American Airlines Group vs JetBlue
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I put American Airlines Group and JetBlue side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- American Airlines Group is the larger business, with $54.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $9.1B for JetBlue, about 6.0 times as much.
- American Airlines Group grew revenue faster (0.8%, against β2.3%).
- American Airlines Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (2.7% operating margin, against β4.1%).
- American Airlines Group turned more of its sales into free cash flow (β1.2% FCF margin, against β12.9%).
- American Airlines Group earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (5.7%, against β3.6%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 9 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
American Airlines Group
AAL
9/9
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
JetBlue
JBLU
0/9
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AAL FY25 | JBLU FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $8.1B | $891M |
| Revenue | $54.6B | $9.1B |
| Free cash flow | β$680M | β$1.2B |
| Net income | $111M | β$602M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 0.8% | β2.3% |
| 5-year growth | 25.8% | 25.1% |
| Share count change | β8.4% | 4.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | 2.7% | β4.1% |
| Net margin | 0.2% | β6.6% |
| FCF margin | β1.2% | β12.9% |
| Return on capital | 5.7% | β3.6% |
| Return on equity | β | β25.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $19.4B | $6.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.3x | 19.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | β | β |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 3 |
Ten years
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Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.