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Track AAL free→NASDAQIndustrialsAirlinesSnapshot 2026-06-16
Recent financial performance sits below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is neutral, and earnings quality is robust, cash backs up reported profits. Management's recent track record has been fairly steady, but the capital stance is capital unfriendly, indicating less shareholder-friendly moves. Risk is elevated, and the sector backdrop presents a headwind, which could impact performance. Peer multiples imply a price about 32% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is fair, but weakening. This assessment is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 6 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $15.71. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $15 AAL trades at 31× p/e — 1.3× the 23× p/e peer median, and above its own 15× history. The market is re-rating it beyond its own range; our $12 fair value is low-confidence here. Analysts: $14–$24. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 32% near-term growth, well above our forecast of about 3%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
No fragility gates fired.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Industrials names rated neutral grew net income 57% of the time over the next year (vs 64% for the rest of the cohort, n=4882).
Over the trailing year it converted 24.09x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Industrials names rated robust grew net income 64% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=3333).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, Fed net liquidity, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $-0.04 → $0.01 (+132.3% / 30d). 3 raised, 0 cut, 18 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 3 maintained. 50% of analysts rate Buy.
3 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 29.5% above current price.
0 positive, 1 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$230.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$479.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $3,739.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
Valuation label changed from 'full' to 'expensive'.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-16
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Staying below this level shows the company is in good financial shape. It manages debts well.
Confirms:Total debt reported below $35 billion.
Disproves:Total debt rises above $35 billion.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
Advances: Increase revenue
Increased price target indicates stronger revenue outlook.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
No upside scenarios in the latest snapshot.
No downside scenarios in the latest snapshot.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2023 Incentive Award Plan . The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of American Airlines Group Inc. (the “Company”) previously adopted, subject to stockholder approval, an amendment and restatement of the American Airlines Group Inc. 2023 Incentive Award Plan (as amended and restated, the “Amended 2023 Plan”). The…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
$13.50 – $24.00 (median $16.00) · 5 analysts · as of 2026-06-01
Looks more expensive than peers.
Richer than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Passenger Airlines.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
AAL American Airlines Group | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 33 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
DAL Delta Air Lines | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 81 of 100 | inexpensive | moderate |
UAL United Airlines Holdings | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 83 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
RYAAY RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC | — | — | moderate |
LUV Southwest Airlines | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 62 of 100 | fair | elevated |
8 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Industrials names rated volatile grew net income 59% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=840).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-16.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Focus on growing total revenue through strategic initiatives and market expansion.
Improve cash flow from operations to support financial stability and growth.
Focus on enhancing operating income through cost management and efficiency improvements.
Why it matters: This growth range shows if demand is still strong. It confirms the revenue momentum seen in Q1.
Confirms:Q2 total revenue growth reported between 13.5% and 16.5% year over year.
Disproves:Total revenue growth falls below 13.5% year over year.
Why it matters: This range shows how well the company controls costs as fuel prices rise.
Confirms one read:Adjusted EPS reported in Q2 within the range of ($0.20) to $0.20.
Confirms the other:Adjusted EPS reported outside the range of ($0.20) to $0.20.
Why it matters: Better operating income means the company is controlling costs. This is key for making money.
Confirms:Operating income is getting better. The current progress score is 29.4%.
Disproves:Operating income metrics are still below the current 29.4% progress score.
Increased competition from low-cost airline affects market share.
Advances: Increase revenue
Increased flight options can boost revenue growth.
Advances: Increase revenue
Rebooting hub can increase revenue through enhanced operations.
Advances: Increase revenue
Rebooting hub can increase revenue through enhanced operations.
Advances: Increase revenue
Restarting flights can boost revenue and market presence.
Advances: Increase revenue
Resuming flights increases revenue potential in new markets.
Advances: Increase revenue
Resuming flights increases revenue potential in new markets.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On May 29, 2026, American Airlines, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and American Airlines Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AAG”), entered into the Twelfth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the “Twelfth Amendment”), amending the Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2015 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Twel…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The disclosure included in
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On April 23, 2026, American Airlines Group Inc. (the Company) issued a press release reporting financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Forward-Lo…