profit from every $100 of sales.

Air Lease
We have no price for Air Lease since 8 April 2026. It may have been taken over, merged or renamed, so the figures below are from then.
Trading close to its highest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
You pay $6.69 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
Money in, money out
What Air Lease sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.32 billion in 2022 to $3.02 billion in 2025, with $1.09 billion of profit last year.
Air Lease vs. similar companies
Air Lease grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
Air Lease | 6.7× · Cheap | ||
United Rentals | 27.9× · Fair price | ||
AerCap Holdings | 7.1× · Cheap | ||
FTAI Aviation | 36.8× · Expensive | ||
Ryder System | 21.6× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Air Lease's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,317 | 2,685 | 2,734 | 3,016 | |
| 858 | 961 | 808 | 954 | |
| 686 | 741 | 588 | 686 | |
| 880 | 1,876 | 1,732 | 2,646 | |
| -97 | 615 | 428 | 1,088 | |
| -1.24 | 5.14 | 3.33 | 9.29 | |
| 37.0% | 35.8% | 29.6% | 31.6% | |
| 29.6% | 27.6% | 21.5% | 22.8% | |
| -4.2% | 22.9% | 15.6% | 36.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 28,397 | 30,452 | 32,278 | 32,884 |
| Cash | 766 | 461 | 473 | 466 |
| Total debt | 18,641 | 19,183 | 20,210 | 19,730 |
| Total liabilities | 21,750 | 23,292 | 24,745 | 24,411 |
| 6,646 | 7,160 | 7,533 | 8,473 | |
| 112 | 111 | 112 | 112 | |
| -0.3% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 4.0% | |
| -1.5% | 8.6% | 5.7% | 12.8% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,382 | 1,747 | 1,677 | 1,735 | |
| 3,640 | 4,528 | 4,561 | 3,632 | |
| -2,257 | -2,781 | -2,884 | -1,897 | |
| Dividends paid | 125 | 130 | 141 | 143 |
| 150 | 0 | 250 | 0 | |
| 16 | 35 | 34 | 49 |
Valuation
- 6.7×
- 12.8×
- –
- 0.8×
- 2.4×
- –
- 10.0×
- -26.0%
- 14.9%
- 1.4%
Profitability
- 31.6%
- 22.8%
- 36.1%
- 68.5%
- 112.5%
- 1.8%
- 9.9%
- 2.5%
- 2.2%
- –
Growth
- +9.2%
- –
- +42.5%
- +7.6%
- −0.5%
Financial health
- 7.3×
- 0.00
- 0.0%
- 1.6×
- –
- –
- 0.09
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $65.00
- Range
- $65.00 – $65.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | 2.12 | 1.38 | +53.6% |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 1.29 | 1.60 | −19.4% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 1.40 | 1.33 | +5.3% |
| May 5, 2025 | 1.51 | 1.24 | +21.8% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 1.34 | 0.82 | +63.4% |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 1.25 | 0.79 | +58.2% |
| Aug 1, 2024 | 1.23 | 1.56 | −21.2% |
| May 6, 2024 | 1.31 | 1.49 | −12.1% |
Paid per share, each year
$0.17 in 2015 → $0.88 in 2025
How safe it looks
13.1% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: -5.9%
News
Global Ship Lease raises dividend by 10% to $0.6875Seeking Alpha · Nov 10, 2026Global Ship Lease Q3 2026 Earnings PreviewSeeking Alpha · Nov 6, 2026Net Lease Office Properties declares $1.50 dividendSeeking Alpha · Nov 5, 2026Willis Lease outlines $200M buyback flexibility through 2031 while expanding Malaysia WERC and South Florida campusSeeking Alpha · Nov 3, 2026Willis Lease Finance GAAP EPS of $0.47 misses by $0.34, revenue of $246.3M beats by $75.87MSeeking Alpha · Nov 3, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
3/7Passes 3 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about Air Lease
Is Air Lease a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 3 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Air Lease AI analysis
What does Air Lease do?
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) operates as an aircraft leasing specialist, primarily involved in acquiring commercial jet aircraft which it then leases out to airlines around the globe. It is in Rental & Leasing Services, based in Los Angeles, CA, United States, with 160 employees.
Does Air Lease pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 1.4% a year, about 13% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $143 million in dividends.
Is Air Lease stock halal?
No. Air Lease does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 271% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
Who are Air Lease's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are United Rentals, AerCap Holdings, FTAI Aviation and Ryder System. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Air Lease's.
Prices: daily closes to Apr 8, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



