Stock Analysis
AerCap Holdings N.V.AER
P/E 6.11×· 5Y range 5.13–13.50×· bottom 8% of history
Sector: Industrials · Industry: Rental & Leasing Services
AnalystsStrong Buy15 analystsP/E 6.1× sits at the 8th percentile of its 5.065023956194388-year history.
Cash covers 4% of debt · FY 2025.
PMP Verdict
Mixed fundamentals, cheap valuation
Strengths
- Profitability75
- Quality75
Risks
- Financial Health25
Mixed business trading cheap — priced for skepticism.
Bull Case
- ✓Piotroski F-Score 8/9 — high earnings quality
- ✓ROE 20.4% — efficient capital deployment
- ✓Revenue CAGR 16.7% — durable top-line growth
- ✓P/E 6.1× at bottom 8% of 5-year history
What's happening with AER
Profile
Strong profitability and earnings quality; financial health and moat lag behind.
How is each axis scored?
- Valuation65/100 · Moderate
- P/E vs own history (8th pct)25/25
- FCF yield (-1.3%)0/25
- P/S (2.7x)20/25
- EV/EBIT (13.7x)20/25
- Growth70/100 · Moderate
- Revenue CAGR (16.7%)20/25
- Net income CAGR (39.1%)25/25
- EPS CAGR 5Y (33.5%)25/25
- Fwd implied growth (-22.3%)0/25
- Profitability75/100 · Strong
- ROIC (6.2%)5/25
- ROE (20.4%)20/25
- Net margin (44.0%)25/25
- Operating margin (54.9%)25/25
- Financial Health25/100 · Weak
- Altman Z (1.00)3/25
- Current ratio (1.30)12/25
- Interest coverage (3.1x)10/25
- Net cash / debt (D/A 58%)0/25
- Quality75/100 · Strong
- Piotroski F (8/9)25/25
- Beneish M (-2.67)25/25
- FCF conversion (-8%)0/25
- Margin stability (σ 2.4%)25/25
- Moat25/100 · Weak
- ROIC >12% years (0/5 yrs)0/25
- Median gross margin (57.3%)25/25
- FCF-positive years (1/5 yrs)0/25
- Worst-year net margin (worst -10.4%)0/25
Risk Flags
- ⚠Altman Z 1.0 — distress-zone balance sheet
- ⚠Negative FCF margin (-0.0%) — burning cash
About AerCap Holdings N.V.
AerCap Holdings NV is an aircraft leasing company. Show more
Its activities include leasing, financing, sales, and management of commercial aircraft and engines. It also provides aircraft asset management and corporate services to securitization vehicles, joint ventures, and other third parties. It has one business segment: leasing, financing, sales, and management of commercial flight equipment (Commercial Flight Equipment Segment). Through its subsidiary, the group also provides engine leasing, certified aircraft engines, airframes, and engine parts. Its geographical segments include China, the United States, and Other countries.
Employees: 668 · Website ↗
Price History
Weekly Candlestick Chart — up to 5Y
Key Metrics
Financial snapshot · Tap any metric for its definition and grade
TTM Snapshot
trailing twelve months · YoYValuation
65BP/E (TTM)6.1xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / TTM EPS (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 5.1x–13.5x · 8th pct
P/FCF35.6xC
Grade C: ExpensivePrice / Free Cash Flow per share (Finnhub). Inverse of FCF yield — negative when FCF is negative · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (105% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
FCF Yield-1.3%D
Grade D: NegativeTTM (OCF − CapEx) / Market Cap — vs own 5Y history: -9.7%–23.0% · 59th pct · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (105% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
P/S (TTM)2.69xB
Grade B: FairPrice / TTM Revenue (own statements) — vs own 5Y history: 1.2x–3.5x · 60th pct
EV/EBIT13.7xB
Grade B: FairEnterprise value / TTM EBIT (D&A not in our data) — capital-structure neutral — vs own 5Y history: 13.6x–24.9x · lowest in history
EV/Sales8.1xC
Grade C: ExpensiveEnterprise Value / TTM Revenue (Finnhub) — capital-structure neutral sales multiple
Forward P/E7.9xA
Grade A: CheapPrice / next-year EPS estimate — shows whether the TTM multiple is rich or just front-loading growth
P/B Ratio1.24xA
Grade A: FairPrice to Book Value. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
PEG Ratio0.27A
Grade A: CheapFinnhub PEG — their P/E basis ÷ expected EPS growth. Suppressed when their P/E diverges >2× from our TTM P/E (different basis)
Dividend Yield1.01%A
Grade A: PaysTTM dividend yield (Finnhub) — annual dividends / price. None = no dividend; very high yield can signal distress
Payout Ratio6.6%A
Grade A: SafeDividends / Net Income (Finnhub) — share of earnings paid out; >90% or negative = unsustainable
CapEx exceeds OCF: CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (105% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
Profitability
75B+ROIC6.2%D
Grade D: LowNOPAT (EBIT less ~21% tax) / invested capital (equity + debt − cash). Flagship quality metric — durable >15% signals a moat
ROE20.4%A
Grade A: StrongReturn on Equity. Neg. equity = heavy buybacks
ROA4.7%D
Grade D: WeakReturn on Assets (Finnhub) — Net Income / Total Assets; how efficiently assets produce profit
Net Margin44.0%A
Grade A: HighNet Income / Revenue
Operating Margin54.9%A
Grade A: HighTTM EBIT / TTM Revenue
Gross Margin61.3%A
Grade A: PremiumGross Profit / Revenue
FCF Margin-3.6%D
Grade D: LowFCF / Revenue · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (105% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
