American Airlines (AAL) Reports Q1 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

American Airlines (AAL) reported $12.55 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 0.2%. EPS of -$0.59 for the same period compares to -$0.34 a year ago.The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.23% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $12.52 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.69, the EPS surprise was +14.49%.While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.Here is how American Airlines performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Operating cost per ASM excluding net special items and fuel - Total: 14.54 cents compared to the 14.58 cents average estimate based on four analysts. Operating cost per ASM excluding net special items - Total: 18.24 cents versus the four-analyst average estimate of 18.37 cents. Passenger load factor (percent) - Total: 80.3% versus the four-analyst average estimate of 82.8%. Average aircraft fuel price including related taxes - Total: 2.48 $/gal versus the four-analyst average estimate of 2.52 $/gal. Passenger revenue- Domestic: $8.13 billion versus $8.43 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -1.6% change. Passenger revenue- Latin America: $1.91 billion versus $1.78 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +0.2% change. Passenger revenue- Total International: $3.26 billion versus $3.29 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +2.1% change. Passenger revenue- Pacific: $393 million versus $319.41 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +30.1% change. Passenger revenue- Atlantic: $965 million versus $1.19 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -2.7% change. Revenue- Passenger: $11.39 billion compared to the $11.52 billion average estimate based on six analysts. The reported number represents a change of -0.6% year over year. Revenue- Other: $971 million versus the five-analyst average estimate of $970.24 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5%. Revenue- Cargo: $189 million compared to the $197.57 million average estimate based on five analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.1% year over year. View all Key Company Metrics for American Airlines here>>>Shares of American Airlines have returned -18.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -5.1% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks Names #1 Semiconductor StockIt's only 1/9,000th the size of NVIDIA which skyrocketed more than +800% since we recommended it. NVIDIA is still strong, but our new top chip stock has much more room to boom.With strong earnings growth and an expanding customer base, it's positioned to feed the rampant demand for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things. Global semiconductor manufacturing is projected to explode from $452 billion in 2021 to $803 billion by 2028.See This Stock Now for Free >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks