AER Stock Analysis: AerCap Holdings | NYSE

Rental & Leasing Services | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 22.987m USD | 12M Return: 29.8% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Aircraft Leasing, Engine Leasing, Aircraft Financing, Fleet Management
Total Rating 58
Safety 62
Buy Signal 0.26
Rental & Leasing Services
Industry Rotation: -11.6
Market Cap: 23.0B
Avg Turnover: 176M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility26.9%
VaR 5th Pctl4.82%
VaR vs Median8.66%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.98
Rel. Str. IBD51.9
Rel. Str. Peer Group50
Character TTM
Beta0.892
Beta Downside0.696
Hurst Exponent0.540
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD15.66%
CAGR/Max DD2.20
CAGR/Mean DD9.32
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of AER over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-06": 2.39, "2021-09": 4.04, "2021-12": 0.44, "2022-03": 2.23, "2022-06": 1.91, "2022-09": 2.21, "2022-12": 2.66, "2023-03": 2.34, "2023-06": 2.56, "2023-09": 2.81, "2023-12": 3.11, "2024-03": 3.29, "2024-06": 3.01, "2024-09": 2.41, "2024-12": 3.31, "2025-03": 3.68, "2025-06": 2.83, "2025-09": 4.97, "2025-12": 3.95, "2026-03": 5.39,
EPS CAGR: 18.61%
EPS Trend: 93.6%
Last SUE: 2.92
Qual. Beats: 3
Revenue Revenue of AER over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-06: 1095.35, 2021-09: 1011.986, 2021-12: 1442.181, 2022-03: 1790.016, 2022-06: 1631.36, 2022-09: 1694.64, 2022-12: 1798.969, 2023-03: 1865.722, 2023-06: 1924.381, 2023-09: 1891.667, 2023-12: 1898.648, 2024-03: 2018.088, 2024-06: 1958.145, 2024-09: 1948.129, 2024-12: 2072.282, 2025-03: 2077.032, 2025-06: 1886.752, 2025-09: 1893.519, 2025-12: 2166.208, 2026-03: 2163.011999,
Rev. CAGR: 3.44%
Rev. Trend: 91.8%
Last SUE: 1.03
Qual. Beats: 1

Warnings

Choppy

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 10.5 years of data

Jan +0.0% 0
Feb -0.8% 13
Mar -1.1% 13
Apr +0.3% 13
May +2.6% 38
Jun -0.3% 0
Jul +1.1% 27
Aug +0.2% 24
Sep -0.8% 43
Oct +0.6% 0
Nov +3.6% 47
Dec -0.7% 0

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: AER AerCap Holdings

AerCap Holdings N.V. is a Dublin-headquartered company that leases, finances, sells, and manages commercial aircraft, engines, and helicopters, operating primarily in the United States, China, and other international markets. Beyond pure leasing, the company provides aircraft and engine asset management services, including remarketing, lease compliance monitoring, maintenance oversight, repossession, insurance coordination, and market research, as well as corporate administrative services such as accounting, treasury, and cash management. It also supplies airframe and engine parts and supply chain solutions to airlines, MRO providers, and parts distributors, and maintains a combined portfolio of approximately 3,500 aircraft, engines, and helicopters that are owned, managed, or on order.

The company sits within the Industrials sector under the Trading Companies & Distributors sub-industry, and as one of the worlds largest aircraft lessors it operates a capital-intensive business model that relies on long-term operating leases, secondary market trading of flight equipment, and cross-border financing structures. Dublin has historically been a favored jurisdiction for aircraft leasing companies due to Irelands extensive network of double tax treaties and its specialized aviation finance regulatory framework, which helps lessors like AerCap manage withholding tax exposure on cross-border lease income.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Air travel recovery pushes lease rates and utilization higher
  • Narrowbody aircraft values strengthen on constrained supply
  • Share buybacks and dividends accelerate capital returns
  • Lower interest rates reduce aircraft lease financing costs
Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.5
Net Income: 3.93b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.45 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -24.94% < 20% (prev 44.97%; Δ -69.92% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 5.56b > Net Income 3.93b
Net Debt (41.5b) to EBITDA (8.37b): 4.96 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.63 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (164.9m) vs 12m ago -13.54% < -2%
Gross Margin: 52.87% > 18% (prev 58.43%; Δ -5.56% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 11.26% > 50% (prev 11.10%; Δ 0.16% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.27 > 6 (EBIT TTM 6.38b / Interest Expense TTM 1.95b)
Altman Z'' 1.55
A: -0.03 (Total Current Assets 3.42b - Total Current Liabilities 5.45b) / Total Assets 71.4b
B: 0.24 (Retained Earnings 17.1b / Total Assets 71.4b)
C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 6.38b / Avg Total Assets 72.0b)
D: 0.35 (Book Value of Equity 18.4b / Total Liabilities 53.0b)
Altman-Z'' = 1.55 = BB
Beneish M -2.95
DSRI: 0.53 (Receivables 1.84b/3.43b, Revenue 8.11b/8.06b)
GMI: 1.11 (GM 58.43% / 52.87%)
AQI: 1.61 (AQ_t 0.08 / AQ_t-1 0.05)
SGI: 1.01 (Revenue 8.11b / 8.06b)
TATA: -0.02 (NI 3.93b - CFO 5.56b) / TA 71.4b)
Beneish M = -2.95 (Cap -4..+1) = A
What is the price of AER shares?

