Long-term debt · 2011–2025

United Airlines long-term debt

$17.2B−20.8% · FY2025

United Airlines (UAL) reported $17.2B in long-term debt for fiscal 2025, −20.8% year on year.

$10.5B2011$10.4B2012$10.2B2013$10.0B2014$9.7B2015$9.9B2016$11.7B2017$12.2B2018$13.1B2019$24.8B2020$30.4B2021$28.3B2022$25.1B2023$21.7B2024$17.2B2025
United Airlines — Long-term debt, 2011–2025
Fiscal yearLong-term debtChangeFiling
FY20252025-12-31$17.2B−20.8%Open →
FY20242024-12-31$21.7B−13.5%Open →
FY20232023-12-31$25.1B−11.4%Open →
FY20222022-12-31$28.3B−6.8%Open →
FY20212021-12-31$30.4B+22.2%Open →
FY20202020-12-31$24.8B+88.9%Open →
FY20192019-12-31$13.1B+7.6%Open →
FY20182018-12-31$12.2B+4.4%Open →
FY20172017-12-31$11.7B+18.0%Open →
FY20162016-12-31$9.9B+2.5%Open →
FY20152015-12-31$9.7B−2.8%Open →
FY20142014-12-31$10.0B−2.1%Open →
FY20132013-12-31$10.2B−2.6%Open →
FY20122012-12-31$10.4B−0.5%Open →
FY20112011-12-31$10.5B—Open →

Long-term debt — Long-term debt is borrowing due more than a year out. A large figure is normal for capital-intensive businesses and says nothing on its own about financial health.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +3.6%

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Wikipedia

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APA 7

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{CompaniesRanked}},
  title        = {{United Airlines long-term debt}},
  year         = {2026},
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  note         = {Compiled from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings; data as of 2026-09-25},
  urldate      = {2026-09-25}
}

The filing itself

The numbers above are read from this document: 10-K · 0000100517-26-000023 · February 12, 2026

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