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Updated: Jul 4, 2026
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United Airlines Holdings

NASDAQ:UAL·Stock Analysis Report
Day Range
$119.20 - $122.94
Market Cap
43.17B
P/E Ratio
12.0868
Avg Value
$110.59
Year Range
$82.42 - $138.77
$120.97$0.62 (0.52%)
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General Information
Chicago-based United Airlines is a major US network carrier with hubs in San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, Newark, and Washington, D.C.

United operates a hub-and-spoke system that is more focused on international and long-haul travel, especially across the Pacific, than its large US peers.

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United Airlines Holdings (UAL) Stock Graph
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How We Grade United Airlines Holdings (UAL)

We grade stocks based on past performance, their future growth potential, intrinsic value, dividend history, and overall financial health.

The chart below shows how we grade United Airlines Holdings (UAL) across the board compared to its closest peers.

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Benzinga Edge Rankings

Benzinga Edge stock rankings give you four critical scores to help you identify the strongest and weakest stocks to buy and sell.

98.04

Growth measures a stock's combined historical expansion in earnings and revenue across multiple time periods, with emphasis on both long-term trends and recent performance.

81.76

Value is a percentile-ranked composite metric that evaluates a stock's relative worth by comparing its market price to fundamental measures of the company's assets, earnings, sales, and operating performance.

Momentum measures a stock's relative strength based on its price movement patterns and volatility over multiple timeframes, ranked as a percentile against other stocks.

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Peer Ratings

See how United Airlines Holdings compares to its peers in these key performance metrics from Benzinga Rankings.

Top Peers
Value
Quality
Growth
Momentum
Short
Medium
Long
RYAAYRyanair Hldgs
79.79
N/A
98.05
39.23
DALDelta Air Lines
62.66
78.85
96.12
86.85
LUVSouthwest Airlines
68.78
44.69
39.02
75.38
LTMLATAM Airlines Group
42.57
N/A
99.56
46.38
Short: price trend over the last couple of months
Medium: price trend over the last couple of quarters
Long: price trend over the past year
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Future Growth
Our estimate of future price growth is based on an aggregation of 15 analyst ratings over the past 3 months and their 12-month price targets.

Below, you can see that analysts are estimating a 12-month price target range of $112.00 - $182.00 with an average of $155.97

17.27%
Expected movement for United Airlines Holdings (UAL) over the next 12 months
Based on these rankings

Recent Ratings for United Airlines Holdings (UAL)

BMO Capital
Date:
Jul 2, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$130.00
New Target:
$157.50
TD Cowen
Date:
Jul 2, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$150.00
New Target:
$176.00
Goldman Sachs
Date:
Jul 2, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$131.00
New Target:
$162.00
Bernstein
Date:
Jul 1, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$136.00
New Target:
$153.00
B of A Securities
Date:
Jul 1, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$145.00
New Target:
$150.00
Wells Fargo
Date:
Jun 30, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$130.00
New Target:
$165.00
Citigroup
Date:
Jun 26, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$132.00
New Target:
$171.00
Barclays
Date:
Jun 25, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$150.00
New Target:
$175.00
Evercore ISI Group
Date:
Jun 25, 2026
Action:
Maintains
Prev. Target:
$125.00
New Target:
$160.00
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Valuation

Earnings History (3 years)

It is important to look at a companies earnings history to see not only if they are profitable, but if their earnings are growing.
As you can see from the chart above, UAL's earnings have increased for the past three years, this is a positive sign for the stock.
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Financial Health
What is the current state of the company's financial situation?

We measure the health of a company based on how profitable they are and their ability to cover both their short-term and long-term debts. The key indicators that we use are the Operating Margin, Quick Ratio, and Debt-to-Equity ratio relative to the companies peers

Operational Margin 0.0416

The operating margin measures how much profit a company makes after it spends money on wages, materials or other administrative expenses but before interest and taxes. It is a good representation of how efficiently a company is able to generate profit from its core operations.

Quick Ratio 0.6057

The quick ratio measures how much of a company's debt, that is due in less than 1 year, can be covered using its cash equivalents, marketable securities, and money that is currently owed to them (accounts receivables).

A company with a quick ratio of less than 1.00 does not, in many cases, have the capital on hand to meet its short-term obligations if they were all due at once, while a quick ratio greater than one indicates the company has the financial resources to remain solvent in the short term.

Debt-to-Equity 4.0983

Debt-to-equity is calculated by dividing a company's total liabilities by its shareholders equity. It is a measure of the degree to which a company is financing its operations through debt versus wholly owned funds. Generally speaking, a D/E ratio below 1.0 would be seen as relatively safe, whereas ratios of 2.0 or higher would be considered risky.

The chart above shows United Airlines Holdings (UAL) operating margin, quick ratio, and debt-to-equity ratio compared to its peers. The black markers represent the peer averages for each ratio and the blue bars represent United Airlines Holdings (UAL) ratio values.
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Past Performance
How has United Airlines Holdings (UAL) performed over the past 5 years?

The two main factors that we consider when analyzing past performance is overall return and volatility

Using these two metrics, we can determine if this stock gave its investors enough return for the risk that they took on by owning it. This is measured by the sharpe ratio, which has been used as a primary measure of risk/reward trade-off for almost 60 years.

This ratio can be interpreted as the amount of return an investor has received for the amount of risk that they took on by owning the stock over that timeframe.

United Airlines Holdings (UAL) sharpe ratio over the past 5 years is 1.2538 which is considered to be above average compared to the peer average of -0.0488

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Analyzing United Airlines Holdings (UAL) Recent Options Activity
Below, you can see the trend in options sentiment over the past 30 days.

Based on our data, UAL's options trades have recently carried more positive sentiment than negative.

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Company Financials
INCOME STATEMENT
The income statement also known as the profit and loss statement, primarily focuses on the company's revenues and expenses during a particular period.

The main purpose of an income statement is to convey details of profitability and business activities. Below, is UAL's income statement for the previous four years along with its trailing-twelve- month profit & loss.

FISCAL YEAR (BIL.)
2022 ($)
2023 ($)
2024 ($)
2025 ($)
TTM ($)
Total Revenue
44.95
53.72
57.06
59.07
60.47
Operating Revenue
42.20
50.54
53.57
55.22
56.52
Cost Of Revenue
34.31
38.52
40.57
42.07
43.12
Gross Profit
10.64
15.20
16.49
17.00
17.35
Operating Expense
8.16
10.04
11.29
12.03
12.27
Selling General And Administration
1.53
1.98
2.23
2.11
2.13
Research and Development
Operating Income
2.48
5.16
5.21
4.97
5.08
Net Non-Operating Interest Income Expense
-1.38
-0.95
-0.68
-0.56
-0.55
Other Income Expense
-0.11
-0.83
-0.36
-0.11
0.17
Other Non-Operating Income Expenses
0.01
0.10
-0.05
0.14
0.13
Pre-Tax Income
0.99
3.39
4.17
4.31
4.70
Tax Provision
0.25
0.77
1.02
0.95
1.03
Net Income
0.74
2.62
3.15
3.35
3.67
Net Income Common Stockholders
0.74
2.62
3.15
3.35
3.67
Total Operating Income As Reported
2.34
4.21
5.09
4.71
5.10
Total Expenses
42.48
48.56
51.86
54.10
55.39
Net Income From Continuing And Discontinued Operation
0.74
2.62
3.15
3.35
3.67
Normalized Income
0.82
3.33
3.38
3.55
3.63
Interest Income
0.30
0.83
0.73
0.61
0.58
Interest Expense
1.67
1.77
1.40
1.17
1.13
Net Interest Income
-1.38
-0.95
-0.68
-0.56
-0.55
EBIT
2.66
5.16
5.57
5.47
5.83
EBITDA
2.66
5.16
5.57
5.47
5.83
Reconciled Cost Of Revenue
34.31
38.52
40.57
42.07
43.12
Reconciled Depreciation
Normalized EBITDA
2.78
6.08
5.88
5.73
5.79
Tax Rate For Calcs
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.20
Tax Effect Of Unusual Items
-0.04
-0.21
-0.08
-0.06
0.00
BALANCE SHEET
The balance sheet is a snapshot of a companies financials during a particular period in time.

