On the filings, Delta (DAL) is the stronger stock right now — higher on our blended fundamentals-plus-verdict read, and we currently rate it BUY.
American carries $24.6B debt and negative equity while FY2025 earnings collapsed 87% — a thin-margin, balance-sheet-impaired airline.
Cheap at its multiple with a deleveraging balance sheet and a durable premium-revenue shift — but it's a peak-cycle airline, so size it modestly.
| Metric | AAL | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals score | 43 | 76 |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +0.8% | +2.8% |
| Net income growth (YoY) | -86.9% | +44.8% |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 7.9% |
| Return on equity | — | 24.0% |
| ROIC (est.) | — | 13.5% |
| Liabilities / Equity | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
Bold green = the stronger figure. All rows derive from SEC XBRL filings — no market-price data on this page.
AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.
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