United Airlines

UAL

Market cap $35.9B

Jefferies argued that a 10% reduction in average passenger weight could translate into roughly 2% total aircraft weight savings.

Looking beyond Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimate forecasts for United (UAL), delve into some of its key metrics to gain a deeper insight into the company's potential performance for the quarter ended December 2025.

Burgers, sandwiches, snack boxes and more available for purchase on united.com and the mobile app United Economy® meal preorders available on flights over 1,190 miles across North America and the Caribbean CHICAGO, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- United customers can now order fresh, United Economy meals like burgers and sandwiches before their flight through the airline's website and mobile app. This change prioritizes giving customers more choice and ensuring they get the meals they want, while also helping the airline's catering operation run more efficiently and supporting efforts to reduce food waste.

Delta is the last of the legacy carriers to order the popular Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The 787-10 variant offers improved fuel efficiency and can carry roughly 330 people.

United (UAL) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

UAL heads into its Jan. 20 earnings report with higher revenue expectations, but a lowered EPS outlook and no model signal for a beat.

US airlines will kick off fourth-quarter earnings season on Tuesday, January 13, with Delta reporting first, followed by peers through to Southwest on Friday, January 30. American Airlines, reporting later in the month, is expected to see a 3.2% revenue growth in Q4, though profitability is likely to remain constrained.

Economic conditions should offer Delta, and other airline stocks, a tailwind this year

Investors could get an early peek into the outlook for travel demand this year as major airlines start reporting earnings this week.

Airlines make billions of dollars in revenue each year from co-branded credit cards.