profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
United Airlines Holdings
$118.37-1.82% today
+24.7% in 1 year
1-year low $85.211-year high $136.11
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $11.47 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What United Airlines Holdings sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $45.0 billion in 2022 to $59.1 billion in 2025, with $3.35 billion of profit last year.
SalesProfit
United Airlines Holdings handed back 25% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $637M
Free cash flow 2025$2.6B
Bought back its own shares$637M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$5.9B vs. $31.0B
United Airlines Holdings vs. similar companies
United Airlines Holdings grows the fastest of these 5 and is priced in the middle for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines Holdings | 11.5× · Cheap | ||
 Ryanair Holdings | 12.8× · Cheap | ||
 Southwest Airlines | 51.6× · Expensive | ||
 Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. | 27.7× · Fair price | ||
 LATAM Airlines Group | 9.6× · Cheap |
Compare United Airlines Holdings with Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads United Airlines Holdings'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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,355 | 24,634 | 44,955 | 53,717 | 57,063 | 59,070 | |
| – | – | 10,640 | 15,199 | 16,492 | 17,000 | |
| – | – | 2,477 | 5,160 | 5,208 | 4,972 | |
| -3,871 | 1,463 | 5,119 | 7,832 | 8,498 | 8,412 | |
| -7,069 | -1,964 | 737 | 2,618 | 3,149 | 3,353 | |
| -25.30 | -6.10 | 2.23 | 7.89 | 9.45 | 10.20 | |
| – | – | 23.7% | 28.3% | 28.9% | 28.8% | |
| – | – | 5.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 8.4% | |
| -46.0% | -8.0% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 59,548 | 68,175 | 67,358 | 71,104 | 74,083 | 76,448 |
| Cash | 11,269 | 18,283 | 7,166 | 6,058 | 8,769 | 5,942 |
| Total debt | – | – | 36,433 | 36,739 | 33,633 | 31,036 |
| Total liabilities | – | – | 60,462 | 61,780 | 61,408 | 61,166 |
| 5,960 | 5,029 | 6,896 | 9,324 | 12,675 | 15,282 | |
| 279 | 322 | 330 | 332 | 333 | 329 | |
| -84.3% | -16.1% | 4.9% | 8.9% | 9.5% | 9.3% | |
| -118.6% | -39.1% | 10.7% | 28.1% | 24.8% | 21.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -4,133 | 2,067 | 6,066 | 6,911 | 9,445 | 8,431 | |
| 1,727 | 2,107 | 4,819 | 7,171 | 5,615 | 5,874 | |
| -5,860 | -40 | 1,247 | -260 | 3,830 | 2,557 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 353 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 637 | |
| 108 | 238 | 89 | 80 | 142 | 148 |
Valuation
- 11.5×
- 12.9×
- –
- 2.0×
- 0.7×
- 15.0×
- 7.6×
- 6.6%
- 8.7%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 28.8%
- 8.4%
- 5.7%
- 13.9%
- 7.1%
- 3.4%
- 24.9%
- 4.5%
- 9.6%
- –
Growth
- +30.9%
- –
- −33.2%
- –
- +0.4%
Financial health
- 2.7×
- 1.95
- 38.3%
- 4.3×
- 0.70
- 0.64
- 0.75
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 46%of 982
Bottom 48%of 988
Top 12%of 870
Top 6%of 985
Top 25%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $136.10
- Range
- $112.00 – $150.00
- 5 analysts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | 1.19 | 1.08 | +10.2% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 3.10 | 2.93 | +5.8% |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 2.78 | 2.65 | +4.9% |
| Jul 16, 2025 | 3.87 | 3.81 | +1.6% |
| Apr 15, 2025 | 0.91 | 0.75 | +21.3% |
| Jan 21, 2025 | 3.26 | 2.89 | +12.8% |
| Oct 15, 2024 | 3.33 | 3.17 | +5.0% |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 4.14 | 3.93 | +5.3% |
News
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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
1/7Passes 1 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.
Warren Buffett
43No pass
Benjamin Graham
42No pass
Philip Fisher
50No pass
Peter Lynch
65Pass
Joel Greenblatt
43No pass
Charlie Munger
26No pass
Terry Smith
27No pass
Questions about United Airlines Holdings
Is United Airlines Holdings a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 1 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 United Airlines Holdings AI analysis
What does United Airlines Holdings do?
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company transports people and cargo through its mainline and regional fleets. It is in Airlines, Airports & Air Services, based in Chicago, IL, United States, with 115,600 employees.
Does United Airlines Holdings pay a dividend?
No. United Airlines Holdings does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $637 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is United Airlines Holdings stock halal?
No. United Airlines Holdings does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 81% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has United Airlines Holdings stock done over the past year?
Up 24.7% over the past twelve months, to $118.37. It traded between $85.21 and $136.11 and is 13.0% below its high.
Who are United Airlines Holdings's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Ryanair Holdings, Southwest Airlines, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. and LATAM Airlines Group. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with United Airlines Holdings's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.