.7B | 2.7B | 2.8B | 2.8B | 2.8B |
Long-term Investments | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Non-Current Assets | - | 245.0M | 301.0M | 872.0M | 349.0M |
Total Non-Current Assets | 55.2B | 52.6B | 47.3B | 46.3B | 44.7B |
Total Assets | 74.1B | 71.1B | 67.4B | 68.2B | 59.5B |
Liabilities | |||||
Current Liabilities | |||||
Accounts Payable | 4.2B | 3.8B | 3.4B | 2.6B | 1.6B |
Short-term Debt | 3.9B | 4.8B | 3.6B | 3.6B | 2.7B |
Current Portion of Long-term Debt | - | - | - | - | - |
Other Current Liabilities | 948.0M | 863.0M | 802.0M | 1.4B | 724.0M |
Total Current Liabilities | 23.3B | 22.2B | 20.0B | 18.3B | 12.7B |
Non-Current Liabilities | |||||
Long-term Debt | 29.7B | 29.7B | 32.9B | 35.7B | 30.0B |
Deferred Tax Liabilities | 1.6B | 594.0M | 0 | - | 0 |
Other Non-Current Liabilities | 1.5B | 3.7B | 2.2B | 2.1B | 2.3B |
Total Non-Current Liabilities | 38.1B | 39.6B | 40.5B | 44.8B | 40.9B |
Total Liabilities | 61.4B | 61.8B | 60.5B | 63.1B | 53.6B |
Equity | |||||
Common Stock | 4.0M | 4.0M | 4.0M | 4.0M | 4.0M |
Retained Earnings | 6.9B | 3.8B | 1.3B | 625.0M | 2.6B |
Treasury Stock | 3.4B | 3.4B | 3.5B | 3.8B | 3.9B |
Other Equity | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Shareholders Equity | 12.7B | 9.3B | 6.9B | 5.0B | 6.0B |
Key Metrics | |||||
Total Debt | 33.6B | 34.4B | 36.4B | 39.4B | 32.8B |
Working Capital | -4.4B | -3.7B | 66.0M | 3.5B | 2.1B |
Balance Sheet Composition
United Airlines Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024
Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||
Net Income | 3.1B | 2.6B | 737.0M | -2.0B | -7.1B |
Depreciation & Amortization | 2.9B | 2.7B | 2.5B | 2.5B | 2.5B |
Stock-Based Compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Working Capital Changes | 2.1B | 1.1B | 2.3B | 1.7B | 227.0M |
Operating Cash Flow | 9.4B | 7.4B | 6.1B | 2.0B | -4.3B |
Investing Activities | |||||
Capital Expenditures | 109.0M | 39.0M | 207.0M | 107.0M | 6.0M |
Acquisitions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Investment Purchases | -5.8B | -9.5B | -11.2B | -68.0M | -552.0M |
Investment Sales | 8.7B | 10.5B | 2.1B | 397.0M | 2.3B |
Investing Cash Flow | 3.0B | 1.1B | -9.0B | 435.0M | 1.8B |
Financing Activities | |||||
Share Repurchases | -162.0M | - | 0 | 0 | -353.0M |
Dividends Paid | - | - | - | - | - |
Debt Issuance | 6.1B | 2.4B | 736.0M | 11.1B | 15.7B |
Debt Repayment | -10.1B | -4.2B | -4.0B | -5.2B | -4.4B |
Financing Cash Flow | -4.2B | -1.9B | -3.3B | 6.4B | 13.0B |
Free Cash Flow | 3.8B | -260.0M | 1.2B | -40.0M | -5.9B |
Net Change in Cash | 8.2B | 6.6B | -6.3B | 8.9B | 10.4B |
Cash Flow Trend
United Airlines Key Financial Ratios
Valuation Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.25
Forward P/E
8.45
Price to Book
2.47
Price to Sales
0.57
PEG Ratio
-0.41
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
5.71%
Operating Margin
11.83%
Return on Equity
27.71%
Return on Assets
4.59%
Financial Health
Current Ratio
0.70
Debt to Equity
245.17
Beta
1.48
Per Share Data
EPS (TTM)
$9.97
Book Value per Share
$41.30
Revenue per Share
$177.11
Peer Financial Comparison
Company | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | P/B Ratio | ROE | Profit Margin | Debt/Equity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ual | 33.1B | 10.25 | 2.47 | 27.71% | 5.71% | 245.17 |
Delta Air Lines | 32.1B | 8.72 | 2.06 | 27.52% | 5.91% | 151.36 |
Southwest Airlines | 16.6B | 49.36 | 2.07 | 4.25% | 1.43% | 66.76 |
American Airlines | 7.3B | 11.06 | -1.59 | -21.27% | 1.26% | -8.12 |
Alaska Air | 6.3B | 22.51 | 1.61 | 7.66% | 2.33% | 161.67 |
Copa Holdings S.A | 4.7B | 7.40 | 1.83 | 26.59% | 18.34% | 80.13 |
Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.