Stock Analysis on Net

United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL)

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Common-Size Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

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United Airlines Holdings Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

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Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Receivables, net
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net
Prepaid expenses and other
Current assets
Operating property and equipment, net
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Goodwill
Intangible assets, net
Deferred income taxes
Investments in affiliates and other, net
Noncurrent assets
Total assets

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The asset composition exhibits a strategic shift from high liquidity toward increased capital investment in fixed assets over the analyzed period. A notable transition is observed where current assets, which peaked at 34.73% in June 2021, trended downward to 23.96% by March 2026, while noncurrent assets rose from a low of 65.27% in June 2021 to 76.04% by the end of the period.

Liquidity and Short-Term Asset Trends
Cash and cash equivalents showed significant volatility, peaking at 29.33% in June 2021 before entering a long-term decline to a low of 7.77% in December 2025. Simultaneously, short-term investments remained negligible until 2022, where they spiked to 13.73% by December 2022, suggesting a tactical reallocation of liquid reserves into short-term yield-bearing instruments. By March 2026, combined liquid assets (cash and short-term investments) stabilized at approximately 17.5% of total assets, down from nearly 30% in mid-2021.
Fixed Asset Expansion
Operating property and equipment, net, represents the largest component of the balance sheet and demonstrates a consistent growth trajectory. After a period of fluctuation between 45% and 52% in 2021 and 2022, this item climbed steadily, reaching a peak of 60.33% in December 2025. This indicates an increasing concentration of value in physical infrastructure and fleet assets. Operating lease right-of-use assets remained relatively stable, fluctuating between 5.15% and 7.09%, though a slight upward trend is visible toward the end of the period.
Intangible Asset Attrition
A gradual and consistent decline is observed in both goodwill and net intangible assets. Goodwill decreased from 7.34% in March 2021 to 5.59% in March 2026. Similarly, net intangible assets fell from 4.61% to 3.27% over the same timeframe. This pattern is indicative of systematic amortization or impairment of intangible values relative to the growth of the total asset base.
Other Noncurrent Assets
Investments in affiliates and other net assets remained remarkably stable, generally hovering between 1.6% and 2.4% of total assets. Deferred income taxes showed a sharp decline, falling from 1.49% in March 2022 to 0.23% by June 2023, after which data became unavailable, suggesting a resolution or reversal of those tax positions.