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Operating Cash Flow for United Airlines Holdings (UAL)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$4.80B

YoY change

-10.7%

5Y CAGR

—

Peak year (2024)

$9.45B

Operating Cash Flow history chart for United Airlines Holdings (UAL) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: $8.43B

Operating Cash Flow growth chart for United Airlines Holdings (UAL) from 1985 to 2025

Latest: -10.7%

Operating Cash Flow history table for United Airlines Holdings (UAL) from 1985 to 2025

  • 2025$8.43B-10.7%
  • 2024$9.45B+36.7%
  • 2023$6.91B+13.9%
  • 2022$6.07B+193.5%
  • 2021$2.07B-150.0%
  • 2020−$4.13B-159.8%
  • 2019$6.91B+12.1%
  • 2018$6.16B+77.4%
  • 2017$3.47B-37.3%
  • 2016$5.54B-7.5%
  • 2015$5.99B+127.5%
  • 2014$2.63B+82.4%
  • 2013$1.44B+54.4%
  • 2012$935.00M-61.2%
  • 2011$2.41B+26.3%
  • 2010$1.91B+97.4%
  • 2009$966.00M-178.0%
  • 2008−$1.24B-158.1%
  • 2007$2.13B+38.7%
  • 2006$1.54B+63.9%
  • 2005$939.00M+848.5%
  • 2004$99.00M-90.1%
  • 2003$1.00B-187.9%
  • 2002−$1.14B+611.9%
  • 2001−$160.00M-106.5%
  • 2000$2.47B+2.1%
  • 1999$2.42B-24.2%
  • 1998$3.19B+24.4%
  • 1997$2.57B+4.6%
  • 1996$2.45B+51.0%
  • 1995$1.62B+21.7%
  • 1994$1.33B+55.5%
  • 1993$858.00M+49.1%
  • 1992$575.30M+70.2%
  • 1991$338.00M-52.8%
  • 1990$715.80M+8.7%
  • 1989$658.50M-61.7%
  • 1988$1.72B-26.5%
  • 1987$2.34B+152.5%
  • 1986$926.60M-288.2%
  • 1985−$492.40M—

Operating Cash Flow values are taken from United Airlines Holdings's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Operating Cash Flow at United Airlines Holdings (UAL)

Operating Cash Flow for United Airlines Holdings (UAL): headline value $4.80B · YoY -10.7%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

The 2025 reading of United Airlines Holdings (UAL) operating cash flow is $8.43B – declined 10.7% year-over-year.

Looking at the 2015–2025 (10 years) stretch, United Airlines Holdings operating cash flow compounded at +3.5% per year, with mixed annual results across the window.

United Airlines Holdings operating cash flow peaked at $9.45B in 2024; the latest annual figure is $8.43B in 2025 (10.7% below peak).

2024 marks the peak operating cash flow at $9.45B, with the historical low of −$4.13B recorded in 2020.

United Airlines Holdings Operating Cash Flow by Year

United Airlines Holdings Operating Cash Flow 2025: $8.43B

2025's operating cash flow for United Airlines Holdings came in at $8.43B, declined 10.7% below 2024.

United Airlines Holdings Operating Cash Flow 2024: $9.45B

United Airlines Holdings posted operating cash flow of $9.45B in 2024, surged 36.7% from 2023. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

United Airlines Holdings Operating Cash Flow 2023: $6.91B

In 2023, United Airlines Holdings reported operating cash flow of $6.91B, grew 13.9% from 2022.

United Airlines Holdings Operating Cash Flow 2022: $6.07B

United Airlines Holdings operating cash flow in 2022 was $6.07B, surged 193.5% from 2021.

United Airlines Holdings Operating Cash Flow 2021: $2.07B

United Airlines Holdings operating cash flow in 2021 was $2.07B.

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