Shares of American Airlines plunged Thursday after the carrier released a disappointing 2025 profit outlook even as its earnings topped expectations in the most recent quarter.

American Airlines forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, hurt by an uptick in jet fuel prices and efforts to fix a sales-strategy misstep that drove away corporate travelers.

American expects that revenue will remain strong but earnings will be weighed down by higher non-fuel costs. The stock has performed quite well of late -- up 60% in the last six months, even after Thursday's decline -- and analysts appear to have gotten ahead of operations.

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American Airlines forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, hurt by an uptick in jet fuel prices and efforts to fix a sales-strategy misstep that drove away corporate travelers.

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American Airlines last year said it would reverse a business-travel sales strategy that backfired. The airline signed a new credit card deal with Citi late last year. American Airlines reported a jump in fourth-quarter profits with results coming in ahead of analysts’ expectations,

American said it was anticipating higher costs driven by lower capacity and expensive labor contracts to dampen its first-quarter outlook.

American Airlines stock is lower Thursday as the air carrier's weak outlook offsets its fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beats. Here, we look at the numbers.

American Airlines shares slumped in premarket trading Thursday as the carrier's soft outlook outweighed stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results.

American Airlines Group posted higher-than-expected results in its latest quarter but its stock price took a hit after its forecast for the current quarter was under Wall Street expectations.

American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) stock fell after reporting Q4 results & weak outlook. Operating revenue grew 4.6% YoY, adjusted EPS up to $0.86. Q1 guidance: ($0.20)-($0.40) EPS, 3%-5% revenue increase.