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Performance analysis of United Airlines (UAL)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, UAL has had an average annual return of +29.45%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.

Over the past 5 years, UAL has had an average annual return of +13.08%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.

Over the past 10 years, UAL has had an average annual return of +9.03%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.45% annual.

Since Feb 6, 2006, UAL has had an average annual return of +6.09%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.20% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
-5.97%+15.16%+135.34%+9.45%-13.89%+1.23%-50.90%+5.21%+24.23%-7.52%+27.19%-14.34%
201420132012201120102009200820072006
+76.81%+61.81%+23.89%-20.77%+84.49%+17.16%-66.82%-18.95%+29.79%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026-8.50%+3.89%-13.39%-2.25%+27.55%-8.41%-5.97%
2025+9%-11.37%-26.39%-0.33%+15.44%+0.23%+10.90%+18.90%-8.10%-2.55%+8.42%+9.67%+15.16%
2024+0.29%+9.93%+5.25%+7.47%+2.98%-8.17%-6.66%-3.04%+29.57%+37.16%+23.73%+0.28%+135.34%
2023+29.87%+6.13%-14.84%-1.02%+8.37%+15.60%-1.02%-8.28%-15.08%-17.24%+12.55%+4.72%+9.45%
2022-2.06%+3.54%+4.42%+8.93%-5.68%-25.63%+3.75%-4.73%-7.08%+32.43%+2.54%-14.65%-13.89%
2021-7.53%+31.73%+9.22%-5.45%+7.26%-10.39%-10.65%-0.45%+2.27%-3.01%-8.40%+3.59%+1.23%
2020-15.09%-17.66%-48.77%-6.24%-5.21%+23.43%-9.33%+14.72%-3.47%-2.56%+33.05%-3.99%-50.90%
2019+4.23%+0.62%-9.14%+11.38%-12.62%+12.75%+4.98%-8.27%+4.86%+2.75%+2.16%-5.08%+5.21%
2018+0.62%-0.05%+2.48%-2.78%+3.04%+0.20%+15.30%+8.73%+1.87%-3.98%+13.09%-13.41%+24.23%
2017-3.31%+5.14%-4.66%-0.61%+13.47%-5.55%-10.06%-8.45%-1.74%-3.94%+8.28%+6.44%-7.52%

Drawdown analysis of United Airlines (UAL)

The maximum drawdown for the UAL was -93.48%, occurring on Jul 15, 2008. Recovery took 1390 trading sessions.

The current UAL drawdown is -10.54%.

Since Feb 6, 2006 UAL has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 2 times
  • 40% or more: 5 times
  • 30% or more: 7 times
  • 20% or more: 10 times
  • 10% or more: 13 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-93.48%Oct 23, 2007182Jul 15, 20081390Jan 22, 20141572
-79.40%Nov 30, 2018365May 15, 20201140Nov 25, 20241505
-49.19%Jan 21, 202554Apr 8, 2025174Dec 16, 2025228
-48.72%Jan 26, 2015358Jun 27, 2016116Dec 9, 2016474
-47.63%Mar 22, 200699Aug 11, 200672Nov 22, 2006171
-35.16%Jan 16, 200773May 1, 2007122Oct 23, 2007195
-30.27%Jun 2, 2017115Nov 14, 2017182Aug 7, 2018297
-27.50%Jan 6, 202657Mar 30, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-21.63%Sep 10, 201423Oct 13, 201411Oct 28, 201434
-21.47%Jan 22, 2014114Jul 7, 201432Aug 20, 2014146
-14.17%Dec 20, 201661Mar 21, 201734May 9, 201795
-12.62%Sep 14, 201818Oct 10, 201820Nov 7, 201838
-10.71%Dec 5, 20249Dec 18, 202413Jan 8, 202522
-8.93%Nov 24, 20065Dec 1, 20066Dec 11, 200611
-6.34%Dec 11, 20143Dec 16, 20149Dec 30, 201412
-5.60%Feb 6, 20062Feb 8, 20061Feb 9, 20063
-5.35%Dec 13, 20067Dec 22, 20065Jan 3, 200712
-5.08%Nov 18, 20143Nov 21, 20144Nov 28, 20147
-4.57%Dec 31, 201410Jan 15, 20152Jan 20, 201512
-4.07%Feb 17, 20061Feb 21, 200610Mar 7, 200611
-3.94%Dec 22, 20254Dec 29, 20255Jan 6, 20269
-3.90%May 16, 20172May 18, 20175May 25, 20177
-3.49%Dec 9, 20162Dec 13, 20165Dec 20, 20167
-3.33%Aug 20, 20147Aug 29, 20141Sep 2, 20148
-3.26%Nov 23, 20181Nov 26, 20183Nov 29, 20184