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United Airlines Holdings (United Airlines Holdings) Gross Profit : $15,751 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2024)


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What is United Airlines Holdings Gross Profit?

United Airlines Holdings's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,740 Mil. United Airlines Holdings's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $15,751 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. United Airlines Holdings's gross profit for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $2,740 Mil. United Airlines Holdings's Revenue for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $12,539 Mil. Therefore, United Airlines Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 21.85%.

United Airlines Holdings had a gross margin of 21.85% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of United Airlines Holdings was 32.28%. The lowest was -32.76%. And the median was 27.55%.


United Airlines Holdings Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Airlines Holdings's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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United Airlines Holdings Gross Profit Chart

United Airlines Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12,473.00 -5,030.00 721.00 10,640.00 15,199.00

United Airlines Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,188.00 4,880.00 4,442.00 3,689.00 2,740.00

Competitive Comparison of United Airlines Holdings's Gross Profit

For the Airlines subindustry, United Airlines Holdings's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


United Airlines Holdings's Gross Profit Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, United Airlines Holdings's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Airlines Holdings's Gross Profit falls into.



United Airlines Holdings Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

United Airlines Holdings's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=53717 - 38518
=15,199

United Airlines Holdings's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=12539 - 9799
=2,740

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $15,751 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.

United Airlines Holdings's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=2,740 / 12539
=21.85 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


United Airlines Holdings  (NAS:UAL) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

United Airlines Holdings had a gross margin of 21.85% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 => Competition eroding margins


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United Airlines Holdings (United Airlines Holdings) Business Description

Address
233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
United Airlines is a major U.S. network carrier with hubs in San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, and Washington, D.C. United operates a hub-and-spoke system that is more focused on international and long-haul travel than its large U.S. peers.
Executives
Kennedy James A C director T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC, 100 E PRATT ST, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Michael D. Leskinen officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 233 S. WACKER DRIVE, WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Gerald Laderman officer: EVP and CFO 233 S. WACKER DRIVE 11TH FL WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Gregory L Hart officer: EVP & Chief Growth Officer 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, 11TH FLOOR HDQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Edward M Philip director C/O HASBRO, INC., 1011 NEWPORT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET RI 02861
Carolyn Corvi director 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE 11TH FL WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Barney Harford director C/O ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC., 500 W. MADISON STREET, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60661
Michele J Hooper director C/O PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Edward Shapiro director 275 GROVE STREET, NEWTON MA 02466
Chris Kenny officer: Vice President & Controller 233 S. WACKER DRIVE 11TH FL WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Andrew P Nocella officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer 233 S. WACKER DR. 11TH FL WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Torbjorn J Enqvist officer: EVP & Chief Operations Officer 233 S. WACKER DRIVE, 11TH FL WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Linda P Jojo officer: EVP & Chief Customer Officer 233 S. WACKER DRIVE 11TH FL WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Kate Gebo officer: EVP HR and Labor Relations 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, 11TH FL - WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brett J Hart officer: President 233 S. WACKER DRIVE, 11TH FL - WHQLD, CHICAGO IL 60606