American Airlines Group vs JetBlue
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The short version
- 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%).
| Latest fiscal year | AAL Β· FY25 | JBLU Β· FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $8.0B | $987M |
| 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 |
FY16
AAL $40.1B
JBLU $6.6B
FY17
AAL $42.6B
JBLU $7.0B
FY18
AAL $44.5B
JBLU $7.7B
FY19
AAL $45.8B
JBLU $8.1B
FY20
AAL $17.3B
JBLU $3.0B
FY21
AAL $29.9B
JBLU $6.0B
FY22
AAL $49.0B
JBLU $9.2B
FY23
AAL $52.8B
JBLU $9.6B
FY24
AAL $54.2B
JBLU $9.3B
FY25
AAL $54.6B
JBLU $9.1B
AAL
JBLU
FY16
AAL 12.6%
JBLU 19.1%
FY17
AAL 9.9%
JBLU 13.9%
FY18
AAL 6.0%
JBLU 3.5%
FY19
AAL 6.7%
JBLU 9.9%
FY20
AAL β60.1%
JBLU β58.0%
FY21
AAL β3.5%
JBLU β1.3%
FY22
AAL 3.3%
JBLU β3.3%
FY23
AAL 5.8%
JBLU β2.4%
FY24
AAL 4.8%
JBLU β7.4%
FY25
AAL 2.7%
JBLU β4.1%
AAL
JBLU
FY16
AAL $793M
JBLU $782M
FY17
AAL β$1.2B
JBLU $305M
FY18
AAL β$212M
JBLU $292M
FY19
AAL β$453M
JBLU $517M
FY20
AAL β$8.5B
JBLU β$1.4B
FY21
AAL $496M
JBLU $735M
FY22
AAL β$373M
JBLU β$388M
FY23
AAL $1.2B
JBLU β$728M
FY24
AAL $1.3B
JBLU β$1.3B
FY25
AAL β$680M
JBLU β$1.2B
AAL
JBLU
FY16
AAL 16.8%
JBLU 19.1%
FY17
AAL 12.7%
JBLU 20.7%
FY18
AAL 12.4%
JBLU 4.3%
FY19
AAL 13.5%
JBLU 10.5%
FY20
AAL β48.8%
JBLU β23.5%
FY21
AAL β5.2%
JBLU β1.2%
FY22
AAL 6.5%
JBLU β4.4%
FY23
AAL 13.0%
JBLU β3.0%
FY24
AAL 12.5%
JBLU β7.7%
FY25
AAL 5.7%
JBLU β3.6%
AAL
JBLU
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.