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U.S. Airlines Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
  • 7D1.0%
  • 3M5.4%
  • 1Y45.1%
  • YTD4.7%

The Airlines industry has been flat over the last week, but SkyWest has lost 7.2%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 48% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 16% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 21 Feb 2025US$125.6bUS$200.1bUS$6.8b12.6x18.6x0.6x
Sun, 19 Jan 2025US$127.3bUS$197.5bUS$5.8b12.8x22x0.6x
Tue, 17 Dec 2024US$119.0bUS$196.5bUS$7.0b11.4x17x0.6x
Thu, 14 Nov 2024US$116.1bUS$196.7bUS$7.2b10.7x16.2x0.6x
Sat, 12 Oct 2024US$92.9bUS$182.8bUS$6.6b11.2x14.1x0.5x
Mon, 09 Sep 2024US$79.3bUS$182.6bUS$6.4b11.7x12.4x0.4x
Wed, 07 Aug 2024US$69.6bUS$182.9bUS$6.1b11.3x11.4x0.4x
Fri, 05 Jul 2024US$85.3bUS$180.8bUS$7.1b12.4x12.1x0.5x
Sun, 02 Jun 2024US$88.1bUS$180.8bUS$7.0b12.2x12.5x0.5x
Tue, 30 Apr 2024US$89.7bUS$194.8bUS$7.4b8.8x12.1x0.5x
Thu, 28 Mar 2024US$89.0bUS$190.7bUS$7.3b11.1x12.2x0.5x
Sat, 24 Feb 2024US$86.3bUS$190.8bUS$7.2b11.2x12x0.5x
Mon, 22 Jan 2024US$77.7bUS$191.6bUS$7.2b9.2x10.7x0.4x
Wed, 20 Dec 2023US$84.4bUS$190.8bUS$6.0b10.7x14x0.4x
Fri, 17 Nov 2023US$71.0bUS$190.7bUS$6.1b9.8x11.7x0.4x
Sun, 15 Oct 2023US$70.3bUS$187.4bUS$6.9b10.3x10.2x0.4x
Tue, 12 Sep 2023US$83.5bUS$186.1bUS$6.5b11.3x12.8x0.4x
Thu, 10 Aug 2023US$93.1bUS$187.9bUS$6.2b11.3x15.1x0.5x
Sat, 08 Jul 2023US$102.6bUS$183.2bUS$4.0b23.8x25.6x0.6x
Mon, 05 Jun 2023US$82.9bUS$171.6bUS$3.2b24x26x0.5x
Wed, 03 May 2023US$77.5bUS$170.8bUS$3.0b19.1x26x0.5x
Fri, 31 Mar 2023US$77.5bUS$160.9bUS$972.1m19.4x79.7x0.5x
Sun, 26 Feb 2023US$85.0bUS$160.9bUS$1.2b20.2x71.4x0.5x
Tue, 24 Jan 2023US$88.2bUS$157.2bUS$1.5b19x60.2x0.6x
Thu, 22 Dec 2022US$78.0bUS$149.1b-US$1,153,426,000.0017.8x-67.6x0.5x
Sat, 19 Nov 2022US$83.7bUS$149.1b-US$1,125,169,000.0019.6x-74.4x0.6x
Mon, 17 Oct 2022US$72.0bUS$134.5b-US$612,797,000.0019.4x-117.5x0.5x
Wed, 14 Sep 2022US$83.3bUS$134.5b-US$612,797,000.0022.9x-135.9x0.6x
Fri, 12 Aug 2022US$85.0bUS$134.3b-US$556,185,000.0023x-152.8x0.6x
Sun, 10 Jul 2022US$77.3bUS$114.3b-US$1,468,660,000.0015x-52.6x0.7x
Tue, 07 Jun 2022US$93.7bUS$114.3b-US$1,468,660,000.0017.6x-63.8x0.8x
Thu, 05 May 2022US$102.5bUS$112.9b-US$1,342,061,000.0021.5x-76.3x0.9x
Sat, 02 Apr 2022US$100.0bUS$98.0b-US$1,038,676,000.0019.8x-96.2x1x
Mon, 28 Feb 2022US$101.3bUS$97.9b-US$1,068,105,170.0020.7x-94.9x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-94.9x


Total Market Cap: US$101.3bTotal Earnings: -US$1,068,105,170.00Total Revenue: US$97.9bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Airlines Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -30.8x202320242025
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 18.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -30.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.55x.
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 27% 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-0.41%
Industrials-0.40%
Airlines1.03%
Airlines1.03%
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$102.491.6%
+US$526.2m
126.4%PE10.7x
LUV Southwest AirlinesUS$30.612.3%
+US$403.0m
-10.6%PE39x
ALK Alaska Air GroupUS$75.363.9%
+US$344.1m
91.4%PE23.5x
JBLU JetBlue AirwaysUS$7.248.4%
+US$238.6m
10.7%PS0.3x
CPA Copa HoldingsUS$98.053.4%
+US$134.2m
-1.3%PE6.7x
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