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.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5.97% | +15.16% | +135.34% | +9.45% | -13.89% | +1.23% | -50.90% | +5.21% | +24.23% | -7.52% | +27.19% | -14.34% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||
| +76.81% | +61.81% | +23.89% | -20.77% | +84.49% | +17.16% | -66.82% | -18.95% | +29.79% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually 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
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -93.48% | Oct 23, 2007 | 182 | Jul 15, 2008 | 1390 | Jan 22, 2014 | 1572 |
| -79.40% | Nov 30, 2018 | 365 | May 15, 2020 | 1140 | Nov 25, 2024 | 1505 |
| -49.19% | Jan 21, 2025 | 54 | Apr 8, 2025 | 174 | Dec 16, 2025 | 228 |
| -48.72% | Jan 26, 2015 | 358 | Jun 27, 2016 | 116 | Dec 9, 2016 | 474 |
| -47.63% | Mar 22, 2006 | 99 | Aug 11, 2006 | 72 | Nov 22, 2006 | 171 |
| -35.16% | Jan 16, 2007 | 73 | May 1, 2007 | 122 | Oct 23, 2007 | 195 |
| -30.27% | Jun 2, 2017 | 115 | Nov 14, 2017 | 182 | Aug 7, 2018 | 297 |
| -27.50% | Jan 6, 2026 | 57 | Mar 30, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -21.63% | Sep 10, 2014 | 23 | Oct 13, 2014 | 11 | Oct 28, 2014 | 34 |
| -21.47% | Jan 22, 2014 | 114 | Jul 7, 2014 | 32 | Aug 20, 2014 | 146 |
| -14.17% | Dec 20, 2016 | 61 | Mar 21, 2017 | 34 | May 9, 2017 | 95 |
| -12.62% | Sep 14, 2018 | 18 | Oct 10, 2018 | 20 | Nov 7, 2018 | 38 |
| -10.71% | Dec 5, 2024 | 9 | Dec 18, 2024 | 13 | Jan 8, 2025 | 22 |
| -8.93% | Nov 24, 2006 | 5 | Dec 1, 2006 | 6 | Dec 11, 2006 | 11 |
| -6.34% | Dec 11, 2014 | 3 | Dec 16, 2014 | 9 | Dec 30, 2014 | 12 |
| -5.60% | Feb 6, 2006 | 2 | Feb 8, 2006 | 1 | Feb 9, 2006 | 3 |
| -5.35% | Dec 13, 2006 | 7 | Dec 22, 2006 | 5 | Jan 3, 2007 | 12 |
| -5.08% | Nov 18, 2014 | 3 | Nov 21, 2014 | 4 | Nov 28, 2014 | 7 |
| -4.57% | Dec 31, 2014 | 10 | Jan 15, 2015 | 2 | Jan 20, 2015 | 12 |
| -4.07% | Feb 17, 2006 | 1 | Feb 21, 2006 | 10 | Mar 7, 2006 | 11 |
| -3.94% | Dec 22, 2025 | 4 | Dec 29, 2025 | 5 | Jan 6, 2026 | 9 |
| -3.90% | May 16, 2017 | 2 | May 18, 2017 | 5 | May 25, 2017 | 7 |
| -3.49% | Dec 9, 2016 | 2 | Dec 13, 2016 | 5 | Dec 20, 2016 | 7 |
| -3.33% | Aug 20, 2014 | 7 | Aug 29, 2014 | 1 | Sep 2, 2014 | 8 |
| -3.26% | Nov 23, 2018 | 1 | Nov 26, 2018 | 3 | Nov 29, 2018 | 4 |