True FCF Margin-5.1%D
Grade D: LowTTM (OCF − CapEx − SBC) / TTM Revenue — SBC treated as a real cost · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (105% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
Growth
70B+Revenue CAGR16.7%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual revenue growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
Net Income CAGR39.1%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual net income growth (up to 5Y depending on data availability)
EPS CAGR (5Y)33.5%A
Grade A: HighCompound annual EPS growth over up to 5Y of per-share earnings (own statements). Null when either endpoint EPS ≤ 0
Implied EPS Growth-22.3%D
Grade D: Decl.Analyst forward EPS (normalized basis) vs our GAAP TTM EPS — different bases, so extreme values usually mark cyclically depressed TTM earnings, not real growth
Dilution (5Y)—
Share count change over 5Y
SBC / Net Income3.5%A
Grade A: LowStock-based comp/Net income. >30% = dilution risk
SBC / Revenue1.5%A
Grade A: LowTTM stock-based comp / TTM Revenue
Financial Health
25EAltman Z-Score1.00D
Grade D: DistressBankruptcy risk. >3 Safe, <1.8 Distress
Current Ratio1.30xC
Grade C: OkCurrent Assets/Liabilities
Quick Ratio0.39xD
Grade D: Low(Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities (Finnhub) — stricter liquidity test, excludes inventory
Interest Coverage3.1xC
Grade C: OkEBIT/Interest. >10 Strong
Debt Repayment—
Years to repay net debt via FCF · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (105% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
Net Debt/EBIT8.8xD
Grade D: HighLeverage. <2x Low, >4x High
Debt/Equity2.33xD
Grade D: HighDebt / Equity: <1 Conservative, >2 Risky. Not meaningful with non-positive equity; shown as unavailable rather than low debt.
Cash / Debt0.04xD
Grade D: ThinCash covers how much of total debt. >1 = could repay all debt from cash
Quality
75B+Piotroski F-Score8/9A
Grade A: StrongFinancial strength 0–9. >7 Strong
Beneish M-Score-2.67A
Grade A: SafeEarnings manipulation risk. < -2.22 Safe
FCF Conversion-8.2%D
Grade D: PoorFCF / Net Income · CapEx exceeds operating cash flow (105% of OCF) — reported FCF understates normalized earning power in this investment phase
Margin Stability2.4%A
Grade A: StableEBIT margin std deviation. Lower = stable
Capex / Revenue69.6%D
Grade D: HeavyTTM CapEx / TTM Revenue — high % = capital-hungry business
Asset Turnover0.11xD
Grade D: LowRevenue / Total Assets (Finnhub) — how efficiently the asset base generates sales
Insider Transactions
SEC Form 4 · 8 recordsP/S codes are the directional signal; grants, option exercises and tax withholding carry none. Form 4 doesn't flag 10b5-1 plans — scheduled sales may appear within open-market sells.
| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Forst Rita Filed | Forst Rita | SellOpen market sale | -2000 | |
Stuart Cormac Filed | Stuart Cormac | SellOpen market sale | -11644 | |
Juhas Peter Filed | Juhas Peter | SellOpen market sale | -164 | |
Juhas Peter Filed | Juhas Peter | SellOpen market sale | -8194 | |
Juhas Peter Filed | Juhas Peter | SellOpen market sale | -43800 |
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| Trade date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Juhas Peter Filed | Juhas Peter | SellOpen market sale | -23842 | |
Warden Robert G Filed | Warden Robert G | Gift | +240 | |
Warden Robert G Filed | Warden Robert G | Gift | -240 |
More metrics — Moat, Per Share, Balance Sheet, MarketHide additional metrics
Moat
25EROIC >12% Years0/5 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with ROIC > 12% — measures multi-year capital-return durability
Gross Margin (Med.)57.3%A
Grade A: DurableMedian annual gross margin across available fiscal years — pricing-power durability
FCF-Positive Years1/5 yrsD
Grade D: WeakShare of completed fiscal years with positive free cash flow
Net Margin Floor-10.4%D
Grade D: WeakWeakest annual net margin across completed fiscal years — recession/downcycle resilience
Per Share
EPS (TTM)$23.86
Own TTM net income / shares — same earnings basis as P/E
Cash / Share$10.73
Cash & short-term investments per share (Finnhub)
Book Value / Share$117.12
Shareholders' equity per share (Finnhub). Negative = accumulated losses / heavy buybacks
Balance Sheet
Total Debt$42.83B
Total debt obligations (short + long term)
Cash & Equiv.$1.72B
Cash and short-term investments
Net Debt$41.11B
Total Debt minus Cash. Negative = Net Cash position
Total Equity$18.41B
Shareholders' equity (book value)
Asset / Liability1.35xC
Grade C: AdequateTotal Assets / Total Liabilities
Market
Market Cap$22.90B
Current Market Capitalization
Beta1.01B
Grade B: MarketPrice sensitivity vs the market (Finnhub) — 1.0 moves with market, >1.2 amplifies swings
How grades work: each metric is graded A–D against fixed thresholds (tap a row for the meaning). Card grades map the pillar score to A+–E — a card grade is that pillar's own score, not an average of the rows shown.
