American Airlines (AAL) shares are falling in intraday trading Thursday after the carrier's restored earnings projection for 2025 lagged its earlier forecasts and Wall Street analyst estimates.
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 24, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Leslie Josephs - Corporate Participant a - Corporate Participant Devon E. May - Executive VP & CFO Neil Russell - Corporate Participant Robert D.
Pre-Markets Mixed Despite Strong Earnings Results.
AAL beats second-quarter estimates due to low fuel costs, but forecasts a third-quarter loss as domestic travel demand weakens.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for American Airlines (AAL) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
American Airlines Group Inc (NASDAQ:AAL, ETR:A1G) warned of a surprise third-quarter loss on Thursday, sending its shares down 7.7% in morning trading despite reporting record revenue and stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings. The carrier forecast an adjusted loss of $0.60 to $0.10 per share for the third quarter, far below analysts' expectations of a $0.76 profit.
American Airlines (AAL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.95 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.79 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.09 per share a year ago.
American Airlines provided negative current quarter guidance and unusually wide full-year guidance as it reported second quarter results. Its pre-tax margin was again below competitors'.
American Airlines scales back 2025 profit outlook as third-quarter forecast falls short
Anglo American PLC (LSE:AAL) reported mixed production results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2025, with copper and iron ore output in line with guidance while other segments saw notable declines. Copper production fell 11% year-on-year to 173,000 tonnes, although it rose 3% versus the prior quarter due to improved performance at Collahuasi.
Investors interested in the Transportation sector can watch out for second-quarter 2025 earnings reports of WAB, UNP, LUV and AAL.
As it reports second quarter earnings on Thursday, American Airlines has to fight the perception that it is doomed to be the permanent bronze metal holder among the three global U.S. carriers.