United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
$116.10-2.3%YTD+5.5%1Y+34.3%
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Price updated 6m ago·X counts updated 2d ago
AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Today's AI verdict on what's driving $UAL, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.
What it does
Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.
Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data
Where Airlines, Airports & Air Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $UAL.
Airlines, Airports & Air Services
No material change from last week — two different time horizons.
What this means for $UAL
Neutral — Operates United Airlines with hubs in Newark, Chicago, Denver, Houston, and San Francisco; major global network carrier serving 350+ destinations; limited exposure means the premium travel demand sustaining yield at high occupancy is not a near-term catalyst or headwind.
Industry benchmark
9-name peer basket
+33.7%YTD
-11.1%1Y
Fundamentals & catalyst
Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.
Key ratios
P/E
9.4How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.ROIC
7.1%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.Op margin
8.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.FCF yield
9.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).P/S
0.6Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.ROE
24.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.Gross margin
64.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.D/E
2.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.Past earnings
QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 21, 2026$1.19$1.08+10.2%
Q4 2025Jan 20, 2026$3.10$2.93+5.8%
Q3 2025Oct 15, 2025$2.78$2.65+4.9%
Q2 2025Jul 16, 2025$3.87$3.81+1.6%
Next earningsWed, Oct 21·consensus EPS $3.53
Quarterly trend
QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$14.6B+10.6%63.3%6.8%$2.14$3.1B
Q4 FY25$15.4B+4.8%64.1%9.0%$3.19$-604.0M
Q3 FY25$15.2B+2.6%64.6%9.2%$2.93$-246.0M
Q2 FY25$15.2B+1.7%64.9%8.7%$3.00$930.0M
Forward consensus
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$67.2B$65.0B – $68.3B$10.37$8.53 – $11.3016
FY27$70.3B$64.0B – $72.9B$15.06$10.26 – $17.1116
FY28$74.3B$73.9B – $74.7B$17.32$14.96 – $18.6416
FY29$78.6B$73.7B – $80.6B$17.75$16.32 – $18.3415
FY30$83.3B$78.1B – $85.4B$20.70$19.03 – $21.3915
Setup & momentum
Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.
Right now
Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.65%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+5.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+13.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.
Float & profile
FloatHigh float · 322.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.265-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.
Insider activity
Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.
SEC filings
Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.
Recent material filings
8-KPress release / Reg FDJul 158-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KShareholder voteMay 228-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary
8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 278-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary
8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 218-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary
8-KMaterial agreementFeb 68-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 8.01: Other event
SC 13D/AActivist amendmentFeb 5SC 13D/A
8-KMaterial agreementFeb 28-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 8.01: Other event
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Recent news
Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptUnited Airlines Breaks Passenger Records Despite Surging Ticket PricesUAL Q2 Earnings Beat as Strong Yields Offset Fuel PressureUnited Airlines Q2 Earnings Call HighlightsUnited Airlines shares fall as weak outlook overshadows Q2 earnings beat
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