United earned 17% more revenue and 17% higher yield on 1.3% more capacity in the third quarter, while fuel costs rose 62% and structural costs increased 7.8% compared with 2025, providing 3.6% more operating profit.
The United Next strategy is boosting capacity per plane and drive stronger profitability with more efficient planes.
Like other global airlines, United is persistently exposed to costly disruptions from weather, geopolitical strife, commodity prices, and other hard-to-predict phenomena.
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Metric
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UAL
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AAL
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DAL
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|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 11.22 | 22.71 | 14.56 |
Price/Book Value | 1.86 | — | 2.27 |
Price/Sales | 0.51 | 0.14 | 0.71 |
Price/Cash Flow | 4.07 | 1.85 | 6.38 |
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Metric
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UAL
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AAL
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DAL
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|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.65 | 0.36 | 0.24 |
Current Ratio | 0.75 | 0.53 | 0.40 |
Interest Coverage | 4.50 | 0.49 | 8.30 |
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Metric
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UAL
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AAL
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DAL
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|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 3.58% | −0.39% | 4.13% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 18.05% | — | 16.54% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 6.88% | 2.91% | 9.53% |
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