United Airlines Achieves Record Fourth Quarter Profit Well Ahead Of Expectations; Reiterates Path To Double-Digit Pre-Tax Margin

Q4 pre-tax margin up 3.2 points year-over-year, 3.5 points on an adjusted basis1Finished the year first in on-time departures at all seven United hubsSees robust demand in the first quarter 2025 as industry transformation is well underwayCHICAGO, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines (UAL) today reported full-year and fourth-quarter 2024 financial results. The company had full-year pre-tax earnings of $4.2 billion, with a pre-tax margin of 7.3%; adjusted pre-tax earnings1 of $4.6 billion, with an ad ...