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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · United Airlines (UAL)

United Airlines Q2 2024 EPS rises to $3.96; full-year $9-$11 adjusted EPS outlook kept

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

United Airlines Holdings reported second-quarter 2024 results on July 17, 2024, with total operating revenue of $15.0 billion, up 5.7% from a year earlier, and net income of $1.3 billion. Diluted earnings per share were $3.96, up from $3.24, and adjusted EPS of $4.14 was in line with the company's second-quarter guidance. The company continues to expect full-year 2024 adjusted EPS of $9 to $11 and posted an investor update with additional outlook details.

Key points

  • Total operating revenue of $15.0 billion, up 5.7%; TRASM down 2.4% year over year
  • Pre-tax earnings of $1.7 billion, with a pre-tax margin of 11.6%; adjusted pre-tax margin of 12.1%
  • Diluted EPS of $3.96 versus $3.24 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS of $4.14
  • Full-year 2024 adjusted diluted EPS outlook of $9 to $11 unchanged; earnings call set for July 18, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. CDT

The filing

CompanyUnited Airlines (UAL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 17, 2024, 4:00 PM ET
Accession number0000100517-24-000117

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 July 17, 2024.

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