As of July 03, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 147.84 with a total of 1,288,645 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.51%, over one month by +10.29%, over three months by +6.52% and over the past year by +29.77%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 138.60 (which is 6.3% or 2.4 ATR below the current price).

Is AER a buy, sell or hold?

AerCap Holdings has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.50. Therefore, it is recommended to buy AER.

  • StrongBuy: 5
  • Buy: 2
  • Hold: 1
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the AER price?
Analysts Target Price 165.5 11.9%
AerCap Holdings (AER) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 01 July 2026
Market Cap USD = 23.0b (23.0b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 6.3995
P/E Forward = 10.1215
P/S = 2.6479
P/B = 1.2646
P/EG = 0.8038
Revenue TTM = 8.11b USD
EBIT TTM = 6.38b USD
EBITDA TTM = 8.37b USD
Long Term Debt = 43.0b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
 Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
 Debt = 43.1b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 45.9m
Net Debt = 41.5b USD (calculated: Debt 43.1b - CCE 1.58b)
Enterprise Value = 64.5b USD (23.0b + Debt 43.1b - CCE 1.58b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.27 (Ebit TTM 6.38b / Interest Expense TTM 1.95b)
EV/FCF = 159.2x (Enterprise Value 64.5b / FCF TTM 405.1m)
FCF Yield = 0.63% (FCF TTM 405.1m / Enterprise Value 64.5b)
FCF Margin = 5.00% (FCF TTM 405.1m / Revenue TTM 8.11b)
Net Margin = 48.41% (Net Income TTM 3.93b / Revenue TTM 8.11b)
Gross Margin = 52.87% ((Revenue TTM 8.11b - Cost of Revenue TTM 3.82b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 65.36% (prev 52.32%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.90 (Enterprise Value 64.5b / Total Assets 71.4b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.52% (Interest Expense 1.95b / Debt 43.1b)
Taxrate = 12.93% (582.9m / 4.51b)
NOPAT = 5.55b (EBIT 6.38b * (1 - 12.93%))
Current Ratio = 0.63 (Total Current Assets 3.42b / Total Current Liabilities 5.45b)
Debt / Equity = 2.34 (Debt 43.1b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 18.4b)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.96 (Net Debt 41.5b / EBITDA 8.37b)
Debt / FCF = 102.5 (Net Debt 41.5b / FCF TTM 405.1m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 18.2b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 5.45% (Net Income 3.93b / Total Assets 71.4b)
RoE = 21.57% (Net Income TTM 3.93b / Total Stockholder Equity 18.2b)
RoCE = 10.41% (EBIT 6.38b / Capital Employed (Equity 18.2b + L.T.Debt 43.0b))
RoIC = 8.47% (NOPAT 5.55b / Invested Capital 65.6b)
WACC = 5.74% (E(23.0b)/V(66.1b) * Re(9.12%) + D(43.1b)/V(66.1b) * Rd(4.52%) * (1-Tc(0.13)))
Discount Rate = 9.12% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -98.88 | Cagr: -9.41%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.44% ; FCFF base≈405.1m ; Y1≈406.8m ; Y5≈430.9m
 [DCF] Fair Price = N/A (negative equity: EV 6.70b - Net Debt 41.5b = -34.8b; debt exceeds intrinsic value)
 EPS Correlation: 93.56 | EPS CAGR: 18.61% | SUE: 2.92 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: 91.84 | Revenue CAGR: 3.44% | SUE: 1.03 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=3.93 | Chg30d=+0.56% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=8
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=17.20 | Chg30d=+0.85% | Revisions=+67% | GrowthEPS=+11.9% | GrowthRev=-1.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=17.02 | Chg30d=+5.05% | Revisions=+64% | GrowthEPS=-1.0% | GrowthRev=-0.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +67%