Shares of American Airlines plunged Thursday after the carrier released a disappointing 2025 profit outlook even as its earnings topped expectations in the most recent quarter.

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American expects that revenue will remain strong but earnings will be weighed down by higher non-fuel costs. The stock has performed quite well of late -- up 60% in the last six months, even after Thursday's decline -- and analysts appear to have gotten ahead of operations.

American said it was anticipating higher costs driven by lower capacity and expensive labor contracts to dampen its first-quarter outlook.

American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) stock fell after reporting Q4 results & weak outlook. Operating revenue grew 4.6% YoY, adjusted EPS up to $0.86. Q1 guidance: ($0.20)-($0.40) EPS, 3%-5% revenue increase.

American Airlines forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, hurt by an uptick in jet fuel prices and efforts to fix a sales-strategy misstep that drove away corporate travelers.

Apology Tour” to woo back corporate accounts lost during 2023 is expected to yield fruit by the end of 2025 but will continue to cost the company in profitability, at least in the first quarter of this year as revenue growth will lag its competitors.