United Airlines Holdings Inc UAL
- Market cap
- $36.4B
- P/E
- 10.7×
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United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) Free cash flow margin
United Airlines Holdings Inc's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 4.18%, down 0.3 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (4.49%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.1% (fiscal 2020) to 8.80% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 55% of that period. That is in line with the Airlines industry median of 4.31% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.43%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.49% | (2.41) |
| FY2024 | 6.90% | 7.31 |
| FY2023 | −0.41% | (3.64) |
| FY2022 | 3.23% | 2.96 |
| FY2021 | 0.27% | 38.39 |
| FY2020 | −38.1% | (43.74) |
| FY2019 | 5.62% | 0.55 |
| FY2018 | 5.07% | 6.12 |
| FY2017 | −1.05% | (7.39) |
| FY2016 | 6.34% | (2.46) |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| LTM LATAM Airlines Group S.A. compare | 13.7% |
| RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC compare | 10.9% |
| DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. compare | 4.99% |
| CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. compare | 4.44% |
| UAL United Airlines Holdings Inc | 4.18% |
| AAL American Airlines Group Inc. compare | 0.49% |
| ZNH China Southern Airlines Company Limited compare | 0.00% |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Co. compare | −0.02% |
| ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. compare | −3.71% |
| Airlines industry median | 4.31% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.43% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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