AL
NYSE · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services · US
Latest reported
- Last report date
- Feb 12, 2026
- EPS actual
- $2.20
- EPS estimate
- $1.46
- Revenue actual
- $820.4M
- Revenue estimate
- $774.6M
Track record
Trailing twelve quarters
- EPS beats (12Q)
- 10
- EPS misses (12Q)
- 2
- EPS in line (12Q)
- 0
- Avg surprise (4Q)
- +37.8%
- Revenue beats (12Q)
- 9
Q2 FY2025 · Aug 4, 2025
AI summary of management’s prepared remarks and analyst Q&A · For informational purposes only, not investment advice
Management highlights
- New aircraft deliveries: Purchased 12 new aircraft during the quarter, adding ~$890 million in flight equipment, and sold 4 aircraft for $126 million. Fleet net book value and book value per common share reached record levels.
- Russia insurance recoveries: Recognized a net benefit of $344 million from insurance settlements in Q2, expect an additional $60 million net benefit in Q3, and have recovered 104% of initial Russia fleet write-off.
- Aircraft sales: Intent to continue pace of aircraft sales, sales pipeline at $1.4 billion, expected $1.5 billion of aircraft sales for 2025, with $300 million projected for Q3 and balance in Q4 2025.
- Order book: 100% placed through 2026, canceled order for 7 A350 freighter aircraft, freeing over $1 billion in forward CapEx commitments.
- Lease rates: Strong, lease extensions high with lease rates on extensions higher than previous periods, including wide-body extensions of A330 and Boeing 777 aircraft.
Guidance
- Full year order book deliveries: Likely to hit upper end of $3 billion to $3.5 billion, with ~$600 million of deliveries anticipated for Q3.
- Aircraft sales: Expect around $1.5 billion of aircraft sales for 2025, with $300 million projected for Q3 and balance in Q4 2025.
- Portfolio yield: Expected to trend higher due to roll-off of COVID-era leases, seasoning of existing fleet, and lease extensions.
Segment performance
In the second quarter, Air Lease generated revenues of $732 million. Rental revenue increased by 13.5% due to fleet growth, end-of-lease revenue, and portfolio yield. Sales proceeds for the quarter totaled $126 million from the sale of 4 aircraft. The aircraft sales pipeline sits at $1.4 billion with healthy gain on sales margins above the historical average of 8% to 10%.
Risks & headwinds
- Litigation: Ongoing litigation related to Russia fleet insurance claims, with no questions allowed about this during the call.
- Aircraft sales timing: Uncertainties in aircraft sales closings due to airline customer, legal, and jurisdictional matters.
- Macroeconomic/geopolitical: Uncertainties in the airline industry, aircraft/engine delivery delays, and geopolitical risks impacting the business.
Analyst Q&A
Q: Talked about lease expirations and maturities, and capital allocation.
A: Greg Willis noted tracking along previous path with 150-200 basis point yield improvement still valid; John Plueger mentioned buybacks as attractive capital allocation with strong balance sheet.
Q: View on sale-leaseback channels and capital allocation.
A: John Plueger said sale-leaseback marketplace could be competitive, but open to unique opportunities; focus on building strong balance sheet and meaningful capital deployment.
Q: End of lease revenue modeling and extension rates.
A: Gregory B. Willis said end of lease revenue expected similar to 2025 in 2026 assuming strong environment; extension rates higher than previous leases, with wide-bodies extending to longer terms.
Q: Production stability and aircraft sales.
A: John Plueger said Boeing has lived up to delivery projections, Airbus has no further slippage; Gregory B. Willis said targeting $1.5 billion aircraft sales per year with A350 freighter cancellation freeing CapEx for future periods.
Reported results against consensus at the time of each report · Surprise is computed from the estimate on record · Data as of Feb 12, 2026