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October 23, 2025
United Airlines Airlines
Financial Summary
2022 2023 1Q24 2Q24 3Q24 4Q24 2024 1Q25 2Q25 3Q25 LTM
OPERATING METRICS nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan
PRASM 16.15 16.84 15.79 17.17 16.63 16.95 16.66 15.78 16.40 15.80 16.23
Load Factor 83.4% 83.9% 80.1% 84.2% 85.3% 82.3% 83.1% 79.2% 83.1% 84.4% 82.4%
Available Seat Miles 247,858 291,333 71,668 79,668 81,541 78,298 311,185 75,155 84,347 87,417 325,217
INCOME STATEMENT nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan
Revenue $44,955 $53,717 $12,539 $14,986 $14,843 $14,695 $57,063 $13,213 $15,236 $15,225 $58,369
COGS 29,308 33,250 8,463 8,813 8,947 8,711 34,934 8,460 9,014 9,333 35,518
Gross Profit 15,647 20,467 4,076 6,173 5,896 5,984 22,129 4,753 6,222 5,892 22,851
SG&A 1,535 1,977 480 626 574 551 2,231 496 487 555 2,089
Other Opex 11,775 14,279 3,497 3,618 3,757 3,930 14,802 3,650 4,410 3,942 15,932
Operating Income 2,337 4,211 99 1,929 1,565 1,503 5,096 607 1,325 1,395 4,830
D&A 2,456 2,671 708 719 742 759 2,928 727 733 730 2,949
EBITDA $4,793 $6,882 $807 $2,648 $2,307 $2,262 $8,024 $1,334 $2,058 $2,125 $7,779
Adjustments na 1,056 38 56 20 73 187 -71 489 -44 447
Adj. EBITDA $4,793 $7,938 $845 $2,704 $2,327 $2,335 $8,211 $1,263 $2,547 $2,081 $8,226
Interest 1,778 1,956 454 427 379 369 1,629 356 361 331 1,417
FREE CASH FLOW
Change in NWC 2,255 664 na na na na 1,901 na na na na
All Other CFO 3,811 6,247 na na na na 7,544 na na na na
CF From Ops 6,066 6,911 2,848 2,876 1,498 2,224 9,445 3,710 2,217 1,218 9,369
Capex -4,819 -7,171 -1,366 -1,164 -1,410 -1,675 -5,615 -1,233 -1,287 -1,464 -5,659
Free Cash Flow 1,247 -260 1,482 1,712 88 549 3,830 2,477 930 -246 3,710
Dividends & Share Repurchases 0 0 0 0 -82 -80 -162 -349 -240 -21 -690
Cash Flow 1,247 -260 1,482 1,712 6 469 3,668 2,128 690 -267 3,020
GROWTH nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan
Sales Growth 82.5% 19.5% 9.7% 5.7% 2.5% 7.8% 288.3% 5.4% 1.7% 2.6% 4.2%
Adj. EBITDA Growth 227.6% 65.6% 26.7% -12.1% -4.7% 33.3% 251.6% 49.5% -5.8% -10.6% 7.8%
MARGINS nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan
Gross Margin % 34.8% 38.1% 32.5% 41.2% 39.7% 40.7% 38.8% 36.0% 40.8% 38.7% 39.1%
Adj. EBITDA Margin % 10.7% 14.8% 6.7% 18.0% 15.7% 15.9% 14.4% 9.6% 16.7% 13.7% 14.1%
COVERAGE nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan
LTM EBITDA / LTM Interest 2.7x 4.1x 4.2x 4.2x 4.4x 5.0x 5.0x 5.6x 5.8x 5.6x 5.8x
BALANCE SHEET nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan
Cash 7,166 6,058 8,401 10,864 8,812 8,769 8,769 9,370 9,354 13,329 13,329
Total Debt $31,413 $29,338 $27,212 $26,619 $25,662 $28,656 $28,656 $27,663 $27,079 $32,786 $32,786
LEVERAGE nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan nan
Total Leverage 6.6x 3.7x 3.4x 3.4x 3.4x 3.5x 3.5x 3.2x 3.2x 2.2x 3.9x
Net Leverage 5.1x 2.9x 2.3x 2.0x 2.2x 2.4x 2.4x 2.1x 2.1x 1.3x 2.3x
Cap Table

As of: 09/30/2025

Instrument Balance Total Leverage
Equipment Notes $12,983
2026 and 2029 Notes $4,000
2024 Term Loans $2,082
Total Secured Debt $19,065 2.3x
Senior Notes $315
PSP Notes $3,181
Other Unsecured Debt $376
Total Debt $22,937 2.8x
Total Traded Bonds 17,298
Total Traded Loans 2,082
Total Traded Debt 19,380
Vital Signs
  • Leverage: 3.9x
  • Free Cash Flow: 3,710
Company Info

Website: https://ir.united.com/

Industry
  • Airlines
Key Drivers
  • TBD
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Customers
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Notes

TBD;TBD;TBD