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American Airlines Group Inc. AAL
American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.36% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $54.6B at a 0.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-24 | BMO Capital | Market Perform (main) |
| 2026-07-24 | Goldman Sachs | Sell (main) |
| 2026-07-24 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-24 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-07 | Melius Research | Hold (down) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.199 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.109 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.024 |
| Equity / liabilities | -0.057 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL | American Airlines Group Inc. | 5/9 | -1.56 | 106.5 | +0.8% |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings, Inc. | 7/9 | 0.31 | 13.2 | +3.5% |
| DAL | DELTA AIR LINES, INC. | 6/9 | 0.03 | 12.2 | +2.8% |
| LUV | SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO | 7/9 | 1.14 | 57.5 | +2.1% |
| ALK | ALASKA AIR GROUP, INC. | 5/9 | 0.1 | 60 | +21.3% |
| JBLU | JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP | 2/9 | -0.31 | — | -2.3% |
| FLYYQ | Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc. | 3/9 | -0.95 | — | -8.4% |
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About American Airlines Group Inc.
American Airlines Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a network air carrier in the United States, Latin America, Atlantic, and Pacific. The company provides scheduled air transportation services for passengers and cargo through its hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C., as well as through partner gateways in London, Doha, Madrid, Seattle/Tacoma, Sydney, and Tokyo. It also operates a mainline fleet of 1,013 aircraft. The company was formerly known as AMR Corporation and changed its name to American Airlines Group Inc. in December 2013. American Airlines Group Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
FAQ
Is AAL financially healthy?
American Airlines Group Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does AAL pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. American Airlines Group Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 0.36% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is AAL?
In FY2025, American Airlines Group Inc. had a net margin of 0.2%.
Is AAL overvalued or undervalued?
American Airlines Group Inc. trades at about 87.8× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.5×–84.9×, median 12.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for AAL?
The average Wall-Street price target for American Airlines Group Inc. is $19.03, about 27.5% above the recent price, from 23 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is AAL a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on American Airlines Group Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 106.5×, a dividend yield of 0.36%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.