American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) Stock Analysis
Last updated Sep 8, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Sep 7, 2026
- Financial Health 5
- Profitability 45
- Business Quality 60
- Balance Sheet 15
- Cash Flow 50
Why this rating?
Health 34/100 — Avoid
Entry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
Company overview
American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) is a Airlines company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates American Airlines Group Inc. 34/100 (Avoid) due to solid business quality, strong revenue growth, and elevated leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Strong
- Balance Sheet Stretched
- Valuation Attractive
Financial highlights
Valuation
- Forward P/E 5.64
- PEG 0.09
- EV/Revenue 0.62
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 16.3%
- Gross Margin 21.2%
- Operating Margin 2.8%
- Net Margin -0.6%
Financial strength
- Cash $8.36B
- Debt $35.73B
- Net Cash $-27.37B
- Free Cash Flow $-680.00M
- Current Ratio 0.53
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Peers in Airlines, ranked by Financial Health.
Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
Health Entry- United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Airlines UAL$108.24 59 Health 59 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Strong Entry Strong EntryTiming looks favorable across trend, momentum, valuation, support, and catalysts.
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. Airlines DAL$78.96 56 Health 56 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- Southwest Airlines Co. Airlines LUV$38.67 50 Health 50 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- Alaska Air Group, Inc. Airlines ALK$40.74 36 Health 36 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- JetBlue Airways Corporation Airlines JBLU$4.52 31 Health 31 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. Airlines ULCC$5.73 31 Health 31 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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