United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 270 Industrials companies.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL) scores 4.5 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as mixed quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and predictability is what holds it back.
One pillar, growth, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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On the filings behind it, United Airlines Holdings, Inc. earns 4.5 out of 10 for business quality as of October 18, 2026. That is mixed quality on our scale. A mixed reading means the strengths and weaknesses roughly cancel out, and the case for the business depends on which pillars you care about most. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Ranked with the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 30th percentile, in the lower half of the group, above the bottom quarter. The median across the group is 5.6, and the top quarter begins at 6.5, so United Airlines Holdings, Inc. is below the typical company here.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.’s profitability score is 5.5 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 4.9 among 262 Industrials companies, that is above the group and the 59th percentile. Middling returns are common and not a flaw in themselves, though they leave less slack when costs rise or demand softens.
Solvency scores 4.0 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 241 Industrials companies is 7.1, so United Airlines Holdings, Inc. is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 15th percentile. Leverage in the middle of the range is rarely a problem in good years, and it is worth watching how quickly it would tighten in a weak one.
There is no growth score for United Airlines Holdings, Inc.: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 216 Industrials companies the median for this pillar is 5.4. Growth needs at least three years of comparable annual statements, so a short or interrupted history leaves it blank.
Efficiency scores 6.3 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 264 Industrials companies is 6.2, so United Airlines Holdings, Inc. is in line with its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 52nd percentile. Middling efficiency is unremarkable on its own, though improvements here tend to show up in free cash flow first.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc.’s predictability score is 2.4 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 5.0 among 267 Industrials companies, that is well below the group and the 15th percentile. A low predictability score often belongs to cyclical businesses, where good and bad years alternate with the economy or with commodity prices.
This is a lopsided profile. Efficiency scores 6.3 but predictability only 2.4, a gap of 3.9 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. An efficiency lead means the operation turns what it has into cash better than it does anything else. A predictability shortfall means the record is volatile, so the averages behind the other pillars move more than they appear to.
Of everything that could lift United Airlines Holdings, Inc.’s score, solvency matters most. Bringing it up to the 7.1 median of Industrials companies would take the overall from 4.5 to roughly 5.3. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Industrials companies closest to United Airlines Holdings, Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading United Airlines Holdings, Inc. scores 4.5 out of 10, which reads as mixed quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is predictability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. ranks at the 30th percentile of the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.5, against United Airlines Holdings, Inc.’s 4.5.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 18, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for UAL are in the app.
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