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U.S. Airlines Industry Analysis

UpdatedApr 19, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D3.4%
  • 3M16.1%
  • 1Y8.4%
  • YTD8.6%

In the last week, the Airlines industry is up 3.4%, with United Airlines Holdings up 23%. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 8.4%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 16% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Airlines Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 20 Apr 2024US$89.3bUS$192.6bUS$7.9b9.6x11.3x0.5x
Mon, 18 Mar 2024US$83.0bUS$190.8bUS$7.3b10x11.3x0.4x
Wed, 14 Feb 2024US$84.0bUS$190.7bUS$7.2b11x11.6x0.4x
Fri, 12 Jan 2024US$85.4bUS$190.8bUS$6.0b10x14.2x0.4x
Sun, 10 Dec 2023US$81.1bUS$190.7bUS$6.1b9.9x13.4x0.4x
Tue, 07 Nov 2023US$68.0bUS$189.2bUS$6.8b10.1x10x0.4x
Thu, 05 Oct 2023US$74.7bUS$185.9bUS$6.5b10.6x11.5x0.4x
Sat, 02 Sep 2023US$87.2bUS$186.3bUS$6.5b11x13.3x0.5x
Mon, 31 Jul 2023US$96.5bUS$187.6bUS$5.9b16.7x16.4x0.5x
Wed, 28 Jun 2023US$97.2bUS$183.2bUS$4.0b22.5x24.3x0.5x
Fri, 26 May 2023US$78.8bUS$171.6bUS$3.2b21.5x24.7x0.5x
Sun, 23 Apr 2023US$78.9bUS$168.7bUS$2.7b16.2x29.4x0.5x
Tue, 21 Mar 2023US$74.5bUS$160.9bUS$972.1m19.1x76.6x0.5x
Thu, 16 Feb 2023US$88.6bUS$160.5bUS$1.3b20.5x68.5x0.6x
Sat, 14 Jan 2023US$88.6bUS$153.0b-US$24,567,000.0014.2x-3608.5x0.6x
Mon, 12 Dec 2022US$81.4bUS$149.1b-US$1,153,426,000.0019.7x-70.5x0.5x
Wed, 09 Nov 2022US$80.8bUS$148.6b-US$1,204,453,000.0019.2x-67.1x0.5x
Fri, 07 Oct 2022US$72.3bUS$134.5b-US$612,797,000.0019.2x-118x0.5x
Sun, 04 Sep 2022US$77.8bUS$134.5b-US$612,797,000.0021.7x-127x0.6x
Tue, 02 Aug 2022US$82.4bUS$132.2b-US$512,300,000.0016.8x-160.9x0.6x
Thu, 30 Jun 2022US$75.9bUS$114.3b-US$1,468,660,000.0015x-51.7x0.7x
Sat, 28 May 2022US$98.4bUS$114.3b-US$1,468,660,000.0018.3x-67x0.9x
Mon, 25 Apr 2022US$104.2bUS$108.4b-US$829,777,000.0021x-125.5x1x
Wed, 23 Mar 2022US$94.1bUS$98.0b-US$1,066,011,170.0018.5x-88.3x1x
Fri, 18 Feb 2022US$105.5bUS$97.9b-US$1,068,105,170.0020.8x-98.8x1.1x
Sun, 16 Jan 2022US$102.3bUS$85.7b-US$4,582,173,170.0032.2x-22.3x1.2x
Tue, 14 Dec 2021US$70.4bUS$55.8b-US$4,853,702,170.0029x-14.5x1.3x
Thu, 11 Nov 2021US$85.3bUS$54.8b-US$4,881,031,170.0030.7x-17.5x1.6x
Sat, 09 Oct 2021US$87.8bUS$42.3b-US$10,226,530,170.0030.5x-8.6x2.1x
Mon, 06 Sep 2021US$82.8bUS$42.4b-US$10,247,461,197.0027x-8.1x2x
Wed, 04 Aug 2021US$74.9bUS$42.4b-US$10,107,388,782.0023.2x-7.4x1.8x
Sat, 08 May 2021US$87.7bUS$28.4b-US$13,934,455,782.0011.6x-6.3x3.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-6.3x


Total Market Cap: US$87.7bTotal Earnings: -US$13,934,455,782.00Total Revenue: US$28.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Airlines Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -39.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Airlines industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.3x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -39.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.93x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Airlines industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 89% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Industrials industry?

US Market-3.65%
Industrials-3.36%
Airlines3.36%
Airlines3.36%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
UAL United Airlines HoldingsUS$51.3822.9%
+US$3.1b
15.6%PE6.3x
LUV Southwest AirlinesUS$29.386.7%
+US$1.1b
-8.6%PE37.8x
AAL American Airlines GroupUS$14.117.3%
+US$628.6m
5.3%PE11.2x
ALK Alaska Air GroupUS$45.019.0%
+US$462.5m
1.4%PE23.1x
DAL Delta Air LinesUS$47.571.5%
+US$455.2m
38.6%PE6.1x
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SRFM

US$0.49

Surf Air Mobility

7D

-30.6%

1Y

n/a

ALK

US$45.01

Alaska Air Group

7D

9.0%

1Y

1.4%

JOBY

US$4.57

Joby Aviation

7D

-5.4%

1Y

19.3%

ULCC

US$6.96

Frontier Group Holdings

7D

3.6%

1Y

-26.7%

BLDE

US$3.39

Blade Air Mobility

7D

-12.4%

1Y

23.3%

LUV

US$29.06

Southwest Airlines

7D

1.9%

1Y

-9.8%

DAL

US$47.57

Delta Air Lines

7D

1.5%

1Y

38.6%

SOAR

US$2.25

Volato Group

7D

-21.1%

1Y

-78.3%

UP

US$2.51

Wheels Up Experience

7D

-5.6%

1Y

-47.0%