AAL
American Airlines Group Inc.
AAL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT has the edge over AAL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
AAL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
AAL's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
AAL PE Valuation
AAL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
AAL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AAL's losses to grow, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
VRT has the edge over AAL on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
AAL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.73 | -176% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.49 | -154% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.31 | -69% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.17 | -86% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.96 | +118% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.90 | +$1.06 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.00 | +41% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.24 | +2.5% |
AAL has swung to a loss: it lost $0.73 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over AAL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AAL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $16.3B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.7B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.9B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $14B | +2.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.7B | +0.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.4B | +0.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.6B | -0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.7B | +4.6% |
AAL's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $16.3B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.7% | -5.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.2% | -5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.1% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.9% | -1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.1% | -2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.3% | +3.3 points |
AAL's operating margin was 0.7% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT has the edge over AAL on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over AAL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AAL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.2B | -$376M |
| Q2 2026 | -$351M | -176% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.4B | +109% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.9B | -$1.6B |
| Q3 2025 | -$872M | -$681M |
| Q2 2025 | $464M | -2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.6B | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | -$342M | +$1.9B |
AAL has burned cash in most quarters: −$91M over the past year, against $882M the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over AAL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AAL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +93K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +2.3M shares |
| 3 years | +1.3% | +8.6M shares |
| 5 years | -8.1% | -58.4M shares |
| Available history | +52% | +227M shares |
AAL has the edge over VRT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | $5M |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | $13M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | $2M |
| Q1 2020 | $171M |
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has 393M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
AAL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 9.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.4x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 6.5x | High |
AAL's net debt is about 9.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.8 years a year ago.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has the edge over AAL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AAL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 28.9 | Neutral |
AAL's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (neutral).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
AAL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | AAL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
AAL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
AAL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.8 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $14.0 | 4.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.8 | 3.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $13.3 | 0.2% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.6 | 1.8% below |
AAL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 1.8% below its 200-week average.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has the edge over AAL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AAL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.4 | $15.7 | -45% |
| 2021 | $15.7 | $18.3 | +17% |
| 2022 | $18.3 | $12.7 | -30% |
| 2023 | $12.7 | $13.7 | +8.1% |
| 2024 | $13.7 | $17.4 | +26% |
| 2025 | $17.4 | $15.4 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.4 | $13.3 | -14% |
AAL has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 14% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over AAL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.