Financials as of Dec 2025 · Ratio snapshot Oct 17, 2026
Key Insights: AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER)
AerCap Holdings N.V. meets 8 of 9 Piotroski F-Score criteria, placing its fundamental strength in the top tier of US-listed stocks. Altman Z-Score of 1.00 is below the 1.81 distress threshold — an elevated financial-risk flag. Beneish M-Score of -2.67 suggests a low likelihood of earnings manipulation. Revenue has compounded at roughly 17% annually, with net income growing about 39% per year — a strong growth profile.
- Free-cash-flow margin is negative (-4%) — the business currently burns cash.
- Company has negative FCF, making debt repayment from operations difficult.
- AerCap Holdings N.V. posted a net loss in 1 of 5 available completed fiscal years (2021–2025).
- Return on equity of 20.4% is well above the market average.
See how AER ranks on the Capex Tracker — top 50 capital spenders compared.
Recent Market Moves
See all AER moves →| Date | Session | Price | Move | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | Regular | 142.07 | -2.87% | -2.41 |
| Oct 7 | After-hours | 142.56 | -2.54% | -2.14 |
| Sep 25 | Regular | 149.76 | +2.98% | 2.65 |
| Sep 25 | After-hours | 149.21 | +2.61% | 2.33 |
Frequently Asked Questions about AER
What is the current AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER) stock price?
AER is trading at $145.69 at the last market close, down 0.16% on the session. PreMarketPrice tracks AER pre-market, intraday and after-hours prices.
Is AER stock a buy right now?
PreMarketPrice's quantitative model rates AerCap Holdings N.V.'s financial health at 25/100. This is a data-driven snapshot of fundamentals, not investment advice.
Is AER stock overvalued?
AerCap Holdings N.V. trades at a trailing P/E of 6.1 and our valuation score rates it 65/100 (higher = cheaper vs. its own history). See the Valuation History and Key Metrics sections for forward P/E, EV/EBITDA and PEG context.
When does AerCap Holdings N.V. report earnings?
No confirmed earnings date is currently scheduled for AER. The Earnings section lists recent reports and updates as dates are announced.
What sector does AerCap Holdings N.V. operate in?
AerCap Holdings N.V. operates in the Industrials sector, within the Rental & Leasing Services industry. The Related Stocks section lists sector peers for comparison.
What does AerCap Holdings N.V. do?
AerCap Holdings NV is an aircraft leasing company.
About AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER) Stock
AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER) is a US-listed stock operating in the Industrials sector, specifically the Rental & Leasing Services industry. As of the latest update, AerCap Holdings N.V. is trading at $145.69, down 0.16% on the day with a market capitalization of $22.9 billion. The financial health score for AER is 25/100, which indicates poor financial strength based on profitability, leverage, liquidity, and growth metrics. This page provides real-time pre-market pricing, earnings calendar, financial health analysis, and valuation metrics for AER stock.
AER Stock Analysis & Key Metrics
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- Pre-market price & movement: Real-time AER stock price with percentage change, updated continuously during pre-market and regular trading hours.
- Valuation & P/E history: Historical P/E, P/S, and P/B ratios for AER with trend analysis and normalized valuation multiples.
- Financial statements: Revenue, net income, assets, liabilities, and equity for AerCap Holdings N.V. across multiple reporting periods.
- Financial health score: A composite score of 25/100 based on Altman Z-Score, Piotroski F-Score, profitability, and leverage metrics for AER.
- Sector peers: Compare AER against 6 other industrials stocks on key financial metrics.
Is AER a Good Stock to Buy?
This page provides data-driven analysis to help you evaluate AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER) as an investment. The financial health score of 25/100 suggests poor financial fundamentals. Valuation metrics show whether the stock is trading above or below its historical average.However, this is not financial advice — always do your own research before investing.
Data on this page is sourced from real-time market feeds, Polygon.io, and Finnhub.AerCap Holdings N.V. (AER) trades on NYSE/NASDAQ. Pre-market trading occurs 4:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET. Regular market hours are 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM ET.