American Airlines Group Inc. employees and revenue per employee

AAL · Airlines, Airports & Air Services · $8.57B market cap

American Airlines Group Inc. had 139,100 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 4.4% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $54.6B, up 0.8% from a year earlier, or $393K per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

139,100

+4.4% YoY

Revenue

$54.6B

+0.8% YoY

Revenue / employee

$393K

Peer median $394K

Rank in industry

4 of 6

Airlines, Airports & Air Services

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016
3690144'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25Revenue 136Staff 114

Hover a year for the numbers.

AAL employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year endingEmployeesRevenuePer employeeStaff YoYRevenue YoY
Dec 2025139,100$54.6B$393K+4.4%+0.8%
Dec 2024133,300$54.2B$407K+0.9%+2.7%
Dec 2023132,100$52.8B$400K+1.9%+7.8%
Dec 2022129,700$49.0B$378K+5.1%+63.9%
Dec 2021123,400$29.9B$242K+20.2%+72.4%
Dec 2020102,700$17.3B$169K-23.2%-62.1%
Dec 2019133,700$45.8B$342K+3.7%+2.8%
Dec 2018128,900$44.5B$346K+1.8%+4.5%
Dec 2017126,600$42.6B$337K+3.5%+6.2%
Dec 2016122,300$40.1B$328K——

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years
102,700'20123,400'21129,700'22132,100'23133,300'24139,100'25
Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years
$169K'20$242K'21$378K'22$400K'23$407K'24$393K'25

American Airlines Group Inc. against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Airlines, Airports & Air Services.

CompanyEmployeesRevenueRevenue / employeeShape
DAL
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
100,000$63.4B$634KLeaner
UAL
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
113,200$59.1B$522KHiring ahead
ALK
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
35,951$14.2B$396KEfficient growth
AAL
American Airlines Group Inc.
139,100$54.6B$393KHiring ahead
LUV
Southwest Airlines Co.
72,790$28.1B$386KEfficient growth
JOBY
Joby Aviation, Inc.
2,559$53.4M$21KEfficient growth
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Questions about American Airlines Group Inc.

How many employees does American Airlines Group Inc. have?
American Airlines Group Inc. reported 139,100 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 18, 2026. That is up 4.4% from a year earlier.
What is American Airlines Group Inc.'s revenue per employee?
American Airlines Group Inc. brought in $54.6B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $393K per employee. That ranks 4 of 6 companies we track in Airlines, Airports & Air Services, where the median is $394K.
Where do these numbers come from?
Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in American Airlines Group Inc.'s annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 18, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell AAL.