American Airlines Shares Drop 7% as Delta's Adjusted Margin Approaches 10-Fold Difference

American Airlines Stock Is Down 6% This Year: Is It Time to Switch to Delta or United?

American Airlines just posted record quarterly revenue while every major peer left it behind in 2026, and the reasons buried in its balance sheet explain why the gap keeps growing.

American Airlines Shares Drop 7% as Delta's Adjusted Margin Approaches 10-Fold Difference

FORT WORTH, Texas, August 16, 2026, 11:08 CDT American Airlines stock dropped 7.0% over the past week, ending Friday at $14.83. The company's adjusted net margin for the second quarter stood at 0.59%, compared with Delta's 5.81%. Leadership shifts have renewed focus on the airline’s profit disparity. Shares of American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) dropped…