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Air Lease Corporation

NYSE · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services · US

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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
Earnings call summaryRead the full call →

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