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UAL United Airlines Holdings

industrial · 2026-09-24

N/A
fair · 56
Owner-earnings value$133.73
Price$110.72
Margin of safety +20.8%

Quality gate · 56/100

Returns on capital 11.1/30
Consistency 18.2/22
Margins / pricing power 7.7/16
Balance sheet 6.2/16
Cash conversion 8.3/10
Capital allocation 4.9/6
Median ROIC10.2%
Gross margin26.9%
Net debt / EBITDA2.9x
FCF conversion75%
Share count / yr-0.4%
Profitable years4/4

Moat & management

Owner-earnings inputs

Owner earnings (TTM)2.54B
Owner-earnings yield7.1%
Free-cash-flow yield7.1%
Growth used (normalized)9.5%
Market-implied growth (reverse DCF)4.8%
Terminal growth3.0%
Discount rate (hurdle)10.8%

Projected owner earnings

YrOwner earningsGrowthPV
12.79B 9.5%2.51B
23.03B 8.8%2.47B
33.28B 8.1%2.41B
43.52B 7.4%2.33B
53.75B 6.6%2.24B
63.97B 5.9%2.14B
74.18B 5.2%2.03B
84.36B 4.5%1.92B
94.53B 3.7%1.79B
104.66B 3.0%1.67B

Recent news

score · 8 articles

  • United Airlines (UAL) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note
  • Redburn Says Its Southwest Sell Thesis Has “Played Out.” So Why Does It Still Prefer Delta and United?
  • JetBlue (JBLU) Raises Its Revenue Outlook. Can Higher Fares Outrun Rising Costs?
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  • Air, Cruise Lines Stage Uneven Rally As Oil Ebbs; Are They Ready To Rebound?
  • 3 Consumer Stocks We Steer Clear Of
  • Wall Street Analysts Think United (UAL) Is a Good Investment: Is It?
  • 1 Cash-Producing Stock on Our Buy List and 2 That Underwhelm

⚠ maintenance capex ≈ min(capex, D&A), capped at FCF · Price pays for ~5%/yr owner-earnings growth over 10y (reverse DCF); model credits 10%.

History

DateQualityPriceValueMoSRating
2026-09-24 56 $110.72 $133.73 +20.8% N/A
2026-07-02 57 $135.13 $172.39 +27.6% N/A
2026-06-25 57 $130.54 $166.76 +27.7% N/A
2026-06-23 57 $121.55 $181.45 +49.3% N/A