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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · American Airlines (AAL)

American Airlines posts Q3 net loss of $114 million on record $13.7 billion revenue

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

American Airlines reported third-quarter 2025 revenue of $13.7 billion, a record for the quarter, but a GAAP net loss of $114 million, or $(0.17) per diluted share. The company guided to fourth-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.45 to $0.75 and full-year adjusted EPS of $0.65 to $0.95, with full-year free cash flow expected to exceed $1 billion.

Key points

  • Third-quarter total operating revenues rose 0.3% to $13.7 billion; GAAP net loss was $114 million versus a $149 million loss a year earlier
  • Excluding net special items, the third-quarter net loss was $111 million, compared with adjusted net income of $205 million in the same quarter of 2024
  • Guidance: fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted EPS of $0.45 to $0.75; full-year 2025 adjusted EPS of $0.65 to $0.95; full-year free cash flow expected to be over $1 billion
  • Total debt was $36.8 billion at September 30, 2025; the company remains on track for total debt below $35 billion by the end of 2027

The filing

CompanyAmerican Airlines (AAL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 23, 2025, 7:00 AM ET
Accession number0000006201-25-000051

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 23, 2025.

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