American Airlines dials back profit guidance despite Q2 beat.


American Airlines dialled back profit guidance on Thursday despite beating on both the top and bottom lines with its Q2 trading performance.

  • American Airlines Group
  • 24 July 2025 15:40:18
American Airlines Group

Source: Sharecast

American Airlines guided to a FY25 adjusted loss per-share of as much as $0.20 or earnings of as much as $0.80, down from previous estimates of adjusted earnings between $1.70 and $2.70 per share made back in January.

As far as Q3 was concerned, American now expects to report an adjusted per-share loss of $0.10 to $0.60.

For the three months ended 30 June, American said passenger revenue per available domestic seat mile was down more than 6%, while it was up nearly 3% for international as Americans continued to flock to the likes of Japan and Italy.

Q2 revenue rose 0.4% to $14.39bn, ahead of expectations, while net income dropped 16.5% to $599.0m, or $0.91 per share. Adjusting for one-time items, American reported earnings of $628.0m, well ahead of expectations on the Street.

As of 1540 BST, American Airlines shares were down 7.93% at $11.68 each.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com


Exchange: New York Stock Exchange
Sell:
6,188.90
Buy:
6,287.66
Change: -101.38 ( -1.60 %)
Date:
Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes

Compare our accounts

If you're looking to grow your money over the longer term (5+ years), we have a range of investment choices to help.

Halifax is not responsible for the content and accuracy of the Markets News articles. We may not share the views of the author. Understand the risks, please remember the value of your investment can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invest. We don't provide advice so if you are in any doubt about buying and selling shares or making your own investment decisions we recommend you seek advice from a suitably qualified Financial Advisor. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.