United Airlines Holdings (UAL)
Industrials · airlines · NASDAQ
United Airlines operates one of North America's most comprehensive airline networks across six continents, generating revenue from passenger transport, cargo, and ancillary services through a hub-and-spoke system.
What United Airlines Holdings does
United Airlines Holdings is a major North American carrier operating across six continents with hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. The company generates revenue primarily from passenger transport, cargo services, and other operating revenue. Through its United Next growth plan, it is modernizing its fleet with over 630 new narrow- and widebody aircraft by 2034, expanding its global network, and enhancing customer experience through new cabin features, technology, and services like Kinective Media and Starlink Wi-Fi connectivity.
Themes: airline operations / passenger transportation, cargo and logistics, fleet modernization / aircraft acquisition, customer loyalty programs, ancillary revenue / advertising, international expansion, in-flight connectivity / WiFi
Fundamentals
- Price$113.17 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$36.7B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+16.4% 2025-08-21 close $97.19 → 2026-08-21 close $113.17
- P/E11.72 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+5.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+60.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+22.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.58 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+8.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+9.5% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.34 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-15 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How UAL compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross margintop 10% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
UAL is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
Not scored for the long-term list: no shareholder return data.
Short-term score
47.3 #964 of 1,704 scored · #146 of 283 in Industrials
Catalysts 70th: the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading; volume and participation 55th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; weakest is trend 25th: the price is 7% below the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
How United Airlines Holdings looks technically
United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is trading 5.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 40 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 18.4% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.5% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +5.5% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $123.23 | $123.23 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $107.26 | $107.26 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 16 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 16 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 135.37. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 40 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 40 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 17.5 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 37.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($110.95 to $135.37) — its "stochastic" reading is 9 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 9.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 7 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 7 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $138.77 | $138.77 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 18.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -18.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 33.7% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +33.7% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 18.4% below its highest point of the past year | 18.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 40 trading days ago | 40 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $138.77 (set on 2026-06-30) | $138.77 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($85.21 to $136.11), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 45% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $103.03 to $104.65. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 45.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 18.4% below its all-time high | -18.4% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 2.5% above a support level at $110.30 — a price it turned at 8 times since 2025-01-10, most recently on 2026-07-23. Since 2024-08-21 it has 10 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -2.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $2.80 (set on 2008-07-15) | $2.80 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 3941.8% above its all-time low | +3,942% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 52nd percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $4.15 between its high and its low — about 3.7% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $4.15 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $112.14 and $134.82 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $112.14 – $123.48 – $134.82 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.7% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.7% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (5.5% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.4 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.89× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating has improved toward "buy" since the prior reading | 0.04 toward buy |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 2.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +2.5% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.5% above the previous close today and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 111.71 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +2.5% |
| Gap filled | a 2.7% gap up opened on 2026-08-13 has been "filled" 5 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 1 session to close | 5 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 6.2 percentage points (the stock lost 3.8% while the market gained 2.3%) | -6.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.5 percentage points (the stock gained 13.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | +10.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 10.9 percentage points (the stock gained 0.1% while the market gained 11.1%) | -10.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 4.0 percentage points (the stock gained 16.4% while the market gained 20.5%) | -4.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 0.2% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is thick, spanning 9.1% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | -0.2% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 7% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $105.65 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +7.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 7% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-15 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $121.08 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 28 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -6.5% |
Price levels it has turned at before
UAL last closed at $113.17 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 10 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $110.30 | Support | 2.5% below the last close | turned there 8 times · 2025-01-10 to 2026-07-23 |
| $116.97 | Resistance | 3.4% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-01-22 to 2026-05-29 |
| $119.08 | Resistance | 5.2% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-01-07 to 2026-02-11 |
| $105.32 | Support | 6.9% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-12-05 to 2026-05-07 |
| $101.48 | Support | 10.3% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2024-11-26 to 2026-06-11 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $135.37.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.32 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 23 analysts
- Mean price target$162.15 range $102.00 – $205.00; median $162.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-17. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for UAL
- Consensus EPS estimate$3.20 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-17
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Exposure to fuel price volatility (aircraft fuel represented a significant operating expense at $3.0 billion in Q1 2026)","Dependence on regional carriers for approximately 6.1% of capacity, creating supply chain and operational complexity","High debt levels and capital intensity of aircraft fleet modernization, with long-term debt and finance leases totaling approximately $24.2 billion as of March 31, 2026"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of UAL's 10-Q filed 2026-07-16 against the prior one filed 2026-04-22.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- In newer filing (2026-07-16): 'geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East' replaces 'military conflict in Iran' from older filing (2026-04-22) in the risk factor discussion regarding fuel prices and aircraft fuel supply disruptions
- Notes:
- The two sections are largely identical in structure and content; the only substantive change identified is a geopolitical reference update
- Page numbers differ (28 vs 25) but this reflects document formatting, not content changes
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 8 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 4 sells ($6M) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 90 days0 buys · 8 sells ($33M) — 5 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 11 sells ($38M) — 6 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-04. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about UAL's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for UAL from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding UAL as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 63,139,293
- Reported value $5,813,234,609
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
UAL had 23,511,391 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
UAL had 7.24% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.36 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 23,511,391
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 7.24%
- Prior settlement (shares) 21,814,905
- Reported change 7.78%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.36
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- American Airlines (AAL)
- Delta Air Lines (DAL)
- Southwest Airlines (LUV)
- Alaska Air Group (ALK)
- JetBlue Airways (JBLU)
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Frequently asked questions
What does United Airlines Holdings (UAL) do?
United Airlines Holdings is a major North American carrier operating across six continents with hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco, and Washington D.C. The company generates revenue primarily from passenger transport, cargo services, and other operating revenue.
What sector is United Airlines Holdings (UAL) in?
United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is airlines. It trades on NASDAQ.
Who are United Airlines Holdings's (UAL) competitors?
Notable peers of United Airlines Holdings (UAL) include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Air Group and JetBlue Airways. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in UAL?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for UAL from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is United Airlines Holdings (UAL) overbought or oversold right now?
United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on UAL come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.