It breaks down what company owns (assets) and what a company owes (liabilities), in order to give investors an overview of its capital structure.

FISCAL YEAR (BIL.)
2022 ($)
2023 ($)
2024 ($)
2025 ($)
TTM ($)
Total Assets
67.36
71.10
74.08
76.45
80.94
Current Assets
20.06
18.49
18.88
16.86
19.39
Total Non-Current Assets
47.30
52.62
55.20
59.59
61.55
Total Liabilities Net Minority Interest
60.46
61.78
61.41
61.17
65.07
Current Liabilities
19.99
22.20
23.31
26.13
27.78
Other Non-Current Liabilities
2.21
3.68
1.53
1.48
1.52
Total Equity Gross Minority Interest
6.90
9.32
12.68
15.28
15.88
Stockholders Equity
Total Capitalization
35.18
34.38
37.88
35.84
37.82
Common Stock Equity
6.90
9.32
12.68
15.28
15.88
Net Tangible Assets
-0.39
2.07
5.46
8.10
8.70
Working Capital
0.07
-3.72
-4.43
-9.28
-8.39
Invested Capital
38.09
38.40
41.33
40.27
40.07
Tangible Book Value
-0.39
2.07
5.46
8.10
8.70
Total Debt
36.43
34.42
33.63
31.04
30.97
Net Debt
24.03
23.02
19.89
19.05
16.32
Share Issued
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.32
0.32
Ordinary Shares Number
0.33
0.33
0.33
0.32
0.32
CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
A companies statement of cash flows gives an investor a break down of the cash inflows and outflows from a companies operations and investment activities.
FISCAL YEAR (BIL.)
2022 ($)
2023 ($)
2024 ($)
2025 ($)
TTM ($)
Cash Flow from Continuing Operating Activities
Net Income from Continuing Operations
Depreciation and Amortization
Deferred Tax
Deferred Income Tax
Stock-Based Compensation
Other Non-Cash Items
Change in Working Capital
Change in Receivables
Changes in Account Receivables
Change in Inventory
Change in Payables and Accrued Expense
Change in Payable
Change in Account Payable
Change in Other Current Assets
Change in Other Current Liabilities
Change in Other Working Capital
Cash Flow from Continuing Investing Activities
-13.83
-6.11
-2.65
-6.35
-6.78
Net PPE Purchase and Sale
0.21
0.04
0.11
0.10
0.08
Net Business Purchase and Sale
Purchase of Business
Net Investment Purchase and Sale
-9.15
1.05
2.85
-0.48
-0.34
Purchase of Investment
-11.23
-9.47
-5.81
-7.76
-7.87
Sale of Investment
2.08
10.52
8.66
7.28
7.53
Net Other Investing Changes
-0.02
0.00
-0.10
-0.20
Financing Cash Flow
-3.35
-1.89
-4.18
-4.95
-4.46
Cash Flow from Continuing Financing Activities
-3.35
-1.89
-4.18
-4.95
-4.46
Net Issuance Payments of Debt
-3.28
-1.86
-4.00
-4.19
-4.04
Net Long-Term Debt Issuance
-3.28
-1.86
-4.00
-4.19
-4.04
Long-Term Debt Issuance
0.74
2.39
6.14
Long-Term Debt Payments
-4.01
-4.25
-10.14
-4.77
-6.85
Net Short-Term Debt Issuance
Net Common Stock Issuance
-0.64
-0.32
Common Stock Issuance
Common Stock Payments
-0.64
-0.32
Cash Dividends Paid
Net Other Financing Charges
-0.03
-0.02
-0.12
-0.11
End Cash Position
54.80
32.36
37.77
32.22
30.49
Changes in Cash
-11.11
-1.09
2.61
-2.87
-1.73
Beginning Cash Position
65.92
33.44
35.16
35.09
32.22
Capital Expenditure
-4.82
-7.17
-5.62
-5.87
-6.31
Issuance of Capital Stock
Issuance of Debt
0.74
2.39
6.14
Repayment of Debt
-4.01
-4.25
-10.14
-4.77
-6.85
Repurchase of Capital Stock
-0.64
-0.32
Free Cash Flow
1.25
-0.26
3.83
2.56
3.21