United Airlines Reports Third Quarter 2025 Net Profit of $949 Million or $2.90 per Diluted Share
- Joe Breitfeller
- Oct 16
- 2 min read
United Airlines has reported a third quarter net profit of $949 million or $2.90 per diluted share on a year-over-year increase in revenue of 2.6 percent to $15.2 billion. At September 30, 2025, the carrier had $16.3 billion in total available liquidity.
On Wednesday (October 15, 2025), United Airlines reported their third quarter financial results for the period ending September 30, 2025. The carrier reported a third quarter net profit of $949 million or $2.90 per diluted share on a year-over-year increase in revenue of 2.6 percent to $15.2 billion. United’s third quarter total revenue per available seat mile (TRASM) declined (4.3) percent compared to Q3 2024 to 17.42 cents, while cost per available seat mile (CASM) decreased (2.8) percent to 15.82 cents. Costs excluding fuel (CASM-ex) decreased year-over-year (0.9) percent to 12.15 cents. At September 30, 2025, United had available liquidity totaling $16.3 billion, including cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and undrawn credit facilities.
In Wednesday’s announcement, United Airlines’ CEO, Scott Kirby, said,
“We’ve invested in customers at every price point: Seatback screens, an industry-leading mobile app, extra legroom, a lie-flat United Polaris seat, and fast, free, reliable Starlink on every plane by 2027. Our customers value the United experience, making them increasingly loyal to United. Those investments over almost a decade, combined with great service from our people, have allowed United to win and retain brand-loyal customers, leading to economic resilience even with macro-economic volatility through the first three quarters of the year and significant upside as the economy and demand are improving in the fourth quarter.
“Customers are increasingly choosing an airline that can deliver value for them across the full travel experience, from Basic Economy to United Polaris. We are well-positioned to be the airline those brand-loyal customers choose to fly them across the U.S. and around the world.”
At United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL), ‘Good Leads the Way.’ As measured by available seat miles, United is the world’s largest airline, connecting passengers to more than 360 destinations, including 75 that no other U.S. airline serves. The carrier flies to over 225 U.S. cities, operating more than 4,000 domestic flights a day on average. With U.S. hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., United operates the most comprehensive global route network among North American carriers.
Source: United Airlines/PRNewswire
