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Sep 30, 2024

United Airlines Q3 2024 Earnings Report

Exceeded earnings per share expectations and saw revenue trends improve.

Key Takeaways

United Airlines reported strong financial and operational results for Q3 2024, exceeding EPS expectations. Revenue trends improved as unprofitable capacity exited the market, with domestic unit revenue positive year-over-year in August and September. The company also announced a $1.5 billion share repurchase program.

Pre-tax earnings of $1.3 billion, with a pre-tax margin of 8.7%.

Diluted earnings per share of $2.90; adjusted diluted earnings per share of $3.33.

Total operating revenue of $14.8 billion, up 2.5% compared to third-quarter 2023.

Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program for up to $1.5 billion.

Total Revenue
$14.8B
Previous year: $14.5B
+2.5%
EPS
$3.33
Previous year: $3.65
-8.8%
Passenger Revenue / ASM
$16.6
Previous year: $17
-2.4%
Cost per ASM
$16.3
Previous year: $16.3
+0.1%
Load Factor
85.3%
Previous year: 86.4%
-1.3%
Gross Profit
$4.44B
Previous year: $4.44B
-0.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$14.2B
Previous year: $7.48B
+89.9%
Free Cash Flow
$88M
Previous year: -$962M
-109.1%
Total Assets
$72.6B
Previous year: $73.2B
-0.7%

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Forward Guidance

The company did not provide specific forward guidance in this release.

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income