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U.S. Airlines Industry Analysis

UpdatedOct 30, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies22
  • 7D-5.2%
  • 3M-35.9%
  • 1Y-23.3%
  • YTD-14.9%

Over the last 7 days, the Airlines industry has dropped 5.2%, driven by a pullback from Southwest Airlines of 8.0%. On the other hand SkyWest is actually up 13%. Overall the industry is down 23% in 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 25% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.S. Airlines Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 31 Oct 2023US$63.1bUS$189.3bUS$6.9b9.8x9.2x0.3x
Thu, 28 Sep 2023US$75.1bUS$185.9bUS$6.5b10.8x11.5x0.4x
Sat, 26 Aug 2023US$85.5bUS$186.2bUS$6.5b11.4x13.1x0.5x
Mon, 24 Jul 2023US$103.4bUS$187.3bUS$5.9b24x17.7x0.6x
Wed, 21 Jun 2023US$93.4bUS$171.6bUS$3.2b25.5x29.3x0.5x
Fri, 19 May 2023US$81.3bUS$171.6bUS$3.2b22.1x25.5x0.5x
Sun, 16 Apr 2023US$76.9bUS$164.3bUS$1.5b18.5x51.4x0.5x
Tue, 14 Mar 2023US$80.2bUS$160.9bUS$1.0b19.5x78x0.5x
Thu, 09 Feb 2023US$89.1bUS$160.2bUS$1.2b20.8x74.6x0.6x
Sat, 07 Jan 2023US$80.3bUS$149.1b-US$1,261,567,000.0017x-63.6x0.5x
Mon, 05 Dec 2022US$85.6bUS$149.1b-US$1,153,426,000.0020.5x-74.2x0.6x
Wed, 02 Nov 2022US$81.7bUS$148.4b-US$1,116,267,000.0026.5x-73.2x0.6x
Fri, 30 Sep 2022US$69.0bUS$134.5b-US$612,797,000.0018.7x-112.6x0.5x
Sun, 28 Aug 2022US$80.8bUS$134.5b-US$612,797,000.0022.2x-131.9x0.6x
Tue, 26 Jul 2022US$81.0bUS$128.7b-US$880,660,000.0016x-92x0.6x
Thu, 23 Jun 2022US$76.6bUS$114.3b-US$1,468,660,000.0014.8x-52.1x0.7x
Sat, 21 May 2022US$90.8bUS$114.3b-US$1,468,660,000.0017.5x-61.8x0.8x
Mon, 18 Apr 2022US$101.1bUS$103.2b-US$797,777,000.0020.3x-126.8x1x
Wed, 16 Mar 2022US$87.8bUS$98.0b-US$1,066,011,170.0017.8x-82.4x0.9x
Fri, 11 Feb 2022US$106.1bUS$97.8b-US$1,071,238,170.0021.7x-99.1x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jan 2022US$76.8bUS$55.8b-US$4,862,173,170.0028.8x-15.8x1.4x
Tue, 07 Dec 2021US$74.9bUS$55.7b-US$4,834,832,170.0029.7x-15.5x1.3x
Thu, 04 Nov 2021US$83.6bUS$54.8b-US$4,881,031,170.0029.8x-17.1x1.5x
Sat, 02 Oct 2021US$90.4bUS$42.3b-US$10,226,530,170.0030.8x-8.8x2.1x
Mon, 30 Aug 2021US$83.7bUS$42.4b-US$10,235,193,952.0027.3x-8.2x2x
Tue, 06 Jul 2021US$81.6bUS$41.4b-US$10,032,653,782.0025.5x-8.1x2x
Fri, 09 Apr 2021US$87.1bUS$28.4b-US$13,934,455,782.0013.8x-6.2x3.1x
Thu, 31 Dec 2020US$62.9bUS$38.2b-US$14,499,403,782.004.1x-4.3x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

-6.2x


Total Market Cap: US$49.8bTotal Earnings: -US$8,073,066,371.16Total Revenue: US$66.6bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.S. Airlines Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -43.3x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the American Airlines industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 9.2x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -42.3x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.33x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • Total earnings for the Airlines industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 42% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.S. Industrials industry?

US Market-2.42%
Industrials-2.64%
Airlines-5.16%
Airlines-5.16%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SKYW SkyWestUS$43.1515.3%
+US$192.3m
144.1%PS0.6x
HA Hawaiian HoldingsUS$4.333.6%
+US$7.7m
-70.0%PS0.08x
BLDE Blade Air MobilityUS$2.202.3%
+US$3.7m
-51.1%PS0.9x
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SAVE

US$13.06

Spirit Airlines

7D

-20.6%

1Y

-40.6%

LUV

US$22.51

Southwest Airlines

7D

-7.3%

1Y

-38.1%

BLDE

US$2.20

Blade Air Mobility

7D

2.3%

1Y

-51.1%

SKYW

US$43.15

SkyWest

7D

15.3%

1Y

144.1%

ULCC

US$3.66

Frontier Group Holdings

7D

-10.9%

1Y

-72.1%

JBLU

US$4.20

JetBlue Airways

7D

-5.8%

1Y

-47.8%

ALK

US$31.80

Alaska Air Group

7D

-2.3%

1Y

-28.5%

HA

US$4.33

Hawaiian Holdings

7D

3.6%

1Y

-70.0%

UAL

US$34.80

United Airlines Holdings

7D

-1.6%

1Y

-19.2%