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UAL Industrials Airlines
United Airlines Holdings Inc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $59.1 billion, up 3.52% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +17.4%
- EPS
- +8.28%
- Free cash flow
- −615.6%
- Total debt
- +3.81%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) Return on invested capital
United Airlines Holdings Inc's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 10.4%, down 0.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −18.9% (fiscal 2020) to 21.0% (fiscal 2015); the current reading is higher than 64% of that period. That is above the Airlines industry median of 4.91% and above the Industrials sector median of 1.86%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.5% | (1.35) |
| FY2024 | 11.9% | 1.96 |
| FY2023 | 9.90% | 3.18 |
| FY2022 | 6.72% | 9.76 |
| FY2021 | −3.04% | 15.88 |
| FY2020 | −18.9% | (29.14) |
| FY2019 | 10.2% | 2.16 |
| FY2018 | 8.06% | (3.72) |
| FY2017 | 11.8% | (5.38) |
| FY2016 | 17.2% | (3.81) |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| RYAAY Ryanair Holdings PLC compare | 15.3% |
| CPA Copa Holdings, S.A. compare | 12.4% |
| DAL Delta Air Lines, Inc. compare | 10.5% |
| UAL United Airlines Holdings Inc | 10.4% |
| LUV Southwest Airlines Co. compare | 9.02% |
| SKYW SkyWest, Inc. compare | 8.00% |
| AAL American Airlines Group Inc. compare | 3.66% |
| LTM LATAM Airlines Group S.A. compare | 0.00% |
| ALK Alaska Air Group, Inc. compare | −2.44% |
| Airlines industry median | 4.91% |
| Industrials sector median | 1.86% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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