United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
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United Airlines United Airlines, Inc. — Total Operating Expense by Year
United Airlines, Inc. — Total Operating Expense ($M) ($M)
United Airlines United Airlines, Inc. — Total Operating Expense: $54,354M in FY2025, up 4.6% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 9 years on record here.
Where the FY2025 figure comes from
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | United Airlines, Inc. — Total Operating Expense ($M) ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 54,354 | +4.6% | SEC 10-K (FY2025, filed 2026-02-12) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 51,964 | +5.0% | SEC 10-K (FY2025, filed 2026-02-12) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 49,503 | +16.2% | SEC 10-K (FY2025, filed 2026-02-12) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 42,616 | +66.1% | SEC 10-K (FY2024, filed 2025-02-27) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 25,654 | +18.2% | SEC 10-K (FY2023, filed 2024-02-29) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | 21,712 | -44.3% | SEC 10-K (FY2022, filed 2023-02-16) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 38,956 | +2.3% | SEC 10-K (FY2021, filed 2022-02-18) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 38,072 | +11.4% | SEC 10-K (FY2020, filed 2021-03-01) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Dec 31, 2017 | 34,164 | – | SEC 10-K (FY2019, filed 2020-02-25) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up united Airlines, Inc. — Total Operating Expense
- United Airlines, Inc. — Salaries and Related Costs ($M)17,647 · FY2025
- United Airlines, Inc. — Aircraft Fuel Expense ($M)11,396 · FY2025
- United Airlines, Inc. — Landing Fees and Other Rent ($M)3,849 · FY2025
- United Airlines, Inc. — Aircraft Maintenance Materials and Outside Repairs ($M)3,294 · FY2025
- United Airlines, Inc. — Regional Capacity Purchase Expense ($M)2,693 · FY2025
- United Airlines, Inc. — Aircraft Rent Expense ($M)252 · FY2025
- United Airlines, Inc. — Other Operating Expenses ($M)9,917 · FY2025
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). United Airlines United Airlines, Inc. — Total Operating Expense ($M), annual FY2017–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from United Airlines SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/ual/kpis/sub-ua-opex
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